3 new features of NetApp unified data storage solution

NetApp has further expanded the concept of unified data storage to a comprehensive architecture that supports file, block, and object-based applications. Unified data storage provides a common storage operating system that spans multiple on-premises storage services and every major public cloud, all unified by a common set of APIs and a single dashboard.

This solution includes NetApp AFF flagship unified All-Flash storage, block-optimized All-Flash storage, NetApp ASA, and the only cloud-native storage solutions that run on all three major public clouds such as Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, Microsoft Azure NetApp Files, and Google Cloud NetApp Volumes.

“With the announcements of updates to our enterprise-class storage portfolio, we are paving the way for a transformative era in data management,” said Harv Bhela, chief product officer, NetApp. “NetApp’s broad portfolio of products, spanning on-premises to all major public clouds, underscores our dedication to serving customers by delivering unified storage solutions that meet the evolving needs of modern businesses while ensuring simplicity, cost-effectiveness, security and sustainability.”

Ensuring savings and sustainability

Earlier this year, NetApp introduced the AFF C-Series system, an industry-leading unified flash storage solution, and it has become the fastest-growing new product launch in the company's history.

To better serve its customers and the block storage market at large, NetApp introduced the NetApp All-Flash SAN Array (ASA) solution earlier this year. NetApp ASA delivers enterprise-grade block storage with guaranteed availability and performance.

At NetApp INSIGHT 2023, the company announced the new NetApp ASA C-Series, which uses flash to best balance performance and cost savings, with industry-leading sustainability.

With flash speeds at near disk prices, NetApp ASA delivers 4:1 storage performance and 'six-nines' (99.9999%) data availability. Along with industry-leading network data resiliency, the ASA C-Series is also certified with the NetApp Ransomware Recovery Guarantee and is cloud-connected for disaster recovery, backup, and cloud tiering. This enables organizations to modernize their environments, optimize data storage on the VMware vSphere platform, and accelerate applications using SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL databases with built-in application-based replication.

“Simplicity, security, cost-effectiveness and sustainability have become urgent business needs for many Vietnamese enterprises as they seek increasingly complex technology solutions. This means that enterprises will need innovative block storage solutions to meet the ever-expanding data ecosystem. With our latest All-Flash storage innovations, enterprises will have greater control over data storage when running their business-critical applications,” said Hieu Nguyen, representative of NetApp.

To help customers get ready to move to NetApp block storage, many existing services are available at no additional charge, including an initial solution design review that includes a review of any existing architecture, free data migration, software licenses and services or three months of free NetApp storage support during data migration, and free training workshops.

Innovative cloud-native storage solutions

NetApp has the only comprehensive portfolio of cloud-native storage solutions available across all three major public clouds. Google Cloud NetApp Volumes has been enhanced with a new Standard service tier that reduces cost/GB by more than 30% while still providing multi-protocol file services with built-in data protection available across 14 Google Cloud Regions.

Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP reduces total cost of ownership (TCO) by leveraging VPC Peering to connect to VMware Cloud on AWS. Microsoft Azure NetApp Files now offers enhanced capacity and performance scaling for Oracle databases, and supports automatic transparent data tiering to Azure Cool Blob for additional cost savings.

More Storage-as-a-Service (STaaS) options

NetApp has enhanced Keystone Storage-as-a-Service, providing the most comprehensive reliability assurance for StaaS, so customers can now take advantage of built-in performance and availability guarantees.

Keystone’s previously announced sustainability service level agreement (SLA) helps companies reduce their carbon footprint by automating data tiering, sustainability monitoring, and over-allocation rollback across on-premises and cloud infrastructure. NetApp is also aiming to provide Keystone with ransomware recovery guarantees within the next 90 days.

(Source: NetApp)

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