Patent ID: 8191070

Claim:
A computer-implemented method comprising: detecting an actual workload representative of a pattern of access of a plurality of items of content, the plurality of items being stored on resources of a storage environment according to one of a plurality of resource allocation arrangements; comparing the actual workload against a prescriptive workload to determine an occurrence of a deviation, of the actual workload from the prescriptive workload, that exceeds a deviation threshold, the prescriptive workload including a plurality of categories, each category being associated with a respective one of the plurality of resource allocation arrangements; and upon determining the occurrence of the deviation, revising the prescriptive workload based, at least in part, on the actual workload, wherein, for each one of the plurality of categories, the associated respective resource allocation arrangement includes a first specification of a quantity of instances of an item associated with the category stored in the storage environment, and a second specification of a partially defined destination for elements of the item, and wherein the resources of the storage environment include at least a first storage component that includes a plurality of distinct regions, and the second specification of the partially defined destination for elements of the item associates the elements of the item with one of the plurality of distinct regions.