Green Data Center Storage Part II: Sustained Cost Effectiveness in Transitioning Times

Overview

This is the second part of a three-part paper on Data Center Power and cooling. It discusses data and disk types and how to match data and disks effectively within information life cycles. In addition, it examines data growth problems and how they directly impact data center power and cooling considerations. The paper concludes with a discussion of tiered storage and how Symantec's Veritas Storage Foundation Dynamic Storage Tiering can significantly reduce power and cooling requirements.