Deduplication has moved from a risky hard to explain technology to one that is almost expected by customers from a disk backup device. Next generation backup deduplication systems are going to require a new set of capabilities to make them more than just disk backup. They will have to integrate with the backup software, begin to provide power management, and there needs to be a greater focus on recovery performance. Hardware will have the advantage of being more globally useful, meaning you can send backup data streams from a variety of backup sources.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/database-security/backup-deduplication-2-0—integration