<s>
Data	B-General_Concept
conditioning	I-General_Concept
is	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
data	O
management	O
and	O
optimization	O
techniques	O
which	O
result	O
in	O
the	O
intelligent	O
routing	O
,	O
optimization	O
and	O
protection	O
of	O
data	O
for	O
storage	O
or	O
data	O
movement	O
in	O
a	O
computer	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	B-General_Concept
conditioning	I-General_Concept
features	O
enable	O
enterprise	O
and	O
cloud	O
data	B-Operating_System
centers	I-Operating_System
to	O
dramatically	O
improve	O
system	O
utilization	O
and	O
increase	O
application	O
performance	O
lowering	O
both	O
capital	O
expenditures	O
and	O
operating	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	B-General_Concept
conditioning	I-General_Concept
technologies	O
delivered	O
through	O
a	O
Data	B-General_Concept
Conditioning	I-General_Concept
Platform	O
optimize	O
data	O
as	O
it	O
moves	O
through	O
a	O
computer	O
’s	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
(	O
Input/Output	B-General_Concept
)	O
path	O
or	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
bus	O
—	O
the	O
data	O
path	O
between	O
the	O
main	O
processor	O
complex	O
and	O
storage	O
subsystems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
functions	O
of	O
a	O
Data	B-General_Concept
Conditioning	I-General_Concept
Platform	O
typically	O
reside	O
on	O
a	O
storage	O
controller	O
add-in	O
card	O
inserted	O
into	O
the	O
PCI-e	O
slots	O
of	O
a	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
enables	O
easy	O
integration	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
in	O
a	O
server	O
or	O
a	O
whole	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	B-General_Concept
conditioning	I-General_Concept
features	O
delivered	O
via	O
a	O
Data	B-General_Concept
Conditioning	I-General_Concept
Platform	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
simplify	O
system	O
integration	O
,	O
and	O
minimize	O
implementation	O
risks	O
associated	O
with	O
deploying	O
new	O
technologies	O
by	O
ensuring	O
seamless	O
compatibility	O
with	O
all	O
leading	O
server	O
and	O
storage	O
hardware	O
,	O
operating	O
systems	O
and	O
applications	O
,	O
and	O
meeting	O
all	O
current	O
commercial/off	O
-the-shelf	O
(	O
COTS	O
)	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
delivering	O
optimization	O
features	O
via	O
a	O
Data	B-General_Concept
Conditioning	I-General_Concept
Platform	O
,	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
managers	O
can	O
improve	O
system	O
efficiency	O
and	O
reduce	O
cost	O
with	O
minimal	O
disruption	O
and	O
avoid	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
modify	O
existing	O
applications	O
or	O
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
leverage	O
existing	O
hardware	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	B-General_Concept
conditioning	I-General_Concept
builds	O
on	O
existing	O
data	O
storage	O
functionality	O
delivered	O
in	O
the	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
path	O
including	O
RAID	B-Architecture
(	O
Redundant	B-Architecture
Arrays	I-Architecture
of	I-Architecture
Inexpensive	I-Architecture
Disks	I-Architecture
)	O
,	O
intelligent	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
-based	O
,	O
and	O
SSD	B-Device
(	O
Solid-State	B-Device
Drive	I-Device
)	O
performance	O
caching	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	B-General_Concept
conditioning	I-General_Concept
is	O
enabled	O
both	O
by	O
advanced	O
ASIC	O
controller	O
technology	O
and	O
intelligent	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
data	B-General_Concept
conditioning	I-General_Concept
capabilities	O
can	O
be	O
designed	O
into	O
and	O
delivered	O
via	O
storage	O
controllers	O
in	O
the	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
path	O
or	O
to	O
achieve	O
the	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
’s	O
technical	O
and	O
business	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	B-General_Concept
Conditioning	I-General_Concept
strategies	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
improving	O
server	O
and	O
storage	O
utilization	O
and	O
for	O
better	O
managing	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
hardware	O
and	O
system-level	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	B-General_Concept
conditioning	I-General_Concept
principles	O
can	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
any	O
demanding	O
computing	O
environment	O
to	O
create	O
significant	O
cost	O
,	O
performance	O
and	O
system	O
utilization	O
efficiencies	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
typically	O
deployed	O
by	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
managers	O
,	O
system	O
integrators	O
,	O
and	O
storage	O
and	O
server	O
OEMs	O
seeking	O
to	O
optimize	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
utilization	O
,	O
simplified	O
,	O
non-intrusive	O
technology	O
integration	O
,	O
and	O
minimal	O
risks	O
and	O
performance	O
hits	O
traditionally	O
associated	O
with	O
incorporating	O
new	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
