Patent ID: 8019706
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system for dynamic classification of data, the system comprising: a plurality of storage media; a plurality of data portions stored among the plurality of storage media, wherein each data portion is associated with a data classification, and wherein each data classification conveys a level of resources to be used by a storage medium during access of an associated data portion from the storage medium; and a data classification module communicatively coupled to the plurality of storage media, wherein the data classification module is configured to dynamically modify each data classification as a function of a need for its associated data portion from a respective storage medium; wherein responsive to an increase in need for a data portion, the data classification module is operable to dynamically modify the data classification of the data portion in a manner indicating that a greater level of resources of an associated storage medium are to be expended during a subsequent access of the data portion; and wherein responsive to a decrease in need for a data portion, the data classification module is operable to dynamically modify the data classification of the data portion in a manner indicating that a lower level of resources of an associated storage medium are to be expended during a subsequent access of the data portion.