# Starfish Starfish is a software application for managing files and objects at any scale. Starfish enables users to view all their storage allocations across multiple platforms in a single view and to participate in storage management and content classification. Some of the key features of Starfish are * Metadata and content classification * Reporting and analytics * Data usage insights * Types/sizes of files, access times * Hot Spots (Growth, user(s)/Group(s) * Data migration * Archive and recovery Starfish uses 'zones' to facilitate researchers with their own unique view of storage. A 'zone' combines storage owned by a researcher on different storage platforms providing a holistic view. So, to begin using Hibernate service, a PI/researcher should request a [zone](https://docs.ccv.brown.edu/starfish/broken-reference) that also provides access to the Starfish tool. Today, the Starfish tool can provide insight into the following storage platforms: * files22.brown.edu * files.brown.edu * lrs.brown.edu * oscar * nfs\*.brown.edu --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.ccv.brown.edu/starfish/starfish.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.