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Get the Most out of SSD Storage with IBM Storwize v7000 and Easy Tier
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Solid state drives (SSDs) are a hot topic of interest in IT organizations because of their potential to turbocharge storage performance. However, because of the much higher relative cost of SSDs as compared to traditional hard disk drives (HDDs), cost-conscious IT organizations have to make sure that they can justify an investment in SSDs.

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IBM’s Storwize V7000 users now have the tools — with the combination of Storage Tier Advisor and Easy Tier — to be able to plan for and use SSDs appropriately in their distinctive workload environments. The Storage Tier Advisor software tool offers guidance to users on how existing workloads can benefit by moving certain data to SSDs. Easy Tier, free firmware functionality in a Storwize V7000 system, is the operational tool that manages the proper placement of data between SSDs and HDDs on a continuous basis.

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