I am not an expert in this area, but I have been told by a number of Dedup vendors that compressed data cannot be deduped. YMMV, but it seems correct to me, because small changes in the file could potentially change much of a compressed file, depending on the compression method used.
On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 9:07 AM, Mehdi Salehi <iranian.aix.supp...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi, > What is the effect of compression on de-duplication? Does it help to reach > a > more de-duplication level? > > Thanks > -- Andy Carlson --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gamecube:$150,PSO:$50,Broadband Adapter: $35, Hunters License: $8.95/month, The feeling of seeing the red box with the item you want in it:Priceless.
