IBM has recognized the need to not only consolidate data center storage, but to reduce the amount of array capacity required to store multiple copies of business-critical information, both unstructured and transactional. One way to accomplish this is through innovative technology of data deduplication. Rather than attempt to reinvent the wheel and develop another set of data deduping algorithms, IBM acquired one of the leading lights in data deduplication artistry, Diligent Technologies Corporation. IBM has integrated their architecture into a framework of IBM infrastructure components to enable the deployment of the TS7650 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance as part of a dynamic infrastructure to simplify storage management and reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) of data center storage. To learn more about the TS7650, please read on.