However even with data center developments such as compression, virtualization and deduplication the costs of on-line storage exceed that of local storage and the performance of on-line storage is significantly less than local storage.

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Many of these products are leveraging local file-based storage with object-based cloud storage.

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Thus the battle between local and on-line storage continues to drive a new generation of enterprise storage for the cloud as well as external local storage for mobile devices.

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As a consequence of the non-local nature of this natural information storage, the destruction of many storage locations still leaves some records remaining.

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Its HybridCloud combines the super-fast speed and security of a local storage approach with the flexibility of the cloud.

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The higher costs and higher latency of on-line storage will likely drive continued efforts to create local storage options for tablets, despite the architectural difficulties with iPad connectivity.

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The alliance's manifesto calls for measures to reduce demand on the main electricity transmission grid, including smart meters, encouragement for community and small-scale local energy generation, and further research on methods of storage of electricity.

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As corporations began deploying open client-server systems in recent years, many attached storage devices to their local servers.

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Gasfin is an independent developer and operator of innovative small and mid-scale LNG solutions across the LNG infrastructure chain from liquefaction to shipping, storage, regasification and local distribution.

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