VMware vSAN can support containers and a next-generation application based on an updated vSphere Docker volume driver with native support directly through Docker APIs. This allows Docker to be built on top of vSAN and take advantage of the proven, persistent storage capabilities of vSAN. This driver update has new features, including support for multi-tenancy, SPBM, cloning, and snapshots. VMware has a principle of APIs first, and all management features are available through APIs, which are extensions of the vSphere APIs that tens of thousands of enterprise customers use to automate their operations.

The following parameters should be taken into consideration to detain the storage tier where application data should be stored:

• I/O operations per second (IOPS) requirements
• MBps requirements
• Capacity requirements
• Availability requirements
• Latency requirements
• Consider any existing SLAs
• Consider whether data might move between storage tiers during the information life cycle

These details can be used to move applications and services to the storage tier that's been designed with matching characteristics.