Storage optimization technologies like compression and deduplication have reduced the capacity requirements of many processes within the data center, most noticeably backup. For storage optimization to achieve broad adoption it must move beyond just saving hard drive space. An optimize once methodology would greatly increase the scalability of the data-center. This increase in infrastructure efficiency potentially has more value than capacity savings. As storage optimization becomes more universally available and controlled by a single optimization engine the ability to optimize once moves closer to reality. We expect traditional storage vendors to provide a common optimization engine across their storage offerings.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/database-security/an-optimize-once-storage-optimization-strategy