Enterprises today are faced with a two-sided challenge: to store and manage increasing amounts of data and to simultaneously reduce system footprint - and in a way that enables enterprises to meet recovery requirements. Deduplication is a technique that can dramatically improve storage system performance, minimize capacity requirements, and speed up data recovery. This workbook helps you assess current needs and usage and determine where deduplication can positively affect your IT consolidation initiatives, help reduce costs, and create a more "green" environment.