[Networker] Question on data deduplication products?

Question 1:

Does anyone know if any companies make data deduplication software thatthe end user can install on their own RH Linux server as opposed to avendor supplied hardware & software (turnkey) solution?


Concern:

We're interested in possibly implementing data duplication in the nearfuture for the expected cost savings of tape media. Obviously, asolution involving a vendor's supplied hardware might be betteroptimized (I'd hope so) over what we might be able to accomplishpurchasing our own server; however, we're concerned about adding a'black box' to the network from some vendor wherein we might not havecontrol over its OS, kernel, patches, etc. We'd much prefer to wipe theOS and install our own for security compliance, or simply use our ownserver and attached disks from scratch, using only the supplied softwarefrom the vendor, assuming it supports our OS and hardware. Is thispossible with any of the commercial players out there?


Question 2:

Assuming we can purchase just the software, how much of a performancehit might we expect versus a vendor optimized hardware/software solution?

I'm trying to limit this post to the security aspects/risks of vendor'shardware and not the merits or debates over the various types ofdeduplication, e.g. post-process versus in-line, or concerns ordrawbacks of using deduplication in general. I'll save that for anotherpost. However, if anyone feels this is relevant, then by all means,chime in.


Thanks.

George


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