Hitachi Tiered Storage options offer great flexibility and perform superbly in any environment. The ability to support a wide range of service levels within a single storage infrastructure or to combine Universal Storage Platform–based storage with legacy or new external storage systems is unique. In order to get the maximum value from your storage system it is vital to invest the time required to design the best possible solution to meet your unique requirements, whether these include capacity, reliability, performance or cost. This paper has just touched on some of these areas.