New NetApp Storage Offerings Modernize Workloads for Businesses of All Sizes
NetApp announced significant updates to its enterprise storage portfolio, introducing new AFF A-Series and AFF C-Series systems for mid-range, all-flash storage. The new AFF A20, A30, and A50 models deliver up to 2.5X better performance with sub-millisecond latency, integrated ransomware protection, and improved storage density. The AFF C-Series (C30, C60, C80) offers up to 1.5PB capacity in two-rack deployments, with up to 95% floor space savings and 97% power savings. Additionally, NetApp enhanced StorageGRID with improved scalability and doubled density through 60TB capacity flash drive support.
NetApp ha annunciato aggiornamenti significativi al suo portafoglio di storage enterprise, introducendo i nuovi sistemi AFF A-Series e AFF C-Series per lo storage all-flash di fascia media. I nuovi modelli AFF A20, A30 e A50 offrono prestazioni fino a 2,5 volte superiori con latenza inferiore a un millisecondo, protezione integrata contro il ransomware e maggiore densità di archiviazione. La serie AFF C (C30, C60, C80) offre una capacità fino a 1,5PB in implementazioni a due rack, con un risparmio di spazio sul pavimento fino al 95% e un risparmio energetico del 97%. Inoltre, NetApp ha migliorato StorageGRID con una scalabilità migliorata e una densità raddoppiata grazie al supporto per unità flash da 60TB.
NetApp anunció actualizaciones significativas a su portafolio de almacenamiento empresarial, introduciendo los nuevos sistemas AFF A-Series y AFF C-Series para almacenamiento todo flash de gama media. Los nuevos modelos AFF A20, A30 y A50 ofrecen hasta 2.5 veces mejor rendimiento con una latencia de submilisegundos, protección integrada contra ransomware y una mayor densidad de almacenamiento. La serie AFF C (C30, C60, C80) ofrece hasta 1.5PB de capacidad en implementaciones de dos racks, con un ahorro de espacio de hasta el 95% y un ahorro energético del 97%. Además, NetApp mejoró StorageGRID con una escalabilidad mejorada y una densidad duplicada mediante el soporte de unidades flash de 60TB.
NetApp은 중간 범위의 올플래시 스토리지용 AFF A-Series 및 AFF C-Series 시스템의 주요 업데이트를 발표했습니다. 새로운 AFF A20, A30 및 A50 모델은 서브 밀리세컨드 지연 시간, 통합된 랜섬웨어 보호 및 향상된 스토리지 밀도를 통해 최대 2.5배 더 나은 성능을 제공합니다. AFF C-Series(C30, C60, C80)는 두 개의 랙 배포에서 최대 1.5PB의 용량을 제공하며, 바닥 공간을 최대 95% 절약하고 전력 소비를 97% 절감합니다. 또한 NetApp은 60TB 용량의 플래시 드라이브 지원을 통해 StorageGRID의 확장성을 개선하고 밀도를 두 배로 늘렸습니다.
NetApp a annoncé des mises à jour significatives de son portefeuille de stockage pour entreprises, en introduisant les nouveaux systèmes AFF A-Series et AFF C-Series pour un stockage tout flash de milieu de gamme. Les nouveaux modèles AFF A20, A30 et A50 offrent jusqu'à 2,5 fois de meilleures performances avec une latence inférieure à une milliseconde, une protection intégrée contre les ransomwares et une densité de stockage améliorée. La série AFF C (C30, C60, C80) propose jusqu'à 1,5PB de capacité dans des déploiements à deux racks, avec des économies d'espace au sol allant jusqu'à 95 % et des économies d'énergie de 97 %. De plus, NetApp a amélioré StorageGRID avec une évolutivité accrue et une densité doublée grâce au support de disques flash de 60 To.
NetApp kündigte bedeutende Updates seines Enterprise-Storage-Portfolios an und stellte die neuen Systeme AFF A-Series und AFF C-Series für mittlere, komplett flashbasierte Speicherlösungen vor. Die neuen Modelle AFF A20, A30 und A50 bieten bis zu 2,5-mal bessere Leistung bei einer Latenz von unter einer Millisekunde, integrierten Schutz vor Ransomware und verbesserte Speicherdichte. Die AFF C-Series (C30, C60, C80) bietet in zweirackigen Deployments eine Kapazität von bis zu 1,5 PB, mit Einsparungen von bis zu 95% im Bodenbereich und 97% im Energieverbrauch. Darüber hinaus hat NetApp StorageGRID mit verbesserter Skalierbarkeit und verdoppelt der Dichte durch Unterstützung für 60TB-Flash-Laufwerke verbessert.
- New AFF A-Series models deliver 2.5X performance improvement over predecessors
- AFF C-Series achieves up to 97% power savings and 95% floor space reduction
- StorageGRID capacity doubled with new 60TB flash drive support
- AFF A30 can scale to over 1PB of raw storage
- AFF A50 delivers 2X performance in 1/3 rack space
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The new NetApp storage offerings represent a significant strategic expansion in the enterprise storage market. The AFF A-Series systems deliver up to
The unified storage ecosystem powered by ONTAP software positions NetApp competitively in both high-performance and general-purpose workload segments. The StorageGRID enhancements with 60TB capacity drives double the density for object storage deployments, important for AI and data lake modernization. This comprehensive portfolio refresh strengthens NetApp's market position against key competitors like Pure Storage and Dell EMC.
This product launch strategically addresses growing market demands across different customer segments. The tiered pricing approach with the new A-Series and C-Series systems expands NetApp's addressable market, particularly in the mid-market segment where price sensitivity is higher. The focus on operational efficiency through reduced power consumption and floor space requirements directly impacts total cost of ownership, a critical factor in purchase decisions.
