Dynamic Tiering

Reduces Storage Costs

• Reduces media costs through self-optimized use of storage tiers
• Achieves space efficiency through thin provisioning
• Decreases drive counts
• Eliminates manual data classification
• Eliminates manual data movement between tiers
• Reduces operational overhead
• Decreases space, power and cooling requirements

Improves Performance

• Delivers near Tier 0 performance at a lower cost by coupling SSD and SAS storage
• Scales with SAT, SAS boosts performance
• Employs wide striping across entire pool
• Optimizes data placement automatically for performance using an I/O rate-based heat index
• Supports highest efficiency and throughput through granular page-based data movement

Increases Administrative Efficiency

• Simplifies management of up to 3 storage tiers as a single volume
• Automatically places fastest drives in highest tier and slower drives in lower tiers, as appropriate
• Automatically moves most active data to highest performing tier
• Adjusts to dynamic workloads and capacity requirements
• Moves pages up and down for optimal placement over time according to their heat index
• Automatically puts the right data in the right place at the right time
• Provides the convenience of thin provisioning allocations and simplified capacity management
• Significantly reduces administration time and improves results