Today NetApp announced new data fabric solutions and services that the company claims will maximize control and improve the secure movement of data across the hybrid cloud. NetApp is also announcing new and updated version of several of its popular products including NetApp AltaVault, StorageGRID Webscale, and SnapCenter. NetApp states the newly updated technologies will be able to help their customers to extract the value of their data from anywhere in the hybrid cloud.
Today NetApp announced new data fabric solutions and services that the company claims will maximize control and improve the secure movement of data across the hybrid cloud. NetApp is also announcing new and updated version of several of its popular products including NetApp AltaVault, StorageGRID Webscale, and SnapCenter. NetApp states the newly updated technologies will be able to help their customers to extract the value of their data from anywhere in the hybrid cloud.
The evolving landscape of IT in the digital era means that data will be spread out as customers’ leverage hybrid clouds and other emerging technology. Customers adopting this technology want the flexibility to leverage data and compute resources wherever they reside. Today’s announcement of new data fabric solutions and services aim to help customers to do exactly that. The new solutions and services are made up for four key parts, including:
- Cloud Sync Service—This on-demand software-as-a-service offering simplifies cloud service usage by allowing users to continuously move and synchronize data between on-premises storage and AWS Simple Storage Service (S3) in the cloud. Customers can gain greater visibility into data by seamlessly leveraging AWS analytics tools with on-premises data. They experience a lower TCO by paying only for cloud resources when needed. Cloud Sync is currently available through the AWS marketplace.
- NetApp Private Storage (NPS) as a Service—NetApp is expanding the availability of NPS for Cloud by making it available as a service through a growing partner delivery ecosystem, including Arrow, Faction, ASE, DARZ, and ThinkOn. This new opex-based consumption model, which leverages colocation partners such as Equinix, enables customers to scale cloud capacity, performance, and cost. With NetApp’s patent- pending architecture, customers can also securely and simultaneously connect to multiple public clouds.
- Cloud Control for Microsoft Office 365—This SaaS offering provides a simple way to control and protect critical data stored in Microsoft Office 365, including SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and Exchange Online. The offering also provides support for data retention in cloud services such as AWS S3 and Azure as well as on-premises storage.
- Cloud Backup Solution—Adding to the existing Data Fabric Solution for Cloud Disaster Recovery, this solution delivers simplified end-to-end cloud backup for NetApp ONTAP customers using NetApp SnapMirror technology. Through integration with AltaVault and SnapCenter, customers can now easily assign hybrid cloud backup targets and quickly search and recover files from on-premises and public cloud repositories.
Along with the new data fabric solutions, NetApp is releasing some newer versions of its existing products including:
- AltaVault—The new version includes integration with SnapMirror, which makes it easier for customers using ONTAP to back up to AltaVault.
- StorageGRID Webscale—The new version offers a full solution stack integrated and distributed by NetApp. The solution also has improved data protection through support for S3 versioning and an enhanced user interface, including the capability to simulate the effects of changing data storage policies on billions of objects.
- SnapCenter—The latest release centralizes data protection and clone management with new application plug-ins, including the capability to create custom plug-ins for third-party applications and databases. The release also includes an intuitive graphical interface with predefined protection relationships and backup policies for cloud-integrated backup, which enables enterprises to protect more of their data across all application environments.
- Service-Level Implementation from NetApp Professional Services—This service bundle enables enterprises to provide storage services to their users like a cloud provider.
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