Question: what are the differences between tier 1 and tier 3 storage?
Answer: Standard storage is lower cost and appropriate for storage of tier 2 and tier 3 data. Tier 2 and tier 3 include data that is seldom-used or event driven. ... Examples of tier 1 data include a high-access database, which is part of a three-tier application, a host cache, or a virtual machine boot (primary) disk.