Patent ID: 9367258
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A system for managing storage space in a hybrid data storage apparatus comprising: a computing device comprising a hybrid data storage system comprising a first storage drive and a second storage drive, the first storage drive having a data transfer rate slower than the second storage drive; a data management controller to control the storage of data from a source to one of the first storage drive and the second storage drive based on speed limitations of the data transfer of the data; and a first data object from a first data source for transferring to the first or the second storage drive, wherein the data management controller determines the maximum rate of transfer of the first data object to the first storage drive or the second storage drive and further transfers the first data object to the first storage drive if the maximum rate of transfer of the first data object from the first data source is slower than the data transfer rate of the first storage drive and further transfers the first data object to the second storage drive if the maximum rate of transfer of the first data object from the first data source is faster than the data transfer rate of the first storage drive.