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De-duplication 101

posted on 26 March 2008 14:19


Quantum's new guide

Quantum, one of the de-dupe players, has jumped on board the Wiley publishing group Dummies bandwagon and published Data De-duplication for Dummies.

It's a Wiley special edition like the Mimosa on one E-mail Archiving.

Steve Mackey, Quantum's UK area sales director, said: “we’ve developed the Dummies guides – to offer easy-to-follow, objective and accurate information on the issue.”

It's a good marketing move. I heard a rumour that there is a Riverbed-sponsored Wiley Dummies guide entitled Patent Infringement for Dummies, which mentions the need to actually own patents before you sue a competitor for infringing them. It is just a rumour though.

[Chris Mellor.]