Estimating file level input/output operations per second (iops)

A computer program product for predicting future sales data, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

• identifying, utilizing the processor, a storage volume comprising a plurality of files;
• calculating, utilizing the processor, a file level input/output operations per second (IOPS) value for each of a subset of the plurality of files within the storage volume;
• creating, utilizing the processor, a predictive model for the storage volume, using metadata determined for the subset of the plurality of files and the IOPS values calculated for each of the subset of the plurality of files within the storage volume;
• estimating, utilizing the processor, file level IOPS values for each of the plurality of files in the storage volume, utilizing the predictive model;
• combining, utilizing the processor, the estimated and calculated file level IOPS values and comparing the combined values to a calculated volume level IOPS value for the storage volume;
• conditionally adjusting, utilizing the processor, one or more of the estimated file level IOPS values, based on the comparing;
• and
• returning, utilizing the processor, the estimated file level IOPS values.

A system, comprising:

• a processor and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processor, the logic being configured to:
• identify a storage volume comprising a plurality of files;
• calculate a file level input/output operations per second (IOPS) value for each of a subset of the plurality of files within the storage volume;
• create a predictive model for the storage volume, using metadata determined for the subset of the plurality of files and the IOPS values calculated for each of the subset of the plurality of files within the storage volume;
• estimate file level IOPS values for each of the plurality of files in the storage volume, utilizing the predictive model;
• combine the estimated and calculated file level IOPS values and comparing the combined values to a calculated volume level IOPS value for the storage volume;
• conditionally adjust one or more of the estimated file level IOPS values, based on the comparing;
• and
• return the estimated file level IOPS values.