What is tiered storage?

• Mix of primary storage, less expensive, lower-performance secondary storage, and archival storage
• Pooled in some way to facilitate management of storage as a single set of resources
• Advanced tiering encompasses not only linear tiers of storage according to storage technology and cost, but also matrices of tiers of storage sorted according to service level metrics such as performance, availability, cost, backup levels, transactional support, security levels, lease term, and location
  

How can Atria Data Systems help with tiered architectures?

• Systems with a mix of Fibre Channel and Serial ATA (SATA) drives in a common pool
• Secure storage platforms
• Storage Management, Data Management and Business Continuity software

Tiered Storage = Hardware + Software
According to IDC tiered storage is not just about hardware but needs to be seen as a complete solution combining hardware, software and services to:

• Establish a data classification process
• Develop and implement policy-driven storage practices
• Incorporate a consistent, comprehensive set of data and storage management tools
• Transparently migrate information to the most appropriate media as its business value shifts

Hardware Partners

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