Who's doing what when it comes to auto tiering

July 20, 2011 Published by  SearchStorage.com SAN/NAS Update: Tips & Trends Automated storage tiering strategy: Inter-array tiering Phil Goodwin, Contributor Automated storage tiering (AST) can be implemented in two ways. The first is intra-array, in which a single array is populated with two or more media types. The second is inter-array, in which arrays with different media types are associated to facilitate data movement. It's also possible to have both simultaneously in the same configuration. In this tip, learn about the different vendors that offer inter-array tiering in their products to help you determine if it's the right AST strategy for your data storage environment. Read full tip   ADVERTISEMENT     Need SAN and NAS answers? Ask your own question or browse thousands of IT answers on IT Knowledge Exchange. ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER Get Storage magazine? Answer 12 quick questions and start a FREE subscription: http://www.omeda.com/cgi-win/stor.cgi?mode=lgad&p=XHL151 This e-newsletter is published by SearchStorage.com, part of the TechTarget network. TechTarget provides IT professionals with the resources they need to perform their jobs: Web sites, newsletters, forums, blogs, white papers, webcasts, events and more. Copyright 2011 TechTarget. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. We're sending you this information based on the Topics you selected in your TechTarget Member Profile. To unsubscribe, click here. Unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. Contact Us: SearchStorage.com Member Services 275 Grove Street Newton, MA 02466 Contact: Webmaster@techtarget.com When you access content from this newsletter, your information may be shared with the sponsors or future sponsors of that content as described in our Privacy Policy: PRIV LINK