GEC NEWS WIREInnovation strategy centers on flash-accelerated, cloud-integrated storage solutions
NetApp introduced two new hardware platforms and updated a third to address the broad performance requirements of data-intensive applications. The new NetApp EF550 flash array delivers high performance and consistent low latency for business-critical applications for which responsiveness and enterprise reliability are critical. The new NetApp E2700 for small remote/branch offices requiring optimal price/performance and the updated NetApp E5500 for performance, density, and modular flexibility for the widest range of data-intensive workloads.
By offering the broadest and most complete flash portfolio in the industry, NetApp maximizes the value of flash across the entire compute, network, and storage stack, improving efficiency and accelerating business-critical application performance. Every workload is different; that’s why NetApp’s broad portfolio of hybrid and all-flash arrays allows customers to create an optimal solution. The company has shipped over 60PB of flash storage to date.
George Kurian, Executive Vice President, Product Operations, NetApp, said, “Our product innovation strategy is to deliver the industry’s leading portfolio of cloud-integrated and flash-accelerated storage and data management solutions. These solutions satisfy our customers’ needs for their multiple workloads and deployment models — either dedicated or as part of a shared infrastructure. By expanding our EF-Series all-flash arrays and E-Series platforms we are meeting growing market demand for dense, performance-oriented architectures and delivering superior performance, reliability, efficiency and scale.”
The new platform releases continue to execute against the storage industry’s most innovative roadmap, which recently included NetApp’s unveiling of a comprehensive strategy for cloud integration. As organizations turn to hybrid cloud environments to optimize costs, seize opportunities, and mitigate risks, NetApp is providing its clustered Data ONTAP platform for seamless cloud management across any blend of private and public cloud resources. Already more than 175 cloud service providers deliver cloud services built on Data ONTAP. IDC named NetApp Data ONTAP as the world’s number-one branded storage operating system.
