NetApp Accelerates Critical Block Storage Workloads with New High-Performance Systems
NetApp has unveiled its new all-flash NetApp ASA A-Series storage systems, optimized for block storage and designed to modernize enterprise storage. These systems offer three key benefits:
1. Simplicity: Easy deployment, management, and upgrades with AIOps and VMware integration.
2. Power: High performance for VMware and database apps, with advanced features like scale-out clustering and ransomware protection.
3. Affordability: 25-50% lower upfront price and better ROI over time.
NetApp has also enhanced its Data Infrastructure Insights service and introduced updates to its portfolio, including new FAS systems, Cloud Volumes ONTAP updates, enhancements to native cloud services, and new features for BlueXP. The ASA A-Series will begin shipping by the end of October 2024.
NetApp ha svelato i suoi nuovi sistemi di archiviazione all-flash NetApp ASA A-Series, ottimizzati per l'archiviazione a blocchi e progettati per modernizzare l'archiviazione aziendale. Questi sistemi offrono tre vantaggi chiave:
1. Semplicità: Distribuzione, gestione e aggiornamenti facili con integrazione AIOps e VMware.
2. Potenza: Alte prestazioni per applicazioni VMware e di database, con funzionalità avanzate come il clustering scale-out e protezione dai ransomware.
3. Convenienza: Prezzo iniziale inferiore del 25-50% e miglior ROI nel tempo.
NetApp ha anche migliorato il suo servizio Data Infrastructure Insights e ha introdotto aggiornamenti nel suo portafoglio, inclusi nuovi sistemi FAS, aggiornamenti di Cloud Volumes ONTAP, miglioramenti ai servizi cloud nativi e nuove funzionalità per BlueXP. La serie ASA A-Series inizierà a essere spedita entro la fine di ottobre 2024.
NetApp ha presentado sus nuevos sistemas de almacenamiento all-flash NetApp ASA A-Series, optimizados para almacenamiento en bloque y diseñados para modernizar el almacenamiento empresarial. Estos sistemas ofrecen tres beneficios clave:
1. Sencillez: Implementación, gestión y actualizaciones fáciles con integración AIOps y VMware.
2. Poder: Alto rendimiento para aplicaciones de VMware y bases de datos, con características avanzadas como clustering a escala y protección contra ransomware.
3. Asequibilidad: Precio inicial 25-50% más bajo y mejor ROI a lo largo del tiempo.
NetApp también ha mejorado su servicio Data Infrastructure Insights e introducido actualizaciones en su portafolio, incluidos nuevos sistemas FAS, actualizaciones de Cloud Volumes ONTAP, mejoras en los servicios nativos en la nube y nuevas funciones para BlueXP. La serie ASA A-Series comenzará a enviarse a finales de octubre de 2024.
NetApp은 블록 스토리지에 최적화되고 기업 스토리지의 현대화를 위해 설계된 올플래시 NetApp ASA A-Series 스토리지 시스템을 발표했습니다. 이 시스템은 세 가지 주요 이점을 제공합니다:
1. 단순성: AIOps 및 VMware 통합으로 간편한 배포, 관리 및 업그레이드.
2. 성능: VMware 및 데이터베이스 애플리케이션을 위한 높은 성능, 확장형 클러스터링 및 랜섬웨어 방지와 같은 고급 기능 포함.
3. 경제성: 초기 비용이 25-50% 낮고 시간이 지남에 따라 더 나은 ROI.
NetApp은 또한 Data Infrastructure Insights 서비스를 강화하고 새로운 FAS 시스템, Cloud Volumes ONTAP 업데이트, 네이티브 클라우드 서비스 향상 및 BlueXP를 위한 새로운 기능을 포함한 포트폴리오 업데이트를 도입했습니다. ASA A-Series는 2024년 10월 말까지 배송될 예정입니다.
NetApp a dévoilé ses nouveaux systèmes de stockage all-flash NetApp ASA A-Series, optimisés pour le stockage par blocs et conçus pour moderniser le stockage d'entreprise. Ces systèmes offrent trois avantages clés :
1. Simplicité: Déploiement, gestion et mises à jour faciles avec l'intégration d'AIOps et de VMware.
2. Puissance: Haute performance pour les applications VMware et de bases de données, avec des fonctionnalités avancées comme le clustering à l'échelle et la protection contre les ransomwares.
3. Abordabilité: Prix initial de 25 à 50 % inférieur et meilleur ROI dans le temps.
NetApp a également amélioré son service Data Infrastructure Insights et a introduit des mises à jour dans son portefeuille, y compris de nouveaux systèmes FAS, des mises à jour de Cloud Volumes ONTAP, des améliorations des services cloud natifs et de nouvelles fonctionnalités pour BlueXP. La série ASA A-Series commencera à être expédiée d'ici la fin octobre 2024.
