In our blog series Building A Cloud Aware Enterprise, we detailed NetApp IT’s path to a software-defined, cloud-based data center with end-to-end DevOps workflow automation. We call this our Next Generation Data Center (NGDC). As the senior director for technology, strategy, and innovation within the infrastructure team, my role is to build and run the […]
Hey. Hey. It’s Your Birthday! I couldn’t let this milestone pass without a little plug. A little over a year ago, we announced the general availability of NetApp HCI. And what a year it has been! Congratulations to NetApp® HCI on its birthday and looking forward to what’s to come. …and there are […]
This week on the podcast, we find out what a great fit VMware Private Cloud is on NetApp HCI with the Storage Janitor, Andy Banta and HCI Solution Engineer Sean Howard, as well as what they’ll be up to at NetApp Insight in Barcelona. Each week, the Tech ONTAP Podcast discusses all-things NetApp, interviews subject-matter […]
NetApp® Element Software, the magic powering both our NetApp HCI and NetApp SolidFire® infrastructures, releases its newest edition today. With Element 11.0, NetApp HCI and SolidFire deployments continue to be more flexible, protected, and simple. As part of our announcements at Insight Las Vegas, customers leveraging both Element 11.0 and ONTAP 9.5 can benefit […]
In the early 2000s, we saw a major shift in enterprise strategies for managing application placement. For decades, critical applications were placed on faster and more reliable equipment, while noncritical applications were placed on progressively slower, more cost-effective equipment. As we entered the digital era, in which entire businesses now rely on IT services, the […]
NetApp® HCI launched one year ago, and if you were at VMworld this week, you got to participate in the celebration. NetApp HCI is designed to deliberately not follow the pack. The design recognizes that the market demand requires a disruptive HCI technology that integrates compute and storage, coupled with deep virtual machine […]
Determining the right way to deliver a consumption experience that public cloud providers offer, regardless of location or infrastructure, is top-of-mind for many IT leaders today. You need to deliver the agility, scale, speed, and services on-premises that you can easily get from the public cloud. Most enterprises can’t operate 100% in the public cloud. Between traditional applications […]
The 18th OpenStack Summit is almost upon us! In Berlin, a city that is known for its ability to transform from season to season, the latest iteration of the OpenStack Summit has found itself a perfect host. Scheduled to take place at the CityCube from November 13th-15th, the Summit promises to be a platform where […]
When it comes to data, the world is changing. Rapidly. According to a recent report by ESG, 54% of organizations said their spending on traditional storage infrastructure will either remain flat or decelerate in the foreseeable future. At the same time, IDC predicts there will be a 10x increase in worldwide data by 2025. […]
Let’s Be Honest. To stay relevant, to grow your business, to keep your users engaged you must continuously up your experience game. It’s no longer enough to deliver applications that are available anywhere, anytime and on any device. They should also provide real-time updates and intelligent interactions that are driven by continuous data streams and […]
Innovative emerging technologies like IoT, AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics all have one thing in common: the unending need for a massive amount of data. That means that more and more, compute and storage have to be elastic, simple and seamless so the right data is always in the right place, at the right […]
In today’s fast-changing business world, where attracting new customers, retaining customer loyalty, and remaining competitive, developing the right software makes a difference. At the same time, the longstanding cultural divide between development and operations has traditionally inhibited collaboration and led to slow development cycles. At NetApp, we’re committed to optimizing your development lifecycle and […]
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