1. One or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions for optimizing the storage of computer-readable data on computer-readable storage media that are part of one or more storage devices, the computer-executable instructions directed to steps comprising: obtaining characteristics of the computer-readable storage media; dividing the computer-readable storage media into one or more storage media parts, the one or more storage media parts being delineated based on variances in the characteristics of the computer-readable storage media and such that at least one storage media part comprises computer-readable storage media from at least two different storage devices; receiving metadata about the computer-readable data; selecting one or more of the one or more storage media parts based on a complementary match between characteristics of the selected one or more storage media parts and at least one aspect of the received metadata; and storing the computer-readable data on the selected one or more storage media parts.