Storage tiering
Tiered data storage moves data to various types of storage media -- based on performance requirements, protection level and frequency of use -- to reduce storage costs.. See complete definition.
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Storage tiering News
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August 01, 2018
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Aug'18
Alluxio adds connectors for multi-cloud data migration
Updated Alluxio open source storage software homes in on portability across multiple big data object stores. Applications access Alluxio as mountable file storage.
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October 06, 2017
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Oct'17
Komprise adds data lifecycle management, deeper analytics
Storage startup updates data management software with additional policy-based data migration options, more granular analytics and GDPR-focused confinement capabilities.
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September 14, 2017
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Sep'17
Tape storage capacity looks up as LTO-8 looms
Doubling the capacity from the previous generation, LTO-8 will present a strong option for data archiving. Tape systems can be an effective piece of tiered storage, officials say.
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August 22, 2017
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Aug'17
IoFabric extends Vicinity to multiple sites, clouds
IoFabric Vicinity combines quality of service, snapshots and replication in a software-defined storage application to manage storage across primary, backup and archive tiers.
Storage tiering Get Started
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secondary storage
Secondary storage is storage for noncritical data that does not need to be frequently accessed. Continue Reading
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volume manager
A volume manager is software within an operating system (OS) that controls capacity allocation for storage arrays. Continue Reading
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cloud storage provider
A cloud storage provider, also known as a managed service provider (MSP), is a company that offers organizations and individuals the ability to place and retain data in an off-site storage system. Continue Reading
Evaluate Storage tiering Vendors & Products
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
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The challenges of flash enterprise storage and how to beat them
Blazing fast all-flash data centers raise important issues. It's expensive to equip DR sites and then there's all that stale data. Find out how to counteract these issues. Continue Reading
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Primary storage optimization overcomes a range of challenges
Enterprises turn to different products, technologies and tools to optimize primary storage, overcome data storage challenges and make networked storage deployments more efficient. Continue Reading
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Four rules to craft an enterprise data archiving strategy
Follow these four rules to redesign your data archiving system in a way that ramps it up gradually, keeps data flowing from primary storage to the archive and makes everyone happy. Continue Reading
Manage Storage tiering
Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
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A cure for secondary data storage services blues
Effective user-centric data storage management eases copy data management and object storage uptake while enabling secondary storage services to evolve. Continue Reading
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The data storage capacity growth survival guide
You can keep your storage investments in place, allow for capacity increases, and solve performance and application problems, while gathering data to plan for new growth. Continue Reading
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Flash storage caching, tiering or both? Consider the workload
If you're using a flash-based storage system, you're familiar with caching and tiering to accelerate data. Storage tiering is used in hybrid flash storage systems to separate active and inactive data. Active data is kept on the flash tier, while ... Continue Reading
Problem Solve Storage tiering Issues
We’ve gathered up expert advice and tips from professionals like you so that the answers you need are always available.
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Why isn't Windows Server allowing me to create a storage tier?
Microsoft expert and SearchStorage.com contributor Brien Posey addresses key challenges to creating storage tiers in Windows Server 2012 R2. Continue Reading
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Data archiving system selection dependent on features, capabilities
Once you've determined the specific data archiving needs of your organization, you'll have to sift through existing products to find the best fit. Continue Reading
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How to create a successful data archiving strategy
A good archiving process provides the automation needed to deliver the necessary application granularity while minimizing the impact to IT operations. Continue Reading