Welcome to the age of scale-out converged systems—made possible by FlexPod® SF. Together, Cisco and NetApp are delivering this new FlexPod solution built architecturally for the next-generation data center. Architects and engineers are being asked to design converged systems that deliver new capabilities to match the demands of consolidating silos, expanding to web-native apps, and […]
NetApp and Cisco have just launched FlexPod® SF, a new FlexPod solution that features the NetApp® SolidFire® Element® OS running on Cisco C220 M4 servers. For the first time ever, FlexPod will be delivered on an all-Cisco hardware platform powered by Cisco software and Element OS. Together, these components will enable cloud strategies like VMware […]
There’s no denying that NetApp had a slew of shiny new toys to unveil at this year’s NetApp Insight conference in Las Vegas. There were the new AFF platforms, all the new functionality and features included in ONTAP 9, and the list goes on. But for me, the coolest thing I saw at Insight was […]
At NetApp SolidFire, we have always sought out the most demanding customers in the world. Whether service providers or enterprises, it really doesn’t matter — the common characteristics are around delivering shared IT Infrastructure at scale. These environments are dynamic, unpredictable, and experiencing rapid growth, and have thrived on the unique SolidFire technology platform. […]
What is a FlexPod, anyway? You may already be familiar with it, or maybe you even have one in your data center. Perhaps you’ve never even heard of it. Whatever the case, it’s time for a refresher. FlexPod is a solution for your complete data center stack, developed by Cisco and NetApp. Both companies […]
Early on in a building’s life, it is often difficult to tell what is settling and what is subsidence. Although settlement is often irritating and sometimes troubling, the adjustment period is temporary and will end. While it may look the same at the start, subsidence lets you know if your foundation cannot support the structure and […]
When it comes to OpenStack, choosing the right storage for your cloud can be the hardest part of building out your environment. Every storage vendor has its own merits. Some excel in particular use cases, but maybe those use cases don’t match your reasons for deploying an OpenStack cloud. Maybe you already own some perfectly […]
As the number of platforms and applications customers have running in their environments increases, so does the complexity of the problems that those customers face while trying to build and maintain a storage environment. In response to this increase in complexity, enterprise storage vendors have worked hard to build out a portfolio of solutions to […]
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