Which NetApp product should this customer use to free up space in a cost-effective way?

A customer has a NetApp AFF system with a large portion of space that is used by inactive data. The customer wants to free up space for more active data on the system and still be able to access inactive data.

Which NetApp product should this customer use to free up space in a cost-effective way?
A . BlueXP tiering
B . Cloud Volumes ONTAP
C . BlueXP backup and recovery
D . BlueXP edge caching

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Answer: A

Explanation:

= BlueXP tiering is a service that extends your data center to the cloud by automatically tiering inactive data from on-premises ONTAP clusters to object storage. This frees valuable space on the cluster for more workloads, without making changes to the application layer. BlueXP tiering can reduce costs in your data center and enables you to switch from a CAPEX model to an OPEX model. BlueXP tiering leverages the capabilities of FabricPool, which is a NetApp Data Fabric technology that enables automated tiering of data to low-cost object storage. Active (hot) data remains on the local tier (on-premises ONTAP aggregates), while inactive (cold) data is moved to the cloud tier ― all while preserving ONTAP data efficiencies.

References = Learn about BlueXP tiering, Cloud Tiering: Free up Space on On-Premises Storage Systems