Comments on: Why Both EMC & NetApp Want Data Domain http://gigaom.com/2009/06/02/why-both-emc-netapp-want-data-domain/ Sun, 19 May 2013 07:17:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: New on GigaOM Pro: A Look at the Data Domain Deal – GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2009/06/02/why-both-emc-netapp-want-data-domain/#comment-212752 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:38:12 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=52566#comment-212752 [...] company appears certain to be facing a future in the arms of a larger firm. Om in a post last week laid out some of the reasons why both companies are interested in acquiring Data Domain and its de-deduplication expertise, and suggested that the deal could be a bellwether event for the [...]

]]> By: Backup Guy http://gigaom.com/2009/06/02/why-both-emc-netapp-want-data-domain/#comment-212751 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:03:47 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=52566#comment-212751 It’s about mathematics and functions that reduce binary storage constraints. Client or server side are irrelevant. JBOD doesn’t care where the bits come from.

]]> By: strom http://gigaom.com/2009/06/02/why-both-emc-netapp-want-data-domain/#comment-212750 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:55:45 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=52566#comment-212750 To see some of the power of these dedupe technologies, take a look at my screencast of Symantec’s PureDisk product here:
http://webinformant.tv/how-to-use-symantec-products-to-stop-buying-more-storage.html

]]> By: Transitioning From The Enterprise To The Cloud » Blog Archive » EMC Snagged Data Domain, So What’s Next for NetApp? http://gigaom.com/2009/06/02/why-both-emc-netapp-want-data-domain/#comment-212749 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:32:20 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=52566#comment-212749 [...] finally agreed to be acquired by EMC for $33.50 per share, triggering payment of a $57 million break-up fee to NetApp. For EMC the buy is very much about “keeping your friends close but your enemies [...]

]]> By: EMC Snagged Data Domain, So What’s Next for NetApp? http://gigaom.com/2009/06/02/why-both-emc-netapp-want-data-domain/#comment-212748 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:41:19 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=52566#comment-212748 [...] finally agreed to be acquired by EMC for $33.50 per share, triggering payment of a $57 million break-up fee to NetApp. For EMC the buy is very much about “keeping your friends close but your enemies [...]

]]> By: DataDog http://gigaom.com/2009/06/02/why-both-emc-netapp-want-data-domain/#comment-212747 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:18:18 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=52566#comment-212747 I agree with Mike K.

1) They compete
2) Source side de-duplication is a technical winner every time. DD solves one problem, less disk on the back end. Products that do it on the source like Avamar solve many, less disk, shorter backup windows, and the ability to remove tape/disk at remote sites for backup.

The only problem is Avamar requires and investment and change of software solutions, while DD works with any; however I’ve never heard a customer get 1/2 the reduction that DD claims.

]]> By: Per http://gigaom.com/2009/06/02/why-both-emc-netapp-want-data-domain/#comment-212746 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:12:36 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=52566#comment-212746 Why would you say that the EMC support structure is the worst you have seen? As an integrator all I hear from customers is that they leave Netapp because of the strength in EMC support, not necessarily for their Cellera products?

]]> By: Larry http://gigaom.com/2009/06/02/why-both-emc-netapp-want-data-domain/#comment-212745 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:58:14 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=52566#comment-212745 Shame no one seems to be taking into account the after sales support on these products, and why are netapp filers being compared to EMC solutions (propriatery file based V block addressed). I am in the position of evaluating the support issues for all the above mentioned vendor solutions and for my 2cents worth I wouldn’t touch EMC with a ten foot pole since their support structure is the worst I have encountered in 20 years of storage analysis!

]]> By: Data Domain, NetApp, EMC, and Deduplication – Where to Go To Know « Netting It Out http://gigaom.com/2009/06/02/why-both-emc-netapp-want-data-domain/#comment-212744 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:35:26 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=52566#comment-212744 [...] Malik’s fine piece, “Why Both EMC & NetApp Want Data Domain”, June 2, 2009, at GigaOM.  Om will help you begin to understand what de-duplication is, and why [...]

]]> By: Heartless Cad http://gigaom.com/2009/06/02/why-both-emc-netapp-want-data-domain/#comment-212743 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:50:20 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/?p=52566#comment-212743 NetApp’s and EMC’s Data Domain acquisition attempts are bald-faced admissions of their products’ inferior technological merits. DD is a growing threat with a better solution that they can’t compete with, so they’ll destroy it by assimilating it just like NetApp did with Spinnaker. It doesn’t really matter whether they’re successful at integrating, the real goal is anti-competitive. Maybe the Fed should prohibit the purchase.

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