Data Fabric is an integral part of NetApp, with over 300,000 systems and software deployments. Today the company announced that it is making some major upgrades and enhancements to its Data Fabric with new software releases including NetApp SolidFire Element, NetApp StorageGRID Webscale, NetApp ONTAP and OnCommand Insight. According to NetApp, these solutions are key elements to its Data Fabric and deliver consistent and integrated hybrid cloud data services to help customers to accelerate and protect data, reduce cost and easily build next generation architectures.
For some time now the focus has shifted to data. It has moved from an important though inert part of business to the promise of key insights such as new revenue streams, better customers support, more efficient business methods, and overall cost reductions/savings. This is putting pressure on many organizations to become data-centric and find solutions that help them through this transformation. NetApp states that its Data Fabric is able to offer a holistic approach that is secure, efficient, future-proof and provides freedom of choice. Major aspects of the Data Fabric are SolidFire Element OS 10 and StorageGRID Webscale 11. They help to simplify the creation of a next generation cloud architecture.
The main updates to NetApp’s Data Fabric include the following:
NetApp is also upgrading its OS to ONTAP 9.3 (for a fairly extensive review of 9.1, check out our review of the NetApp AFF A200). As we’ve said, ONTAP 9 is one of the industry’s leading enterprise data management software solutions. Touted by NetApp as being able to deliver new levels of simplicity and flexibility with powerful data management capabilities and storage efficiencies. The updates in 9.3 revolve around NetApp’s Data Fabric and how to modernize storage through data management with faster, simpler and more secure software.
Key features in ONTAP 9.3 include:
OnCommand Insight with new cloud cost monitoring provides a complete picture of IT infrastructure, regardless of where it resides, on-premise or in the cloud, to help companies harness the power of the hybrid cloud using Data Fabric.
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