Tiering data compression within a storage system
US10956042B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0689
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes identifying data stored within a first virtual storage tier of a storage system, analyzing one or more characteristics of the data, and conditionally transferring the data from the first virtual storage tier of the storage system to a second virtual storage tier of the storage system, based on the analyzing.
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