Employing Biometric Data for Data Storage Management

A method comprising:

• capturing biometric data;
• associating the biometric data with an electronic file and storing the biometric data as file metadata for the electronic file;
• assigning a biometric score to the electronic file, the biometric score associated with the captured biometric data;
• and
• allocating the electronic file in data storage in accordance with the biometric score;
• evaluating storage characteristics of the electronic file together with storage capacity of associated data storage;
• selecting a storage optimization technique for the file based on the evaluation;
• and
• applying the selected technique to the file.

A computer program product for data storage management, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage device having program code embodied therewith, the program code executable by a processing unit to:

• capture biometric data;
• associate the biometric data with an electronic file and store the biometric data as file metadata for the electronic file;
• assign a biometric score to the electronic file, the biometric score associated with the captured biometric data;
• and
• allocate the electronic file in data storage in accordance with the biometric score;
• evaluate storage characteristics of the electronic file together with storage capacity of associated data storage;
• select a storage optimization technique for the file based on the evaluation;
• and
• apply the selected technique to the file.