SYSTEM, METHOD AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR MONITORING, CONTROLLING AND IMPROVING STORAGE MEDIA SYSTEM PERFORMANCE BASED ON STORAGE MEDIA DEVICE READ RATE

An apparent load is determined based on assigning weightings to commands based on various factors including, but not limited to, the limitations of the underlying storage media device(s), where the command queue fullness is viewed from that perspective rather than simply the number of commands outstanding in a storage media device. Also disclosed is the use of a positive bias and a negative bias to artificially influence the apparent load based on the read rate of storage media devices.