The Storage Decisions Conference is always a rich resource for IT buzzwords. Data deduplication, for instance, is the hot technology of the moment, though performance is a concern. iSCSI continues to be one of the primary approaches to storage data transmission over IP. Virtualization is creating huge buzz in storage and beyond. In fact, it was one of our Top Buzzwords of 2006. Finally, synthetic backup may offer a new way to save both time and money.