Storage Resource Management
Automating Storage Management
HSM software increases the overall efficiency of all available storage
resources by:
Monitoring capacity and data usage across multiple devices
Migrating data based on its age, type, frequency of utilization, and other
criteria defined by policy
Improving performance for highly utilized data
Reserving the most valuable storage for the most valuable data
HSM is not a new technology—it has been around for many years, primarily in
the mainframe world.