Real-time analysis for dynamic storage

A computing device, comprising:

• a memory containing computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for performing a method;
• and
• a processor coupled with the memory, the processor configured to execute the instructions to cause the processor to:
• provision a first logical storage pool and a second logical storage pool capable of satisfying a service level agreement (SLA) for an application above a performance threshold based upon a comparison of target performance specified by the SLA for the application to statistics of historic and real-time performance data of a pool of storage devices;
• evaluate real-time performance statistics, of the first logical storage pool and the second logical storage pool being used by the application against the target performance specified by the SLA, to determine that the second logical storage pool is overprovisioned compared to the first logical storage pool;
• and
• in response to determining that the second logical storage pool is overprovisioned:
• evaluate a first cost of a first storage service for providing storage to satisfy the SLA and a second cost of a second storage service for providing storage of the second logical storage pool to determine that the first cost is less than the second cost;
• and
• retain the first logical storage pool and migrating data of the second logical storage pool from the second storage service to the first storage service as a third logical storage pool, provisioned for the application, based upon the first cost being less than the second cost.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• provision a first logical storage pool and a second logical storage pool capable of satisfying a service level agreement (SLA) for an application above a performance threshold based upon a comparison of target performance specified by the SLA for the application to statistics of historic and real-time performance data of a pool of storage devices;
• evaluate real-time performance statistics, of the first logical storage pool and the second logical storage pool being used by the application against the target performance specified by the SLA, to determine that the second logical storage pool is overprovisioned compared to the first logical storage pool;
• and
• in response to determining that the second logical storage pool is overprovisioned:
• evaluate a first cost of a first storage service for providing storage to satisfy the SLA and a second cost of a second storage service for providing storage of the second logical storage pool to determine that the first cost is less than the second cost;
• and
• retain the first logical storage pool and migrating data of the second logical storage pool from the second storage service to the first storage service as a third logical storage pool, provisioned for the application, based upon the first cost being less than the second cost.