SANTA CLARA, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Aug 6, 2008 -- Data Domain (DDUP - News), the leading provider of Deduplication Storage systems, today announced that Principal Systems Engineer and Storage Architect Devin Hamilton will present to attendees of the second annual Next Generation Data Center(TM) Conference & Expo (NGDC(TM)) at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA. Hamilton's session "Data Deduplication: Methods for Achieving Storage Efficiency," will be held on Wednesday, August 6 at 3:00 p.m. PT.

Implementing data deduplication technology requires careful consideration of the scalability, performance and functionality of the intended solution within its target environment. This session will review various deduplication technologies available and the implications associated with each.

Hamilton has over thirteen years of experience in the storage industry and has extensive experience implementing deduplication storage systems into a variety of data center and distributed enterprise environments. Hamilton also serves as co-chairman of the Storage Network Industry Association's Data Management Forum Data Protection Initiative.

The Next Generation Data Center(TM) Conference & Expo focuses on new technologies and their impact on the data center, covering mission-critical applications and the technology supporting those applications including storage, servers, networking and communications. NGDC will be taking place from August 4-7, 2008.

Registration: For additional event information or to attend the conference, visit www.ngdcexpo.com Data Domain Exhibitor Booth: 1220

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Data Domain® is the leading provider of deduplication storage systems. Over 2100 companies worldwide have purchased Data Domain systems to reduce storage costs and simplify data management. Data Domain delivers the performance, reliability and scalability to address the data protection and nearline storage needs of enterprises of all sizes. Data Domain products integrate into existing customer infrastructures and are compatible with leading enterprise backup and archive software products. To find out more about Data Domain, visit www.datadomain.com. Data Domain is headquartered at 2421 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95054 and can be contacted by phone at 1-866-933-3873 or by e-mail at sales@datadomain.com.

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