NetApp

NetApp changes V-Series to FlexArray, launches new enterprise array

Feb

26

2014

NetApp Inc. today made changes throughout its product line, adding a FAS8000 enterpriseunified storage system and FlexArray storage virtualization software, and updating itsclustered Data Ontap operating system. Enterprise arrays with more capacity, memory, flash The FAS8000 consists of three models that replace the FAS6200 enterprise and FAS3200 midrange arrays. NetApp will continue to sell the FAS2200 entry-level series. The ...

FlexPod – a Highly Available Infrastructure for Oracle

Sep

27

2013

Oracle OpenWorld (OOW) is larger than ever, with 60,000 attendees expected this year. One of the largest technology shows, this one will cover a wealth of topics including Cloud and Big Data, but primarily centered on Business Applications and what’s news for them. This emphasis on Business applications is what makes this show so important ...

The Duality of Storage

Sep

27

2013

I’ve spent most of my career working on storage, file system and database technology of one form or another. This has given me some insight that others might find valuable. I have a good vantage point on storage technology, and how it is evolving to meet the changing needs of its consumers, many of ...

Building a Data Platform for Hybrid Clouds

Sep

27

2013

If you work in IT in 2013, you work for an IT service provider. It may not feel that way to the majority of IT professionals yet, but it does now to CIOs. The past few years of “which cloud” debates – public, private, Amazon, Azure, SaaS – have settled into the Hybrid Cloud model. ...

Big Data Believers: NetApp, Cisco Take FlexPod To Next Level With Hadoop

Aug

2

2013

Cisco (NSDQ:CSCO) and NetApp Tuesday rolled out a new version of their jointly developed FlexPod converged infrastructure aimed specifically at big data workloads, the first in a series of solutions targeting data-intensive applications. Cisco and NetApp also unveiled a new naming convention for the FlexPod solutions to make it easier to differentiate among the various configurations. The ...

The Most Exciting New NetApp Technologies of 2013

Aug

2

2013

There are a lot of things I like about working with NetApp, but my favorite thing is to see the innovative and groundbreaking new technologies that they’re constantly putting out. They have a long history of not just improving existing technologies but creating radical new products that are unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. It looks ...

Storage Automation, Self-Service and Provisioning for a Microsoft Private Cloud

Jul

24

2013

The annual Microsoft Management Summit has become a key source of information and training for IT professionals building private clouds based on Windows Server® and System Center. One of the top rated sessions at this year’s event was presented by NetApp and focused on storage automation, self-service and provisioning. Highlights of the presentation are covered below, and a video of ...

NetApp Data ONTAP Is Now the Industry’s No. 1 Storage OS

Jul

22

2013

This was posted originally on SearchStorage. By Jim Lyons, NetApp What do network storage systems and smartphones have in common? In both cases, the software defines the user experience and separates the leaders from the rest of the pack. When every vendor has access to the same state-of-the art hardware components, the opportunity to innovate ...

How new data storage solutions help manage and control data growth

Jul

22

2013

This was posted originally on SearchStorage. Demand for data storage solutions has never been higher, and it shows no sign of abating any time in the near future. Researchers estimate that unstructured data has been growing by as much as 50% annually for the past decade, and there’s no end in sight. About 90% of today’s data has been ...

Is OpenStack Grizzly Ready for Deployment?

Jul

22

2013

This was posted originally on SearchStorage. By David Dale, NetApp The recent OpenStack Summit illustrated just how far the OpenStack platform has come over the last six months. Certainly, the hype hasn’t abated: Almost all of my customer conversations about internal cloudinfrastructure now include OpenStack, and nearly every day I hear of another production deployment. What has changed, ...