I've updated a number of my deduplication blog posts to reflect my current knowledge and thinking on the subject. Click Read More to see a list.
Here's a list of all my blog posts on deduplication, a number of which I've updated significantly since they were first written. I hope you find these posts helpful!
What is deduplication? (updated 6-08)
Two different types of de-duplication
De-duplication & remote restores
In-line or post-process de-duplication? (updated 6-08)
De-dupe targets in TSM environments? (udpated 06-08)
Hash Collisions: The Real Odds
Deduplication maturity (updated 06-08)
Quantum's Dedupe: Inline or not?
Written by W. Curtis Preston (@wcpreston), four-time O'Reilly author, and host of The Backup Wrap-up podcast. I am now the Technology Evangelist at Sullivan Strickler, which helps companies manage their legacy data