Which of the following Element software global efficiencies is NOT always active?

• A. Data compression
• B. Data deduplication
• C. Thin provisioning
• D. Snapshot replication

Answer: (D)

Global efficiencies are capacity-saving features built into Element OS to reduce the physical space required for data. Data compression reduces the size of stored data, data deduplication removes duplicate blocks across the dataset, and thin provisioning lets you allocate storage on demand, avoiding wasted space. Snapshot replication, in contrast, is a data-protection feature that copies snapshots to another system for disaster recovery. It doesn’t inherently reduce the data footprint and isn’t typically enabled by default in all deployments. Because of that, it isn’t always active, making it the correct choice.