NetApp hat seine neuen All-Flash NetApp ASA A-Series Speicherlösungen vorgestellt, die für Blockspeicher optimiert und darauf ausgelegt sind, Unternehmensspeicher zu modernisieren. Diese Systeme bieten drei wesentliche Vorteile:
1. Einfachheit: Einfache Bereitstellung, Verwaltung und Updates mit AIOps- und VMware-Integration.
2. Leistung: Hohe Leistung für VMware- und Datenbankanwendungen, mit fortschrittlichen Funktionen wie Scale-Out-Clustering und Schutz vor Ransomware.
3. Erschwinglichkeit: 25-50% niedrigere Anfangskosten und bessere Rendite über die Zeit.
NetApp hat auch seinen Service Data Infrastructure Insights verbessert und Aktualisierungen seines Portfolios eingeführt, einschließlich neuer FAS-Systeme, Cloud Volumes ONTAP-Updates, Verbesserungen bei nativen Cloud-Diensten und neuen Funktionen für BlueXP. Die ASA A-Series wird bis Ende Oktober 2024 versendet.
- Introduction of new all-flash NetApp ASA A-Series storage systems optimized for block storage
- 25-50% lower upfront price for the ASA A-Series compared to previous offerings
- Enhanced Data Infrastructure Insights service for improved monitoring and analysis
- New FAS 70 midrange and FAS 90 high-end hybrid flash storage arrays added to the portfolio
- Free ONTAP Autonomous Ransomware Protection and WORM features for Cloud Volumes ONTAP customers
- Enhancements to Google Cloud NetApp Volumes and Azure NetApp Files services
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Insights
The release of NetApp's new ASA A-Series storage systems represents a significant move in the enterprise storage market. This launch addresses key customer pain points by offering simplicity, high-end capabilities and affordability in a single solution. The 25-50% lower upfront price is particularly noteworthy, as it could drive adoption and potentially increase NetApp's market share in the competitive block storage segment.
The emphasis on operational simplicity and integration with VMware environments could appeal to a broad range of enterprises looking to modernize their storage infrastructure. The "six 9s" availability guarantee and Ransomware Recovery Guarantee add substantial value propositions that may differentiate NetApp in the market.
From an investor perspective, this product launch, along with the enhancements to NetApp's broader portfolio, signals the company's commitment to innovation and market competitiveness. The potential for increased market penetration and customer acquisition could positively impact revenue growth in the medium to long term. However, the lower pricing strategy may initially pressure margins, so investors should monitor the impact on profitability in upcoming earnings reports.
NetApp's new ASA A-Series represents a significant technological advancement in block storage. The system's ability to deliver millions of IOPs with sub-millisecond latency puts it at the forefront of performance in the enterprise storage market. The integration of AIOps for management and deep VMware integration showcases NetApp's focus on operational efficiency, which is important for modern data centers.
The scale-out clustering and seamless workload balancing features are particularly impressive, allowing for flexible growth and optimal resource utilization. These capabilities, combined with advanced data protection features like the Ransomware Recovery Guarantee, position the ASA A-Series as a robust solution for critical enterprise workloads.
Furthermore, the enhancements to the broader NetApp portfolio, including updates to Cloud Volumes ONTAP and native cloud services, demonstrate a cohesive strategy for hybrid and multicloud environments. This holistic approach to data management across on-premises and cloud infrastructures aligns well with current enterprise IT trends and could give NetApp a competitive edge in the evolving storage market.
Advances in intelligent data infrastructure enable simplicity, powerful high-end capabilities, and affordability for enterprise storage
The new all-flash NetApp ASA A-Series systems are positioned to help customers manage their most advanced block storage workloads by providing three key benefits:
- Simplicity: Customers will be able to leverage a storage solution so simple that anyone can deploy, manage, and upgrade it. With deployment in minutes and provisioning in seconds, adopting ASA systems is fast and hassle-free. And day-to-day management, driven by built-in AIOps and deep integration with VMware, consists of just a few steps that anyone can handle.
- Power: IT teams can use the new systems to accelerate VMware and database apps with market-leading performance, proven reliability, and intelligent data management. The ASA A-Series delivers abundant performance and efficiency, from millions of IOPs to consistent sub-millisecond latency. With advanced features like scale-out clustering, seamless workload balancing, a “six 9s” availability guarantee, the Ransomware Recovery Guarantee from NetApp, and application-aware backup, users get market-leading storage that is ready to power and consolidate their block workloads.
