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Method for managing data storage

US8688904B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 23, 2005
Grant dateApr 1, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/067
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A number of accesses of a portion of data at a first storage device is accumulated. The number of accesses is periodically decremented by a predetermined amount. Based at least in part on the number of accesses, it is determined whether the portion of data of is a candidate for migration to a second storage device.

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