SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC HYBRID STORAGE
The present invention relates to dynamic hybrid storage. In particular, the present invention relates to utilization of a plurality of storage devices, recording media, or memories available to selectively store data, wherein the storage of the data is load balanced on the plurality of storage devices, recording media, or memories depending upon the nature of the data to be stored, the frequency of use of the data, and/or the type of data.
1 . A dynamic hybrid storage system comprising:
a plurality of memories, wherein one of said memories is slower than another of said memories; and
a processor that is configured to access the plurality of memories for selective storage of data on one or more of the plurality of memories, wherein the data is selectively stored on one of the memories based on at least one of: (i) a characteristic of the data to be stored, and (ii) a characteristic of the memory upon which the data is stored.