NetApp discontinues Astra Data Store
NetApp has announced the discontinuation of Astra Data Store, a cloud-native solution that provided shared file and block storage to containers and virtual machines.
Astra Data Store was launched as a preview in May 2022. Customers used the solution to provision persistent storage to Kubernetes... Read more
NetApp BlueXP is a big step towards true hybrid cloud data management
NetApp announced BlueXP today, a new management and configuration offering for hybrid cloud environments. NetApp BlueXP promises to be a step toward what NetApp itself calls the 'evolved cloud'.
Within hybrid environments, data is spread between on-premises environments and the (public) cloud. ... Read more
NetApp and VMware intensify collaboration in multi-cloud
Three new extensions should reduce cost, risk and complexity that multi-cloud deployments bring.
To some extent, NetApp and VMware are in the same boat. Both are traditionally on-premises vendors who want to stay relevant in a (multi-)cloud world. They do this in quite different ways, which we w... Read more
NetApp offers new features in hybrid multi-cloud
NetApp has included advanced ransomware protection and single subscription features in its hybrid multi-cloud services. On top of this, they have offered closer cooperation with VMware and a unified user interface for easier accessibility.
“With NetApp’s simplified management and consumption... Read more
NetApp and Nvidia enhance turnkey supercomputing infrastructure
The joint offering provides a new infrastructure for HPC and AI.
This week, NetApp announced that its EF600 all-flash NVMe storage combined with the BeeGFS parallel file system is now certified for NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD. The latter is an AI data center infrastructure platform, which is now optimiz... Read more
NetApp acquires database management specialist Instaclustr
NetApp announces the acquisition of Instaclustr. NetApp wants to add the database management specialist to Spot by NetApp, a growing portfolio of infrastructure services.
Instaclustr develops a database management (DBM) platform. The platform supports multiple cloud providers and open source DBM... Read more
NetApp and Cisco introduce FlexPod XCS for hybrid cloud
NetApp and Cisco announce FlexPod XCS, a Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) for hybrid clouds.
For years, NetApp and Cisco have been collaborating on a HCI platform for datacenters. With the introduction of FlexPod XCS, the HCI platform extends to hybrid cloud environments.
FlexPod XCS is a... Read more
NetApp reports solid earnings with uncertain guidance, stock dips after-hours
NetApp surpassed analyst estimates for fiscal Q3 earnings and generated sales according to projections today. Still, its shares slumped 9% in extended trading after cautioning that revenues in the next quarter would likely fall short of analysts' expectations.
The firm reported $1.44 per share i... Read more
NetApp reports strong earnings as pivot to hybrid cloud services pays off
NetApp’s bid to transform itself from a storage maker to a hybrid cloud data services and data management provider continues to progress. The company recorded fiscal Q2 earnings of $1.28 per share, up 22% from the same time last year and ahead of analysts estimates that put it at $1.21.
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NetApp Spot Security finds and prioritizes cloud and network threats
NetApp announces the availability of Spot Security. According to the organization, the solution is capable of analyzing and securing cloud, infrastructure and application data, network traffic and user behavior with AI identification of anomalies, threat prioritization and remediation support.
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