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Defragmentation
Technology May Yield Same Results as Hardware Upgrades
on NT/2000,
According to Tests; IDC Report
New York, Tuesday, June 27, 2000 � Disk
fragmentation can create substantial performance degradation on both servers
and workstations across a site.�
Industry experts have determined that defragmenting to reverse this
problem can produce average increases in system performance of 20% to 80% on NT
4 and even greater average increases on Windows 2000, according to independent
tests and a new report just released by IDC.�
�Defragmenters are
rising sharply in demand and popularity as people realize they can often
deliver comparable performance gains to hardware upgrades at a fraction of the
cost,� says Paul Mason, IDC System Management Software Analyst.� �This might be related to the apparently
diminishing returns that hardware upgrades frequently provide.�
According to IDC,
file fragmentation is necessary in the OS because it expands disk storage
capacity. Files are split into smaller pieces and randomly placed in available
clusters. A problem develops, however, when the fragments are placed in
non-contiguous blocks. The disk's read/write head must jump from track to track
to find and then reassemble all the pieces of a file, causing disk latency and
system delays.
IDC�s new report,
�Disk Defragmentation for Windows NT / 2000: Hidden Gold for the Enterprise�
provides detailed analysis on important issues including:
- How defragmenters can provide performance gains that
meet or exceed many hardware upgrades, at a fraction of the cost,
- Preventing unnecessary hardware upgrades and
extending the life of hardware as a result of regular defragmentation,
- Real world cost analysis showing dramatically lowered
overall total cost of ownership when using a network / automatic
defragmenter over a manual utility.
Most companies
are not fully aware of how much fragmentation is costing the bottom line.� IDC hopes this report will turn
defragmenting from a fringe, last resort type of activity to more of a mainline
regularly scheduled system maintenance tool.�
Mason says, �This report helps to answer why it is vital to
defragment.� Also it answers why
networks need something more robust than the manual defragmenter inside Windows
2000.�
IDC's new report,
Disk Defragmentation for Windows NT/2000: Hidden Gold for the Enterprise (IDC
#B22xxx), analyzes the performance implications of file fragmentation and its
associated costs. The report discusses tests performed on defragmented systems
and the result. It also looks at defragmentation as a solution to unnecessary or
premature hardware upgrades and analyzes the TCO of using a network vs. manual
defragmenter.
To purchase a copy of the report, contact Cheryl
Toffel at 1-800-343-4952, ext. 4389 or at ctoffel@idc.com -- or -- media can receive
a free copy of the report while at PC Expo from Executive Software at the Microsoft Partner Pavilion Booth #2436, Station #11.
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