What you describe is true for mature storage technologies, and, short term, customers have little choice in the matter.

However, long-term we must rethink storage from the ground up. I have reviewed at least two available technologies that render traditional encryption and backups less valuable (perhaps unnecessary) while providing most of the benefits of de-duplication. Both prove obfuscation can be accomplished without reshuffling bits, and backups can be accomplished without multiple copies.

I’d like to see HDS incorporate these innovations into its product portfolio.