Data reduction technologies originally deployed for backup are making their way into primary and nearline storage. Cornell University's Center for Advanced Computing (CAC) and e-commerce site Shopzilla are among the early adopters of primary storage data reduction to consolidate their storage and keep up with data growth. Both use compression appliances from startups. Ithaca, N.Y-based Cornell runs Ocarina Networks ECOsystem appliances...

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