Chapter 27

Part II Wrap-Up: Projects Within Reach

Improvement 0. Every proposal to spend on expanding Tier 1 storage hardware must be accompanied by a proposal to migrate/archive data off Tier 1.
Improvement 1. Initiate migration projects to retire old hardware and archive aging data.
Improvement 2. Establish performance profiles for key storage systems; establish a performance SLA.
Improvement 3. Establish a knowledge-base to debug/resolve storage performance issues quickly without guessing or wasteful spending.
Improvement 4. Pilot SSDs.
Improvement 5. Use a storage array–based snapshot/backup (rather than server-based backup). Measure performance improvements.
Improvement 6. Review your servers and catalog where ...

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