De-duplication 'globally confusing'
30 Oct 2007
De-duplication is one of the least widely understood technical terms in the world, according to research.
Figures from the Global Language Monitor rank the word alongside kernel and nano as being among the ten hi-tech phrases used frequently around the world but understood rarely by the people who use them.
The firm explains that the term is "one of the newer buzzwords meaning removing duplicated data from a storage device" but that many people are not aware of this definition or do not fully know what it means.
Diligent Technologies, a provider of de-duplication services, observes that the process can "dramatically increase the effective capacity of a given storage pool" and so lower the budget which must be devoted to data storage.
According to the company, its ProtecTier data solution automatically reduces the "amount and cost" of storage by eliminating redundant data and is suitable for large-scale applications.
In 2005, statistics compiled by the Global Language Monitor showed that VoIP was among the least understood yet widely used hi-tech terms.
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