A large multinational software company providing open-source software products to the enterprise community was experiencing rapid data growth, and the company’s existing storage infrastructure couldn’t keep up. Manual backup processes consumed too much time and resources. The company’s IT administrators and developers demanded faster performance, and customers experienced lags and interruptions in accessing their billing […]
With the release of NetApp® SolidFire® Element® OS 10.1, the NetApp Data Fabric becomes increasingly more powerful. This release introduces SnapMirror® integration to Element OS platforms, supporting disparate system data movement from Element OS systems to ONTAP® 9.3 systems, expanding the potential of data across all NetApp environments. This integration allows data to be […]
This week on the podcast, we cover everything you want to know about MetroCluster with Nabil Fares, MetroCluster TME, and Niels Reker, Solutions Architect, including the new MetroCluster over IP feature in ONTAP 9.3! Each week, the Tech ONTAP Podcast discusses all-things NetApp, interviews subject-matter experts, and provides insights into the storage industry. Follow the […]
In my previous blog, I presented some key usability changes shipped in NetApp® OnCommand® Unified Manager 7.2 and the technology and processes that enable those improvements. In today’s blog I’ll review some of the performance capacity workflows available in Unified Manager 7.2 with the integration of Performance Manager. For this blog I connected with NetApp’s […]
This week on the podcast, we invited the NTAPFLIGuy, Mike Peppers, to talk about QoS and performance in ONTAP 9.3. Listen for a general overview of QoS maximums and minimums, as well as the new Adaptive QoS feature! Each week, the Tech ONTAP Podcast discusses all-things NetApp, interviews subject-matter experts, and provides insights into the […]
Enterprises are eager to take advantage of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies as a means to introduce new services and enhance insights from company data. However, as data science teams move past proof of concept and begin to operationalize deep learning, many are experiencing issues with data management. They may struggle to deliver the necessary performance, […]
This blog post focuses on a new video that summarizes how NetApp® Data Fabric enables SAP customers to embrace the hybrid cloud. As I’ve described in several of my previous blog posts, there is not a single right method to move SAP systems to the cloud – and back again. Instead, your existing architecture, […]
In my last blog, I talked about the evolution of NetApp AutoSupport to Active IQ. I went over what I thought was really cool about this new and improved tool from NetApp, including some of the enhanced features and capabilities of Active IQ, as well as the updated mobile app and Discovery Dashboard that can […]
The NetApp® EF570 all-flash array and E5700 hybrid array introduced in September are the first NVMe-oF (NVMe over Fabrics) enterprise-class systems in the market. Both systems support an optional add-on InfiniBandTM host interface card that can run NVMe-oF up to EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) 100Gb/s speed, and were recently demonstrated at NetApp Insight in Las […]
This week on the podcast, we talk with Octavian Tanase, Senior Vice President of the ONTAP group, and Jeff Baxter, Chief ONTAP Evangelist, about the latest innovations available in ONTAP 9.3. You can find out more about ONTAP 9.3 in Jeff’s blog Announcing NetApp ONTAP 9.3: The Next Step in Modernizing Your Data Management, as well […]
This week on the podcast, we brought in our resident converged infrastructure Melissa Palmer to talk about NFLEX, the latest converged infrastructure offering from NetApp and Fujitsu. Tune in to learn more about NFLEX and when you can start ordering yours! Want to learn more about NFLEX? Check out the following assets: Introducing NFLEX: […]
Data management is changing. The adoption of public, private, and hybrid clouds requires IT administrators to manage data that is increasingly distributed, dynamic, and diverse. IT resources must be deployed quickly into on-premises, off-premises, and remote environments. The free movement of data among these locations eliminates silos and frees administrators to harness the potential of […]
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