Dynamically encoding parameters for writing a plurality of data segments

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprises:

• at least one memory section for storing operational instructions that, when executed by one or more computing devices of a storage network, cause the one or more computing devices to:
• monitor processing of a writing process associated with a plurality of sets of encoded data slices to storage units of the storage network in accordance with error encoding parameters to produce write processing performance information, wherein for a set of encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices, the error encoding parameters include an error coding number and a decode threshold number;
• and
• when the write processing performance information compares unfavorably to a desired write performance range, adjust at least one of the error coding number and the decode threshold number to produce adjusted error encoding parameters for writing subsequent sets of encoded data slices of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices.