Storage Economics
IBMGuild Systems
Tiering Strategy Tool
Model data movement across flash, disk, and cloud tiers
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Tiering Strategy Tool

Model data movement across flash, disk, and cloud tiers

Data Placement Optimization

Right-tier your data to cut cost

Model how shifting data across hot, warm, cold, and archive tiers changes annual cost based on access patterns.

INTERACTIVE

Tier Distribution

Current vs target data placement
Total data (TB)10000%
Current distribution
Hot (Flash) — current30%
Warm (Disk) — current30%
Cold (Object) — current25%
Archive (Tape) — current15%
Target distribution
Hot (Flash) — target15%
Warm (Disk) — target25%
Cold (Object) — target35%
Archive (Tape) — target25%
CURRENT ANNUAL COST
$514.50M
▲ 10,000 TB
OPTIMIZED ANNUAL COST
$329.50M
▲ after tiering
ANNUAL SAVINGS
$185.00M
▲ 36% reduction

Cost by Tier — Current vs Target

Annual cost per tier under each distribution
Warm (Disk/Scale)Archive (Tape)$0.0M$90.0M$180.0M$270.0M$360.0M
  • Current
  • Target

Tier Movement Plan

Data relocated and cost delta by tier
Hot (Flash)1,500 TB · $120/TB/yr−$180,000/yr
Warm (Disk/Scale)2,500 TB · $40/TB/yr−$20,000/yr
Cold (Object/COS)3,500 TB · $12/TB/yr+$12,000/yr
Archive (Tape)2,500 TB · $3/TB/yr+$3,000/yr
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