Abstract: The invention is directed to a primary data storage system for use in a computer network in which a network allows user computers to transfer data to/from the primary data storage system. In one embodiment, the primary data storage system implements a tiering strategy to move data between stores with different characteristics so as to match the characteristics of the data to the characteristics of one of the stores.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 25, 2019
Date of Patent:
December 1, 2020
Assignee:
NextGen Storage, Inc.
Inventors:
Paul A. Ashmore, Kelly E. Long, Sebastian Piotr Sobolewski