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New 25x Data Compression?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the make-sure-to-give-it-to-more-than-just-the-corporate-monkies dept.

modapi writes "StorageMojo is reporting that a company at Storage Networking World in San Diego has made a startling claim of 25x data compression for digital data storage. A combination of de-duplication and calculating and storing only the changes between similar byte streams is apparently the key. Imagine storing a terabyte of data on a single disk, and it all runs on Linux." Obviously nothing concrete or released yet so take with the requisite grain of salt.

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  1. Limited application by Locke2005 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, it can compress data to 1/25th of original size... but it only works on slashdot articles, which are highly compressable due to the large amount of redundant data.

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    1. Re:Limited application by Bull999999 · · Score: 5, Funny

      I, too, can compress data to 1/25th of original size... but it only works on slashdot articles, which are highly compressable due to the large amount of redundant data.

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    2. Re:Limited application by sprag · · Score: 4, Funny

      I, as well, welcome our 1/25th of original size overlords... but it only works on hot grits articles, which are highly compressable due to the large amount of petrified data.

    3. Re:Limited application by tshak · · Score: 4, Funny

      I, wanting cheap karma, can compress data to 1/25th of original size... but it only works on slashdot articles, which are highly compressable due to the large amount of redundant data.

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    4. Re:Limited application by complete+loony · · Score: 4, Funny

      I, forgetting that funny doesn't give karma, can compress data to 1/25th of original size... but it only works on slashdot articles, which are highly compressable due to the large amount of redundant data.

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  2. The proof... by jforest1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's true! It compressed my 10GB collection of ASCII PR0N into 1 meg!

  3. /dev/zero ? by slimey_limey · · Score: 5, Funny

    dd if=/dev/zero bs=1m count=1m | lzop - | gzip -f -| gzip -f - | gzip -f - | wc

    gives about three kilobytes for a terabyte of data.

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  4. Incomplete Article Summary by bigtallmofo · · Score: 5, Funny

    The summary should have read...

    StorageMojo is reporting that a company named Practical Nano Cold Fusion Duke Nukem Forever at Storage Networking World in San Diego has made a startling claim of 25x data compression for digital...

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  5. Re:Breaking news! by nizo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe it is lossy compression, which would be really nice when compressing executables and old spreadsheets.

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  6. Re:What kind of data? by swimboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    It can compress anything! At the demo, I saw them compress 25 oz. of snake oil so that it all fit in a 1 oz. jar!

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  7. I've always imagined this conversation by jfengel · · Score: 5, Funny

    Developers: We've got some really good ideas for reducing backup space by using compression and incremental backups.

    Marketing: How much in the best conceivable case?

    Developers: Oh, I dunno, maybe 25x.

    Marketing: 25x? Is that good?

    Developers: Yeah, I suppose, but the cool stuff is...

    Marketing: Wow! 25x! That's a really big number!

    Developers: Actually, please don't quote me on that. They'll make fun of me on Slashdot if you do. Promise me.

    Marketing: We promise.

    Developers: Thanks. Now, let me show you where the good stuff is...

    Marketing (on phone): Larry? It's me. How big can you print me up a poster that says "25x"?

  8. This definitely works by All+Names+Have+Been · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can tell you, this technology definitely works. I've seen them compress random data streams to 1/25th (even 1/30th!!) their size. This works *TODAY*. Coming out real soon now is the software that allows you to decompress your data. This is still in development.

  9. Re:What kind of data? by networkBoy · · Score: 4, Funny

    1.
    I can compress anything you give me by a factor of at least 1 (inclusive of my own output).

    "-1 pedantic", I know.
    -nB

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  10. MOD PARENT DOWN by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mod parent down! Nobody needs to see goatse again...

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  11. Re:What kind of data? by TheNetAvenger · · Score: 5, Funny

    In other words, they're full of crap.

    But the Slashdot Post says that is all runs on Linux. And knowing the infinite power of Linux, I believe them.

    In addition to being the best OS in the world, Linux is also the most secure, does everything better than every other OS, and if given the right developers it is the ONLY os that could do something as impressive as compress data past the limits of possiblity.

    I'm sure with the right developer, Linux could also be used to harness zero point energy, create wormholes for travel in your basement, and possibly cure most diseases... /wink