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Deduplication is the process of eliminating duplicate or redundant block level data on a storage device. Depending on the type of files stores you get different levels of performance.

When we were initially setting up our Netapp filer, the good folks at NetApp said your dedupe millage will vary depending on the type of files you have stored. You get more dedupe savings from uncompressed files such as .doc, .txt. etc.

In our case, we are storing hundreds of thousands of image files in TIFF format which has compression.

Unlike Microsoft, Apple users are not accustomed to having issues with releases of operating systems – and rightfully so.  Apple has set an unprecedented bar with quality reliable products that work bug free.  Updates to Mac operating systems are viewed as “enhancements” whereas updates to Microsoft products are jokingly called “enhancements”

All too often people think evaluating/comparing products means “what do I need right now,” or “what is the cheapest price?”  That isn’t necessarily true.  If you’re buying a workstation asset depreciation value is about 2 years.  After 2 years that system will be so outdated that you will likely want to cycle it out and get something new.  Since workstations are typically considered an unavoidable expense rather than an investment its best practice to get whatever is going to fit the mold of your business at that point in time.  Servers, Network Equipment, Cameras,

So today Larry Ellison "set the new course" for Oracle. And the whole blogosphere started chatting about the future of Oracle and Sun products, especially Java and MySQL. So I figured I'll jump on the band vagon and write my own 2 cents.

I personally think Larry Ellison was right on the money:

I read an interesting article today on Microsoft.  It asked the simple question of if Microsoft was a better company as a monopoly vs broken up.  I will let you read for yourself

 This isn't something you'll find in an official NVIDIA document but from experience we end-users have agreed on the method listed below to reduce the risk of future headaches associated with the installation and removal of video card drivers. I'm sure many of you have installed drivers before and might ask why you would need to follow this guide to install your video card drivers, well simply put, you don't need to follow this guide, carry on about your business and be on your way.

Free software? That's nonsense! Everyone knows that there's no such thing as free software and if there is such a thing, then there's probably a catch. Who knows what kind of sacrifice you'll have to make in order to get something for free. That agreement that you just agreed to which you didn't read one word of most likely sold your soul to the devil.

E-Commerce Website Development has made it possible to turn any small business into a high profit market with limitless possibilities, but such a power can simply go to waste without proper Search Engine Optimization. You always have to keep in mind that you may have the best looking store, but it means absolutely nothing if the location of your store isn't near any traffic. So you may ask, how can I improve the number of people that visit my E-Commerce site?

Cloud computing is the future of business, where as SaaS isn’t necessarily the future of business, as much as it is a business/design concept.  There is this common misconception that “cloud” computing is hosted applications or services.  That is not cloud computing, that is SaaS.

SaaS stands for “Software as a Service” a basic example of “SaaS” is webmail.  If your organization has email but offers a fully functional webmail client then, they’re offering software (email client) as a service that is not dependent on your computer.

Perhaps this is a bit premature, but personally, I think this blog is perfect timing.  As most of us scramble to get our PO's cut and use up the last of our 2009 budget we don't reflect back on what this year brought us.