GEC NEWS WIRENetApp introduced a powerful system that set new records for price/performance, alongside new software added to its big data analytics portfolio, including the first available NVMe-enabled solution in the market and a NetApp Converged Infrastructure Solution for Data Analytics. These new offerings provide ultrafast performance and the building blocks for managing analytic data that is fast, secure, efficient and future-proof. New solutions and software being introduced include: NetApp EF570 all flash system; NetApp E5700 Series hybrid-flash system; SANtricity Cloud Connector; NetApp SANtricitry software.
NetApp Converged Infrastructure Solution for Data Analytics – brings together the latest storage, networking, and server technologies in a pretested, prevalidated reference architecture to help simplify deployment of data analytics environments. “Organizations looking to transform data into valuable business results are often bogged down by inefficient infrastructures that are not designed for performance intensive workloads” said Ritu Jyoti, Research Director, Infrastructrue for Big Data and Analytics, IDC.
“NetApp’s EF570 and E5700 systems enable us to reduce speed to insight for our customers while offering tremendous value and support for mission critical workloads” said Rob Berger, MD of Big Data and Analytics, Global Technology Resources. “Data is the engine that powers modern business,” said Eric Stoltman, VP and GM of the Hyperscale Storage Group at NetApp. “NetApp’s new solutions deliver enhanced performance, efficiency and flexibility for companies looking to harness data that is distributed, dynamic and diverse.”
The NetApp EF570 all flash array, is a midrange storage system that offers two-times throughput performance compared to previous versions. The NetApp E5700 Series is a hybrid-flash system designed with NetApp SANtricity operating system adaptive caching algorithms for a large range of application workloads. Requiring just 2U or 4U of rack space, the E5700 Series hybrid-flash array combines extreme IOPS, and sub-100 microsecond response times to increase application responsiveness and accelerate analytics. Customers can also experience seamless backup and recovery to the hybrid cloud with integration with NetApp Data Fabric.
