In terms of modern-day IT, the amount and type of data received is different from the past. Historically, data has been structured, transaction-oriented, and constantly updated. At the same time, the way applications interact with data has been stateful, atomic (database) transactions. The data growth that many companies are seeing today, however, is a different […]
We are in a digital transformation. Companies are transforming exponentially to modernize and simplify the current system for the customers. And it requires a fundamental shift in a way how an organization think, process and execute. With the huge growth in technology, a single company cannot build all solutions for their end customers and rely […]
Enterprises aren’t the only businesses that are exploring multicloud strategies. Cloud and hosting service providers who want to support enterprise multicloud needs are also looking to build services that span infrastructures and deliver multicloud value in a more controlled and managed environment. Why are service providers looking at multicloud deployments? Enterprises are trying to unburden […]
When it comes to massive unstructured data growth, the NetApp® StorageGRID® software-defined object-based storage solution has you covered. This scale-out, node-based architecture gives you the agility to increase capacity on demand across your sites for up to hundreds of petabytes. Instead of trying to manage multiple active namespaces across multiple data centers that can’t […]
Have you experienced immense data growth in your business? How about immense unstructured data growth? Applications that drive unstructured data prefer a system of folders and directories to help locate unrelated text and media files, as well as other types of distributed content, such as those generated by Internet of Things (IoT) sensors. Unstructured […]
On June 27, 2018, IDC released the latest version of its MarketScape for object-based storage. In this report, IDC named NetApp a leader. NetApp® StorageGRID® is a software-defined object-based storage solution for unstructured data. As part of the product team at NetApp that builds StorageGRID, I am very proud of the callout as well as […]
In the latest NetApp IT case study, big data infrastructure architect Praveen Beedanagari of the NetApp Hadoop Infrastructure team explains how NetApp leverages a three-tiered approach to provide a flexible, efficient, and cost-effective archival solution that can deliver results now and in the future. In 2012, NetApp began developing an analysis solution using Apache […]
Very rarely do you get to witness, much less be a part of, the transformation of an entire industry. For the past 2 years at NetApp, I’ve had a front-row seat to such an exciting experience. This week NetApp hosted an analyst day at our new Digital Visionary Center (DVC) to showcase how NetApp empowers […]
The digital transformation is disrupting how enterprises operate and engage with customers, and IT organizations must respond with greater speed and agility in the face of fast-changing business needs. Your private cloud must deliver the same qualities as a public cloud: always on, elastic, massively scalable, multitenant, programmable, and easy to use. With cloud-native REST […]
This week on the podcast, we bring in Tech ONTAP Podcast vet Duncan Moore to give us a rundown of StorageGRID 11, NetApp’s object storage solution! Each week, the Tech ONTAP Podcast discusses all-things NetApp, interviews subject-matter experts, and provides insights into the storage industry. Follow the hosts on Twitter: Justin Parisi and Andrew Sullivan. Subscribe to the podcast on SoundCloud, Stitcher, iTunes, […]
As a member of the NetApp® IT Customer-1 program, one of my roles is to help our product teams improve the implementation design and architecture of NetApp products. Recently I collaborated with the NetApp StorageGRID® product team on a technical report describing how to select and implement load balancers for use with StorageGRID. As stated […]
Recently, I had the pleasure of visiting Trade Me, who are responsible for generating the largest percentage of all web traffic (and most likely shipped parcels) in my country. If you’re not from New Zealand, you might be asking, “Who is Trade Me?” Glad you asked. Originally founded in 1999, they are the largest Internet auction […]
Ken Lee
Stiffy Sunny
Stuart Oliver
Caitlin Knight
Duncan Moore
Praveen Beedanagari
Dale Degen
Ronnie Chan
Justin Parisi
Yahshanulla Syedshaw
Phillip Hardy