Multiple tier storage deployment management engine

An apparatus comprising circuitry to:

• determine a plurality of available types of memory devices and one or more respective characteristics associated each memory device of the plurality of available types of memory devices;
• determine one or more requirements for a storage system;
• determine a configuration for the storage system that provides a lowest storage acquisition cost based on the plurality of available types of memory devices, the one or more respective characteristics, and the one or more requirements;
• cause the storage system to be configured based on the configuration;
• determine one or more deployed memory devices at runtime;
• receive runtime information for the one or more deployed memory devices;
• determine an updated configuration for the storage system with an updated lowest storage acquisition cost based on the runtime information;
• and
• cause the storage system to be reconfigured based on the updated configuration.

A method comprising:

• determining a plurality of available types of memory devices and one or more respective characteristics associated each memory device of the plurality of available types of memory devices;
• determining one or more requirements for a storage system;
• determining a configuration for the storage system that provides a lowest storage acquisition cost based on the plurality of available types of memory devices, the one or more respective characteristics, and the one or more requirements;
• causing the storage system to be configured based on the configuration;
• determining one or more deployed memory devices at runtime;
• receiving runtime information for the one or more deployed memory devices;
• determining an updated configuration for the storage system with an updated lowest storage acquisition cost based on the runtime information;
• and
• causing the storage system to be reconfigured based on the updated configuration.

An system, comprising:

• a storage system;
• and
• a storage management engine communicatively coupled to the storage system, wherein the storage management engine comprises circuitry to:
• determine a plurality of available types of memory devices and one or more respective characteristics associated each memory device of the plurality of available types of memory devices;
• determine one or more requirements for the storage system;
• determine a configuration for the storage system that provides a lowest storage acquisition cost based on the plurality of available types of memory devices, the one or more respective characteristics, and the one or more requirements;
• cause the storage system to be configured based on the configuration;
• determine one or more deployed memory devices at runtime;
• receive runtime information for the one or more deployed memory devices;
• determine an updated configuration for the storage system with an updated lowest storage acquisition cost based on the runtime information;
• and
• cause the storage system to be reconfigured based on the updated configuration.