Intelligent storage allocation based on workspace context in a zfs environment

One or more computer storage media storing computer executable instructions which when executed implement a method for allocating storage to workspaces in a ZFS-based environment, the method comprising:

• determining that a first workspace deployed on a client computing device has a first workspace weightage, the client computing device including a zpool;
• creating a first dataset in the zpool with a first size matching a first initial quota defined for the first workspace weightage;
• determining that a second workspace on the client computing device has a second workspace weightage;
• and
• creating a second dataset in the zpool with a second size matching a second initial quota defined for the second workspace weightage.

A client computing device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• computer storage media storing computer executable instructions which when executed by the one or more processors implement a method for allocating storage to workspaces in a ZFS-based environment, the method comprising:
• determining that a workspace deployed on the client computing device has a workspace weightage, the client computing device including a zpool;
• creating a dataset in the zpool with a size matching an initial quota defined for the workspace weightage;
• in response to determining that consumption of the dataset has exceeded a first threshold, expanding the dataset with an expansion size matching an expansion quota defined for the workspace weightage;
• and
• in response to determining that consumption of the dataset has fallen below a second threshold, contracting the dataset by a contraction size matching a contraction quota defined for the workspace weightage.