The value of data is well understood, and companies are creating and collecting as much as they can. But storing all that data comes with challenges. Predicting storage requirements accurately and allocating budgets accordingly can be difficult.
When you refresh your storage systems, you do the best you can to size enough (or more) capacity to last for years. NetApp flash systems provide the industry’s ‘gold standard’ for storage efficiency with compression, compaction, and de-duplication, but that’s not always enough to avoid capacity constraints.
Fortunately, NetApp systems have built-in tiering and can continuously free up capacity so that there's always room for more data. This means you no longer must overspend hoping your flash system will have enough capacity to last a few years. In other words, you can spend less up front, keep active data on your high-performance tier, and grow cost-effectively when needed.
Here's how BlueXP tiering can play a key role in optimizing your storage infrastructure:
- Free up capacity on your primary storage by moving infrequently accessed (“cold”) data to a more cost-effective object storage. This can result in significant savings up to 70% on your overall storage footprint.
- Choose the object storage solution that best suits your needs, whether it is an on-premises storage system or a cloud-based storage service.
- Policy-based tiering allows you to define rules and criteria for data movement, ensuring that only the data you want to move is automatically moved to the object storage tier.
- You can monitor and manage all tiering activities from the dashboard, providing insights into data movement and storage utilization.
Now you can experience for yourself just how easy it is setup BlueXP tiering in our new interactive demo:
"Start moving cold data with BlueXP tiering”
