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Re:AWS switch from gzip to zstd – about 30% reduction in com... by gspr on Sunday August 21, 2022 @04:08AM (#32538270)
> Why waste cpu on tasks your hardware already does?

Because the storage hardware might be loyal to someone who is not the owner of the data.

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