Day-to-day a flood of different data and content do arise in companies. This data is lying in allotted computer systems and always calls for bigger storage capacity. At the same time the companies are forced to increase their IT capability and respond to a shift in the market in a flexible way.

Therefore in the information infrastructure a need is arising to map different service levels. This can be reached through classification of data and the partitioning of the information infrastructure in different storage layers. However because of this the complexity of IT and the administration effort is increasing.
Therefore the person in charge needs solutions to simplify the administration of heterogeneous environments and enhance the accessability of information.

The first step towards a tiered storage environment is starting with the gathering and classification of all data available in a company.
Only it is clear which information is present and which requirements you have regarding your storage location the necessary service levels for your environment can be worked out.