Robust benchmarking for archival storage tiers
DongJin Lee Lee, Michael O’Sullivan, Cameron Graham Walker, Monique L. Mackenzie · 2011
Until recently archival storage tiers have consisted of tape-based devices with a large storage capacity, but limited I/O performance for data retrieval. However, the growing capacity and shrinking cost of disk-based devices means that disk-based systems are now a realistic option for enterprise archival storage tiers. Given the increasingly diverse options for archival storage, robust benchmarking of possible technologies for archival storage tiers is vital for reducing risk before deployment.