For more than a decade, SolidFire® has delivered guaranteed performance and efficiency on a highly automatable, scale-out, all-flash data storage architecture that is easy to deploy and manage. Today, NetApp is announcing SolidFire Enterprise SDS, a truly enterprise software-defined storage offering. SolidFire eSDS delivers all the features you demand from tier 1 storage—enterprise-grade reliability, predictable performance, […]
Why and how is hybrid cloud the key to success with your data storage, now and in the future? You can find out in NetApp® Tech OnTap® podcast episode 259 from two hybrid cloud experts: Nick Howell, global field chief technology officer (CTO) at NetApp and Scott Sinclair, senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG). […]
“We don’t know what we don’t know”: That is certainly true of the past few months. Uncertainty and doubt have crept into our lives, but we are all a lot more prepared for an uncertain future than we were. Businesses are no different. Those that prepared for digital transformation and dynamic markets — that […]
With COVID-19 triggering a major economic downturn, and many companies struggling to stay open, GDP is falling in the United States and around the world. For businesses, that means negative pressure on financial performance, restricted cash flow, and tighter controls on discretionary spending and investment. The crisis has also changed how we work, increasing […]
We’re thrilled to announce the NetApp® Hybrid Cloud Control 2.14 manageability suite. With this release, NetApp HCI and the NetApp SolidFire®scale-out storage system have never been easier and simpler to manage. Hybrid Cloud Control offers a streamlined user experience to make day-to-day NetApp HCI and SolidFire operations easier. We’re excited to share some of our […]
When we launched NetApp® HCI several years ago, we took a decidedly different approach from other vendors. We believed at the time – and we still believe – that the most important challenge to solve for customers is to simplify the growing complexity of managing IT, and especially managing data, in hybrid and multicloud environments. […]
Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) saving the world is not that far-fetched. Had it not been for VDI admins, architects, virtualization admins, and network providers, who knows what our world would look like today. Not to beat the pandemic drum again, but the reality is, VDI has exploded. If you’re the team member who is responsible […]
In early June, Europe’s financial markets watchdog issued draft guidelines for those outsourcing part of their technology infrastructure to cloud service providers. While acknowledging the benefits of cloud computing – “reduced costs and enhanced operational efficiency and flexibility” – the European Securities and Market Authority cautioned against over reliance. According to the report, cloud […]
In 2010, FlexPod® began as an idea for combining the best-in-class products from Cisco and NetApp® to address certain applications and workloads in a converged infrastructure solution. In 2020, FlexPod celebrates its 10th year, and we’re also celebrating an amazing 10-year journey of productive partnership between Cisco and NetApp — a journey that has evolved […]
As applications rapidly migrate to public and private clouds, application developers like me are expecting more from traditional enterprise infrastructure. Simply providing servers and storage in a corporate data center, even in a cost-effective way, is no longer adequate. Inside NetApp, our IT Infrastructure team embraced this demand and built a highly automated, self-service, cloud-based application […]
A couple of weekends ago my family decided to go camping. We packed up the car with the cooler, the tent, chairs, stove, food. It was stuffed to the brim. We drove up into the mountains and after much deliberation we found the perfect spot. We unpacked and set up the tent, eager to get […]
For several years now, customers have approached digital transformation at their own pace. Although the benefits of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) are undeniable, for many customers the old way of doing things was often good enough, making digital transformation something they could take their time with. But now, the global COVID-19 pandemic has thrown […]
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