This is true even though technologies such as virtualization, deduplication, intelligent storage tiering and more recently software defined storage allow more efficient utilization of storage hardware.

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Also intelligent storage layering with flash memory used for high performance content delivery can result in HDD storage used more for content storage rather than high performance, and thus providing a relative cost savings.

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In an interview, the boss was particularly high on the company's imaging and printing business, not just as a cash-spewing consumer business, but as a sophisticated, computation-driven resource for big companies, much like the plans Cisco Systems has for intelligent routers and EMC is planning for storage systems that actively manage how documents are used.

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In an interview, the boss was particularly high on the company's imaging and printing business, not just as a cash-spewing consumer business, but as a sophisticated, computation-driven resource for big companies, much like the plans Cisco Systems (nasdaq: CSCO - news - people ) has for intelligent routers and EMC (nyse: EMC - news - people ) is planning for storage systems that actively manage how documents are used.

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