- Affordability: Organizations will get unmatched value with a 25-50 percent lower upfront price and better return on investment over time. With this pricing, organizations can modernize to simple, powerful all-flash storage with industry-leading raw-to-effective storage efficiency while meeting budget limits. And low power consumption can increase savings while low operational overhead slashes the total cost of ownership (TCO) over time.
To support the new ASA A-Series, NetApp has enhanced its Data Infrastructure Insights service, formerly Cloud Insights, to elevate the monitoring and analysis capabilities for the ASA platform. With these updates, customers can better manage visibility, optimization and reliability for their data infrastructure to increase savings and performance.
“Our customers tell us that the demands on their infrastructure keep intensifying so they need storage systems that deliver real value through power, affordability and simplicity,” said Sandeep Singh, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise Storage at NetApp. “With the new NetApp ASA A-Series systems, our customers can modernize their operations to meet the demands of more powerful workloads on block storage without having to choose between operational simplicity and high-end capabilities. Simpler operations at an affordable price point ensure our customers have the time and resources to apply their powerful storage systems to drive innovation across their business.”
Continuing Investment in Intelligent Data Infrastructure
In addition to the ASA A-Series, NetApp is continuing to advance intelligent data infrastructure with the release of several new enhancements to its portfolio, including:
- New FAS Systems: NetApp has added to its portfolio of hybrid flash storage arrays with new FAS 70 midrange and FAS 90 high-end FAS systems. NetApp FAS is ideal for achieving a low cost of data over its lifecycle by auto-tiering cold data. These systems deliver affordable, yet high-performing backup storage, enabling a secure cyber vault for recovery from ransomware attacks.
- Updates to Cloud Volumes ONTAP®: NetApp ONTAP Autonomous Ransomware Protection (ARP) and WORM are available for no additional cost with Cloud Volumes ONTAP (CVO). NetApp customers’ CVO licenses now include ONTAP’s industry-leading cyber security features—no additional license needed—strengthening IT teams’ ability to fight ransomware attacks.
- Enhancements to Native Cloud Services: There are now new features generally available for two of NetApp’s native cloud storage services, Google Cloud NetApp Volumes and Azure NetApp Files. For Google Cloud NetApp Volumes, the Premium and Extreme service levels now can provision large volumes starting at 15TiB that can be scaled up to 1PiB dynamically in increments of 1GiB. Additionally, Google Cloud customers can achieve cost savings through auto tiering, which efficiently moves less frequently accessed data to lower-cost storage service levels. Azure NetApp Files now has new features for cost effective pricing and enhanced reliability. Azure customers can achieve cost savings through cool access auto tiering, which efficiently moves less frequently accessed data to lower-cost storage services. Additionally, users can improve data availability with cross-zone replication, enhancing data protection by replicating volumes across Azure availability zones.
- New Features for BlueXP: NetApp released new features and updates to BlueXP to make unified management in a hybrid multicloud world simpler for IT. BlueXP’s newest software updates streamline the ONTAP upgrade process with a service that identifies potential candidates, validates compatibility, reports on recommendations and benefits, and executes selected updates through intuitive wizards.
“What sets NetApp apart is not just the strength of its storage systems, as displayed by its new ASA A-Series, but also its comprehensive portfolio of solutions to support data operations both on-premises and in the cloud,” said Simon Robinson, Principal Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group, part of TechTarget. “The definition of value is changing for IT customers. It isn’t just about price or performance anymore; it’s both. Organizations are running increasingly advanced workloads but need to do so with budgets that they can sustain for the long term. By packaging incredible simplicity for block storage workloads with impressive performance and affordable TCO in its ASA A-Series, NetApp is giving organizations the tools they need to succeed in the era of data and intelligence.”
NetApp is now accepting orders for the ASA A-Series, which will begin shipping by the end of October 2024.
Additional Resources
- Accelerate Your Business With the New ASA A-Series
- NetApp Ups the Innovation Ante
- Modernize with Simple, Powerful, Affordable All-flash Block Storage
- BlueXP - Unified, Simple, Integrated and Secure - Your Management Solution
About NetApp
NetApp is the intelligent data infrastructure company, combining unified data storage, integrated data services, and CloudOps solutions to turn a world of disruption into opportunity for every customer. NetApp creates silo-free infrastructure, harnessing observability and AI to enable the industry’s best data management. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in the world’s biggest clouds, our data storage delivers seamless flexibility. In addition, our data services create a data advantage through superior cyber resilience, governance, and application agility. Our CloudOps solutions provide continuous optimization of performance and efficiency through observability and AI. No matter the data type, workload, or environment, with NetApp you can transform your data infrastructure to realize your business possibilities. Learn more at www.netapp.com or follow us on X, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.
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