Implementing a tiered storage strategy for your organization can increase efficiency and reduce cost. When developing your tiered storage strategy, one must focus on the specific needs of the organization. Many organizations have different regulations and directives controlling data lifecycle management practices. Here are some factors you will need to keep in mind while deve […]
Data storage professionals are under constant pressure to efficiently and safely manage data that is being generated at an exponential rate while keeping costs as low as possible. While there are many data management solutions, organizations that have implemented a hierarchical data management strategy have seen significant Cost Savings with Tiered Storage. When determining the data […]
Tiered storage, or hierarchical storage management (HSM), is a data storage technique, which automatically moves different categories of data data between high-cost and low-cost storage media to reduce total storage cost. Typical technology and data varies by tier and categories of data. Categories may be determined by performance requirements, levels of protection needed, frequency of […]
Why Tiered Storage Data is Growing Exponentially According To The Fifth Annual IDC Digital Universe study, the amount of information created and replicated in 2011 surpassed 1.8 zettabytes (1.8 trillion gigabytes). Most of this data is unstructured, accounting for 90% of the digital universe. The best way to manage massively growing data is with a hierarchical […]
