Introduction to TCT and Cloud

In this part, we introduce topics that are related to a storage cloud. The aim is to provide a basic understanding of storage clouds. If you are new to clouds, it is important you read this section.

This part includes the following chapters:

•Chapter 1, “Storage Tiering History and the Value of TCT” on page 3

•Chapter 2, “Cloud Overview” on page 11

•Chapter 3, “Transparent cloud tiering” on page 19