storing a plurality of pages in a cache of a storage system;

collecting metrics instrumentation data for each page from among the plurality of pages stored in the cache;

determining a specific type of the page from the metrics instrumentation data, the specific type being one of a data type and a metadata type;

generating a plurality of metrics based on the specific type of the page stored in the cache; and

based on the plurality of metrics for the specific type of the page, performing an automated remedial action to improve performance of the cache or provide more optimal use of memory resources of the storage system,

wherein the method is performed by processing circuitry coupled to a memory.