As IT staffs get stretched even thinner, a challenge is arising in what to do with primary storage. While some compression and data reduction can be performed on primary storage, greater gains can be made on archive storage. The cost of primary storage vs. the cost of secondary storage is the obvious issue with just adding more storage. In our next entry, we will discuss the problems that expanding primary storage creates beyond the cost factors.Join us for our upcoming Webcast on Improving IT Efficiency.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/database-security/the-primary-storage-temptation

