Storing a plurality of correlated data in a dispersed storage network

A processing system of a dispersed storage and task (DST) client module comprises:

• at least one processor;
• a memory that stores operational instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor cause the processing system to:
• obtain a plurality of sorted data entries;
• obtain a data access performance goal level associated with the plurality of sorted data entries;
• obtain DSN performance information;
• select compression parameters based on the data access performance goal level and the DSN performance information, wherein selecting the compression parameters includes:
• determining predicted latency for each of a given set of compression parameters based on the DSN performance information;
• and
• selecting one of the given set of compression parameters with a lowest predicted latency;
• select sorted data entries of the plurality of sorted data entries based on the selected compression parameters to produce a data object;
• compress the data object to produce a compressed data object using the selected compression parameters;
• and
• dispersed storage error encode the compressed data object to produce one or more sets of encoded data slices for storage in a set of storage units.

A non-transitory storage device comprises:

• at least one memory section that stores operational instructions that, when executed by a processing system of a dispersed storage network (DSN) that includes a processor and a memory, causes the processing system to:
• obtain a plurality of sorted data entries;
• obtain a data access performance goal level associated with the plurality of sorted data entries;
• obtain DSN performance information;
• select compression parameters based on the data access performance goal level and the DSN performance information, wherein selecting the compression parameters includes:
• determining predicted latency for each of a given set of compression parameters based on the DSN performance information;
• and
• selecting one of the given set of compression parameters with a lowest predicted latency;
• select sorted data entries of the plurality of sorted data entries based on the selected compression parameters to produce a data object;
• compress the data object to produce a compressed data object using the selected compression parameters;
• and
• dispersed storage error encode the compressed data object to produce one or more sets of encoded data slices for storage in a set of storage units.