Peak cyclical workload-based storage management in a multi-tier storage environment

A system, comprising a processor and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processor, the logic being configured to cause the processor to:

• collect, by the processor, workload information for a data storage device in a data storage system over a period of time;
• determine, by the processor, a peak workload of the data storage device for the period of time;
• determine, by the processor, a maximum workload threshold for the data storage device in the data storage system over the period of time;
• and
• prevent, by the processor, movement of additional workload to the device in the data storage system during a subsequent period of time when the data storage device is predicted to be at about the peak workload for the data storage device in response to a determination that adding the additional workload would cause the workload of the device to exceed the maximum workload threshold.

A computer program product for managing data, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

• collecting workload information for a data storage device in a data storage system over a period of time;
• determining a peak workload of the data storage device for the period of time;
• determining a maximum workload threshold for the data storage device in the data storage system over the period of time;
• and
• preventing movement of additional workload to the device in the data storage system during a subsequent period of time when the data storage device is predicted to be at about the peak workload for the data storage device in response to a determination that adding the additional workload would cause the workload of the device to exceed the maximum workload threshold.