The timing aligns with increasing enterprise focus on AI readiness and data center modernization. For NTAP investors, this represents potential revenue growth opportunities through both new customer acquisition and installed base upgrades. The comprehensive portfolio approach should help maintain competitive positioning in the
Updated all-flash storage offerings drive performance at all budgets and offer simplicity at scale
Today’s dynamic enterprises need an intelligent data strategy to address the challenges of modern data management, such as exponential data growth, multi-cloud complexity, and the need for AI readiness. Intelligent Data Infrastructure is a comprehensive framework that empowers organizations to define and implement a transformative intelligent data strategy that is secure, agile, and future-ready.
With these new innovations, customers can now expand their intelligent data infrastructure using NetApp’s leading data storage systems at more accessible entry points, making it easier to scale up from a smaller starting point or expand their capabilities to remote and branch locations. These new systems enable customers to power the growing scope of critical workloads, such as database applications and AI, or tap into the efficiency of all-flash storage to manage the growing volumes of data under their control. By leveraging intelligent data infrastructure that delivers performance, capacity, and a unified framework, customers can make their data a strategic asset that enables more informed decision-making and drives innovation.
NetApp is making the storage that turbocharges mission-critical workloads available to every customer by releasing additional models for its AFF A-Series storage systems. Like the high-end AFF models, the new NetApp AFF A20, A30, and A50 models deliver advanced capabilities including sub-millisecond latency with up to 2.5X better performance over their predecessors, guaranteed storage efficiency, integrated real-time ransomware protection with 99+ percent accuracy, and improved storage density, all at an affordable price-point.
Customers can build or expand their intelligent data infrastructure for high-performance workloads with storage deployments at the scale and price point that works best for them. For customers who want to start small and grow or build out deployments in remote or branch locations, the AFF A20 starts at a capacity point as low as 15.35TB. The AFF A30 allows customers to start small but scale to over 1PB of raw storage. And the AFF A50 delivers two times the performance of its predecessor in a third of the rack space to power commercial and enterprise businesses.
New NetApp AFF C-Series systems are designed to deliver more value for general purpose workloads and workload consolidation across unified file, block, and object storage protocols by delivering maximum density and efficiency with seamless scaling. The NetApp AFF C30, C60, and C80 systems make the performance and efficiency gains of flash more accessible to businesses by providing an industry-leading 1.5PB of storage capacity in two-rack deployments. Customers modernizing their data centers from hybrid flash will experience benefits including up to a 95 percent floor space savings, power savings up to 97 percent, and built-in real-time ransomware protection with 99+ percent accuracy, lowering their total cost of ownership.
“The unrelenting growth of data volumes and increasingly demanding workloads have put increasing pressure on IT teams of any size to provide simplicity at scale for all their workloads,” said Sandeep Singh, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise Storage at NetApp. “Customers facing those challenges can rely on NetApp to deliver continuous innovation, illustrated by the release of the new more powerful, intelligent, and secure NetApp AFF A-Series systems and the new scalable, efficient, and secure NetApp AFF C-Series systems. Today, we are making our latest developments in intelligent data infrastructure more accessible for an even wider range of customers.”
Both the AFF A-Series and C-Series systems are powered by NetApp ONTAP®, delivering simplicity at scale for NetApp customers by leveraging intelligent data infrastructure to power mission-critical apps, run general-purpose workloads, and tier data to lower-cost FAS systems all with the same streamlined operational and protection models.
For many customers, AI journeys begin by modernizing Hadoop and data lake environments to new object storage systems. New enhancements to NetApp StorageGRID enable customers to use intelligent data infrastructure to easily scale and manage their rapidly growing object workloads. The updated StorageGRID 11.9 software improves scalability with increased bucket counts and improves flexibility with options for metadata-only and data-only nodes for increased performance with small object workloads and mixed-media grids.
Additionally, NetApp is extending the StorageGRID SGF6112 storage system with support for 60TB capacity flash drives, doubling the density of object deployments with consummate reductions in the rack space required and costs for power and cooling.
“Modernizing our data storage onto NetApp AFF C-Series all-flash systems enabled us to consolidate our datacenters with an 80 percent reduction in rack space,” said Oliver Fuckner, System Engineer, Open Systems & Backup at Atruvia AG. “The power and efficiency of flash storage has enabled us to modernize our workloads and more easily condense the physical space required for our data. NetApp makes it simple to provide the capacity and power we need to scale our environments.”
“What NetApp has done with its new AFF A-Series systems is make its enterprise-grade storage capabilities available to businesses of any size,” said Ashish Nadkarni, Group Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Infrastructure Research at IDC. “You don’t need to be a Fortune 500 company to access high-performance all-flash storage systems with advanced data management and protection capabilities. Businesses can now find a NetApp offering at a price point that meets their specific needs while benefiting from a single unified data storage ecosystem to streamline their operations.”
To learn more about these enhancements and other updates across the NetApp portfolio, visit the Product Updates page.
No ransomware detection or recovery system can completely guarantee safety from a ransomware attack. While it’s possible an attack might go undetected, NetApp technology acts as an important additional layer of defense.
Additional Resources
- New Unified Storage Systems Modernize Workloads for Businesses of all Sizes
- Boost Performance, Expand Capacity, and Maximize Density With the New NetApp AFF A-Series and C-Series
- StorageGRID SGF6112 Adds 60TB QLC and Enhances Features in the 11.9 Software Release
- NetApp AFF A-Series
- NetApp AFF C-Series is Capacity Flash Storage
- StorageGRID: Smart, Fast, Future-Proof Object Storage
About NetApp
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