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Method and system for tiering data

US10031675B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 2016
Grant dateJul 24, 2018
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0688
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Example embodiments of the present invention relate to a method, a system, and a computer program product for data storage tiering. The method includes maintaining data in a data storage system having a plurality of tiers, determining a subset of the data stored in a first, more-durable tier should be stored in a second, less-durable tier, and tiering the subset of the data from the first, more-durable tier to the second, less-durable tier.

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