An example method of processing a query at a plurality of storage devices includes receiving a dual query from a client and generating a synchronous query and an asynchronous query based on the dual query. The dual query includes a set of conditions for selecting data from a set of database tables. The method further includes sending the synchronous query to a first storage device, sending the asynchronous query to a second storage device, and receiving a result set of the synchronous query. The result set of the synchronous query includes data selected from a set of database records in a set of primary database tables, which is stored in the first storage device and is a subset of the set of database tables. The method further includes marking a database record. A marked database record indicates usage of the data selected from the database record within a time period.