New storage management software will allow even more effective control of which storage technology will contain some content to create optimized performance and energy savings.

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NetApp is involved in designing solutions for storing, managing and protecting business data through enterprise storage and data management software as well as hardware products and services.

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To provide seamless management, storage software must be able to talk to hardware from rival vendors.

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The management of this storage tiering by Apple software is the reason why the company calls this combination a Fusion Drive.

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Putting the bulk of computing and storage in the data center has other perks for IT management: It creates a centralized location for software upgrades across an entire organization and puts a layer of network security between users and sensitive data--a lost thin client laptop, for instance, doesn't contain private information, and so doesn't pose a threat of causing a data breach.

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Software defined storage (SDS) is a recent technology term used to describe an enhanced level of storage management and placement.

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