Quantum, FalconStor and Nexsan have updated their deduplication
offerings to capitalize on the growing demand for the data reduction technology.
Nexsan and FalconStor have partnered on a dedupe appliance that competes with the
likes of EMC's Data Domain line, while Quantum - EMC's dedupe partner before the Data
Domain acquisition - is moving its dedupe technology from its DXi backup appliances to
primary storage with its StoreNext file system.
Nexsan is using the FalconStor File-Interface Deduplication System (FDS) for its
DeDupe SG ("Speed with Green") 2.0 appliance, which the company claims is "the first
LAN-based deduplication system to offer high availability."