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\u00a0<\/p>\n As the only solutions provider with native integrations for the
\u00a0<\/p>\n “The promised benefits of migrating to the cloud may be profound,
\u00a0<\/p>\n “IDC’s research shows that approximately 70 percent of enterprise
\u00a0<\/p>\n Innovative organizations leading their
\u00a0<\/p>\n For organizations navigating an increasingly distributed and
\u00a0<\/p>\n “Formula One racing has always been about finding the
\u00a0<\/p>\n NetApp’s latest portfolio innovations announced today include:<\/p>\n “As a leading IT consultancy specializing in cloud infrastructure
\nOutReach<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a021 October 2021 \u2013\u00a0<\/b>Today at INSIGHT 2021, NetApp\u00ae<\/a> (NASDAQ: NTAP), a global
\ncloud-led, data-centric software company, announced new additions and enhanced
\ncapabilities across its hybrid cloud portfolio, to help organizations modernize
\ntheir IT infrastructure and accelerate digital transformation. Delivering new
\nsecure ways to consume and operate data services on-premises and in the cloud,
\nNetApp hybrid cloud solutions make it simpler for enterprise customers to put
\ntheir data to work\u00a0\u2013<\/strong>\u00a0wherever
\nand whenever they need it.![](\"https:\/\/images.media-outreach.com\/Thumb\/500x0\/188280\/netapp.jpg#image-188280\")
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\nworld’s largest public clouds, NetApp’s industry leading ONTAP\u00ae software
\ncontinues to serve as the foundation for hybrid cloud. With the latest release
\nof ONTAP, NetApp is introducing enhanced protection against ransomware,
\nexpanded data management capabilities, and NVMe\/TCP support for accelerated
\nperformance. The company is also announcing new digital wallet capabilities for
\nNetApp Cloud Manager and enhanced data services for simplified administration
\nacross a hybrid cloud, more flexible consumption options to better control
\ncosts, as well as new Professional Services offerings to help customers unlock
\nthe full value of on-premises and hybrid cloud resources.<\/p>\n
\nbut many IT departments are still working to overcome on-premises challenges,
\nlike managing the complexity and costs of moving data, protecting against
\nransomware, and ensuring reliable performance for critical applications,” said Sanjay
\nRohatgi, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific, NetApp. “As
\nthe hybrid cloud specialist, NetApp can help enterprises move their digital
\ntransformation efforts forward to deliver business results faster and within
\nbudget \u2013 whether they are still developing a strategy or in the middle of
\nexecuting large-scale migrations.”<\/p>\n
\nIT customers plan to modernize their storage infrastructures in the next two
\nyears to support next-generation workloads. But the key operational advantage
\nwill be in optimizing workload placement across traditional on-premises and
\ncloud environments,” said Eric Burgener, Research Vice President,
\nInfrastructure Systems Group, IDC. “As an industry leader with years of
\ninnovation and expertise delivering hybrid cloud solutions, NetApp is uniquely
\npositioned to help enterprises transition to hybrid cloud models to achieve the
\nscalability and flexibility they need to deliver critical data services and
\nworkload capabilities that drive business value.” <\/p>\n
\nrespective industries are adopting NetApp hybrid cloud solutions to accelerate
\ndigital transformation<\/strong><\/p>\n
\ndisrupted world, where agility and adaptability are key to survival, a hybrid
\ncloud strategy has become a strategic imperative.<\/p>\n
\ncompetitive edge, and with Aston Martin Cognizant’s return to the F1\u2122 grid this
\nyear, we’re embracing an ambitious data-centric strategy to maximize our
\nperformance both on and off the track as we seek pole position,” said Otmar
\nSzafnauer, Chief Executive Officer and Team Principal, Aston Martin Cognizant
\nFormula One Team. “By partnering with NetApp to build our data fabric and
\nstandardize operations with its world-class hybrid cloud solutions, we’re
\nworking to ensure that everything we do \u2013 from capturing real-time data on car
\nand component performance to how we streamline factory and engineering
\noperations \u2013 is focused on constant improvement and driving the team forward.”<\/p>\n\n
\nONTAP enables enterprises to autonomously protect against ransomware attacks
\nbased on machine learning with integrated pre-emptive detection and accelerated
\ndata recovery. The new release also delivers enterprise-grade performance for
\nSAN and modern workloads with NVMe\/TCP support, expanded object storage
\ncapabilities, and simplified management. In addition, this latest ONTAP release
\nwill power the upcoming NetApp AFF A900, the next-generation high-resiliency
\nall-flash system for business-critical workloads.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\ncapabilities available in NetApp Cloud Manager, customers can benefit from
\ngreater mobility and more visibility into usage of data service licenses across
\na hybrid cloud, with pre-payment of credits enabling streamlined deployment to
\navoid procurement hassles. Additional updates include enhancements to NetApp
\nCloud Backup and Cloud Data Sense services, simplified deployment of Cloud
\nVolumes ONTAP with new customer-ready templates, fully embedded Active IQ, and
\ndeeper integrations with NetApp Cloud Insights and ONTAP software to support
\nKubernetes workloads.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\nSubscription, an on-premises storage-as-a-service offering with native cloud
\nintegration, continues to gain momentum with customers. The offering is now
\nsupported on four continents \u2013 encompassing petabytes of capacity within just
\nunder one year of availability. NetApp is now offering a new freemium service
\ntier for Cloud Volumes ONTAP, providing customers with access to a fully featured,
\nperpetual license to use ONTAP in the cloud for workloads needing less than 500
\ngigabytes of storage. This consumption flexibility gives organizations the
\nfreedom to use enterprise-grade data services for small workloads, such as
\nKubernetes clusters, at no initial cost. An organization only needs to convert
\nto a subscription when the workload matures and scales.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nand services, our clients are increasingly working with us to reduce CAPEX spending,
\nby taking advantage of cloud-like consumption models for their on-premises
\nenvironments,” said Kent Christensen, Virtual Practice Director, Cloud and Data
\nCenter Transformation, Insight. “NetApp Keystone helps us provide a truly
\nflexible consumption model for enterprises, serving as a platform to provide
\nbusiness-critical data services across the entire hybrid cloud data fabric,
\nwhich will be a huge boon for our growing client base.”<\/p>\n\n
\nnew Support and Professional Services offerings to make it even easier to
\naccess experts for step-by-step guidance as they transition to hybrid cloud.
\nWith SupportEdge Advisor for Cloud, NetApp is extending its data center support
\nmodel to cloud services with rapid, direct access to trained specialists.
\nNetApp Flexible Professional Services (FlexPS) is also available for customers
\nthat require on-demand and ongoing support as they transition to a hybrid
\ncloud. With this new subscription-based offering, organizations can get the
\nprofessional help they need to design and build a data fabric strategy,
\nimplement solutions, and optimize their hybrid cloud with predictable costs and
\navoid procurement delays.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n