Media aware content placement

A system comprising:

• at least one physical processor;
• and
• physical memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the physical processor, cause the physical processor to:
• access cluster hardware information that identifies at least two different types of storage media within a cluster and provides an indication of a respective numerical amount of data throughput capability for each identified type of storage media including a first numerical amount of data throughput capability for a first, higher-throughput storage media type and a second numerical amount of data throughput capability for a second, lower-throughput storage media type;
• access popularity information for one or more portions of digital content that are to be stored in the cluster, the popularity information indicating how often the digital content is predicted to be accessed over a specified future period of time within a specified geographic location;
• and
• allocate the digital content on the at least two different types of storage media within the cluster according to the popularity information for the specified geographic location and in a manner that is proportionate to the data throughput capability of the at least two different types of storage media, such that a proportionate numerical amount of digital content predicted to have higher popularity is placed on the first, higher-throughput storage media types, and a proportionate numerical amount of digital content predicted to have lower popularity is placed on the second, lower-throughput storage media types.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

• access cluster hardware information that identifies at least two different types of storage media within a cluster and provides an indication of a respective numerical amount of data throughput capability for each identified type of storage media including a first numerical amount of data throughput capability for a first, higher-throughput storage media type and a second numerical amount of data throughput capability for a second, lower-throughput storage media type;
• access popularity information for one or more portions of digital content that are to be stored in the cluster, the popularity information indicating how often the digital content is predicted to be accessed over a specified future period of time within a specified geographic location;
• and
• allocate the digital content on the at least two different types of storage media within the cluster according to the popularity information for the specified geographic location and in a manner that is proportionate to the data throughput capability of the at least two different types of storage media, such that a proportionate numerical amount of digital content predicted to have higher popularity is placed on the first, higher-throughput storage media types, and a proportionate numerical amount of digital content predicted to have lower popularity is placed on the second, lower-throughput storage media types.