http://en.community.dell.com/blogs/insideit/archive/tags/de-duplication/default.aspxTags: de-duplicationenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://en.community.dell.com/blogs/insideit/archive/2008/07/25/equallogic-dedupe-check-out-the-exagrid-iscsi-gateway.aspxSat, 26 Jul 2008 00:19:00 GMTe3197daa-ef0d-4a70-8402-29215ff9a0f2:94998marc_farley4http://en.community.dell.com/blogs/insideit/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=94998http://en.community.dell.com/blogs/insideit/commentapi.aspx?PostID=94998http://en.community.dell.com/blogs/insideit/archive/2008/07/25/equallogic-dedupe-check-out-the-exagrid-iscsi-gateway.aspx#comments<p>Alex McDonald at Netapp<a target="_self" href="http://blogs.netapp.com/shadeofblue/2008/07/when-dell-went.html"> made a few snarky comments today</a> about Dell&#39;s acquisition of EqualLogic.&nbsp; As if Netapp should be casting stones about anybody else&#39;s acquisitions.&nbsp; Anybody remember <a target="_self" href="http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid5_gci1169744,00.html">Spinnaker</a>?&nbsp; Dell has made very rapid progress with EqualLogic and now Netapp is desperate to find ways to compete.&nbsp; </p> <p>But I should really thank Alex for reminding me to post about our <a target="_self" href="http://www.exagrid.com/products/disk-based_backup_deduplication_iscsi_gateway.asp">partnership with Exagrid for de-duplication functionality</a>.&nbsp; Exagrid has excellent technology and they are fast gaining recognition and traction with their products - including their <span><a target="_self" href="http://www.byteandswitch.com/document.asp?doc_id=159783&amp;WT.svl=wire2_6">ExaGrid iSCSI De-duplication Gateway</a>&trade;.&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p> <p>FWIW, Alex linked to <a target="_self" href="http://www.equallogic.com/blog/2008/03/doubting_dedupe_1.html">this post of mine on Storage@work from last March</a> , to support his assertion we would never have a de-dupe solution. Hmmm....&nbsp; maybe he was speed reading beyond his limits.&nbsp; Whatever - I guess he missed the context where our partner Exagrid was preparing to announce their dedupe appliance for iSCSI.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://en.community.dell.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=94998" width="1" height="1">DellEquallogiciSCSISANde-duplicationDe-dupededupe