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DataIQ and OneFS provide the APIs necessary to drive storage tiering based on business logic. Striking efficiencies can be gained by taking advantage of the metadata that already exists in many workflow tools. It is a matter of “connecting the dots”.
The example in this paper uses ShotGrid and DataIQ, however it is not hard to imagine similar metadata-based techniques could be developed using other file system index tools. In the media and entertainment ecosystem, media asset management and production asset management systems immediately come to mind as candidates for this kind of API level integration.
Workflow driven metadata is the only realistic way to drive storage tiering behavior in complex media production environments. Content creation is a creative endeavor and creative processes can be messy and non-linear. With an understanding of where data should be at what time, some measure of predictability can be gained without stifling creativity.