What Is Cloud Tiering? A Smart Storage Strategy for 10 PB Data Management
With enterprise data exploding at a record rate, organizations with 10 petabytes (PB) or more of data struggle with growing pains in terms of performance, cost, and scalability.The most viable approach to overcoming this data explosion is using cloud tiering solutions.
Cloud tiering is a smart storage strategy that automatically shifts rarely accessed data to more cost-effective storage tiers—while still ensuring high availability and regulatory compliance. In this blog, discover how cloud tiering solutions are essential for managing massive 10 PB data environments and how they can revolutionize your overall data infrastructure.
What Is Cloud Tiering?
Cloud tiering is an intelligent data management strategy that automatically sorts and transfers data between tiers of storage depending on data access frequency.
How It Works:
- Hot Tier: Holds actively used (active) data
- Warm Tier: Holds semi-active, infrequently accessed data
- Cold/Archive Tier: Stores infrequently used data for long-term at lower cost
Cloud tiering solutions store data on the most cost-effective and performance-apt layer—maximizing value across your storage environment.
Why Cloud Tiering Is Important for 10 PB Data Management
Manually managing 10 PB of data is not only unproductive but also extremely costly. Cloud tiering enables companies to:
1. Minimize Storage Expenditure
By automatically transferring inactive data to cost-effective cold storage, companies prevent paying top dollar for high-performance storage.
2. Better Performance
Store important files in fast storage for quick access and smooth app performance.
3. Easy to Scale
As your data grows, cloud tiering helps you expand storage without spending a lot on new hardware.
4. Simplify Data Lifecycle Management
You get full control over data stay periods in each tier—compliance and retention needs streamlined with ease.
Why Choose 10PB Cloud Tiering?
Handling massive amounts of data does not have to be costly or cumbersome. With NetForChoice, our cloud tiering solution makes it easier for you to store smarter and save more.
⚙️ AI-Based Smart Auto Tiering
We employ artificial intelligence to automatically transfer your data where it is most beneficial—storing most-used files in high-speed storage and moving older files to lower-cost storage, conserving your time and money.
⚙️Tier-Aware Encryption for Total Data Security
Whether your data is highly active or stored long-term, tier-aware encryption keeps it safe at each level of storage. This native security feature ensures data protection law compliance and satisfies stringent industry standards—freeing your mind across your entire storage environment.
⚙️ Designed for Any Configuration – Today and Tomorrow
Our tiering for the cloud is easily integrated with on-premises systems, hybrid environments, and public clouds. It’s scalable, flexible, and poised to expand along with your business—regardless of your IT environment.
⚙️Real-Time Analytics Dashboard
Monitor storage usage, tiering allocation, and cost with a single unified dashboard that provides granular insight into data tiering behavior
⚙️Reduce Storage Expenses by Up to 60% Using Smart Cloud Tiering
Reduce your long-term data storage costs by up to 60% by automatically tiering infrequently accessed (cold or archive) data to cost-effective storage tiers. Our cloud tiering products automate your data lifecycle—keeping you from paying top dollar for what’s not being used.
⚙️Real-World Success: Healthcare Cloud Tiering with 10 PB of Data
One of the world’s top health care providers with more than 10 PB of medical data and diagnostic images took advantage of NetForChoice’s cloud tiering technology to:
✅ Lower cloud storage expense by 58% using automated tiering
✅ Provide immediate access to hot data for uninterrupted patient care
✅ Meet HIPAA requirements using secure, policy-based data lifecycle management
How to Begin with Cloud Tiering for Your Business
- Audit Your Current Data: Identify hot vs. cold data volumes
- Establish Tiering Policies: Set policies for data migration
- Integrate with Existing Storage: Leverage cloud APIs or hybrid gateways
- Monitor & Optimize: Use analytics to optimize use and save more
Last Thoughts
Cloud tiering is no longer a decision but a strategic necessity for organizations that have massive datasets. With NetForChoice cloud tiering features, you get scalable, intelligent, and cost-effective storage that evolves with your business needs. Whether it’s 10 PB or more, tiering enables you to use your data more effectively without sacrificing performance, security, or compliance.
Optimize your 10 PB storage architecture now?
Call 10PB today which is powered by NetForChoice for a free consultation and demo of our cloud tiering solutions.