Storage Economics
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Storage Settings
Global constants, $/GB variables, and discount rates
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Storage Settings

Global constants, $/GB variables, and discount rates

Model Configuration

Tune the economics calculation constants

Manage the cost-per-GB rates, discount rates, and growth assumptions that underpin the Storage Economics models. Saved values persist for this browser.

EDITING

Cost per GB

Unit rates by storage tier ($/GB/yr)
Flash (All-Flash NVMe)
$/GB
Disk (Enterprise / Scale)
$/GB
Tape (Archive)
$/GB
Cloud Object Storage
$/GB

Discount & Growth Rates

Financial assumptions for forecasts and scenarios
Discount rate (NPV)
%
Commitment discount
%
Annual capacity growth
%
Maintenance % of capex
%

Reporting

Period and reconciliation tolerance
Reporting period
Reconciliation tolerance
$K

Actions

Save or reset the model constants
Settings are stored locally in this browser and used as default assumptions by the Hybrid Calculator, Investment Optimizer, and Tiering Strategy tools.

Current Constants Summary

Active values across all Storage Economics tools
Flash $/GB
$0.08
Disk $/GB
$0.04
Tape $/GB
$0.003
Cloud $/GB
$0.012
Discount Rate
8%
Commitment
28%
Growth
15%
Maintenance
18%
Period
FY27
Tolerance
$1K
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