1. A method for managing data, comprising: providing at least one logical device having a table of information that maps sections of the logical device to sections of at least two storage areas; evaluating characteristics of data associated with at least one of the sections of the logical device; moving the at least one of the sections of the logical device between the at least two storage areas according to a policy and based on the characteristics of the data; and updating the table of information according to the movement of data between the at least two storage areas.