Storage-industry news, curated and filtered.
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Read original →FabricPool tiering is a great way to offload cold data blocks from expensive performance storage to more cost-effective object storage, such as cloud buckets or StorageGRID. When a block is needed again, ONTAP automatically retrieves
Read original →It seems like it was just the other day we were wrapping up at NetApp Insight 2024. But the reality is, that was 5 months ago and while NetApp had some great announcements I’d like
Read original →NetApp recently made some announcements about enhancements to its enterprise storage line of products. I thought I’d share a few notes here. ASA A-Series If you’re unfamiliar with the ASA line of devices, it’s NetApp’s all-flash SAN solution. There are a few models already available (see the data sheet here) and now there are […]
Read original →NetApp recently made some announcements around its cloud storage capabilities as part of a larger series of product announcements. I thought I’d share some notes and some brief thoughts here. Azure NetApp Files New capability – Cost optimisation Azure NetApp Files now has a 50 GiB volume minimum size (already available). Ideal for […]
Read original →ASA A-Series At NetApp Insight 2024 NetApp introduced their next generation of high-end ASA all-flash models for block storage (ASA is effectively NetApp’s AFF all-flash array family with NAS functionality turned off). These new models are designed to offer new levels of simplicity through simplified workflows, so they're easy to manage, maintain, and protect, but also scalable and affordable without any trade-offs in performance, reliability, or security. Today (Feb [...]
Read original →With the rapid growth of all kinds of data, customers are looking at ways to reduce the cost of storing that data, whilst being able to leverage hybrid multi cloud and protecting that data against ransomware and other security threats. NetApp allows customers to achieve this with their latest arrays running ONTAP 9.16.1, offering data-driven intelligence for multi-cloud hybrid environments, and secure future-proof infrastructure with real-time AI-powered autonomous ransomware protection. [...]
Read original →With NetApp’s BlueXP, you can now have unified control of storage and data services across your hybrid multicloud. To be able to use BlueXP, whether on prem or within the cloud, we need a means
Read original →It’s been a BLUR of a week, coming off of NetApp Insight 2024. As a member of the NetApp A-Team, we got a lot of access and a lot of chances to ask questions about how customers link things together. So, keep your eyes on this space for more specific breakdowns on the workloads & use cases in follow-up posts! I admit, I was VERY curious about the concept of “Bringing AI to your Data” - so let’s see how that plays out. The vibes were high, even when checking in from the lobby. There’s a lot of...
Read original →NetApp’s Customer Experience Office (CXO) is a dedicated team focused on enhancing customer interactions and satisfaction. The CXO, aims to simplify and improve the customer journey, especially as businesses transition from on-premises to cloud-based solutions. The NetApp CXO team are here at NetApp Insight 2024 and have shared some insights into their latest innovations in data management, and how they're enhancing customer experiences. Streamlined ONTAP OS updates [...]
Read original →Welcome to this important and special blog post from NetApp Insight 2024. I'm here in Las Vegas after a six year break, and it's great to be back! The announcements as you can imagine are rather broad, so in this blog post I'm just going to talk about the main things that NetApp have announced around enterprise storage, cyber resiliency, and AI. What’s been announced? Enterprise Storage⭐️ New ASA A-Series⭐️ New Hybrid Platform (FAS)⭐️&nbs [...]
Read original →NetApp announced three new AFF A-Series models: A70, A90, and A1K, designed to succeed the A400, A800, and A900 series. The A70 and A90 retain the A800 chassis while the A1K introduces a single-node chassis. The new models feature improved IO capabilities with nine PCIe 5.0 slots, powered by Intel’s 4th generation Xeon processors. They offer enhanced performance capacities and integrated QAT for efficient data compression. The new series supports up to a max raw capacity of 3.7PB and features...
Read original →NetApp’s new offerings deliver more power, intelligence and security than ever before NetApp has announced a hardware refresh to their enterprise storage portfolio with new mid-range and high-end AFF A-Series platforms, offering unparalleled performance and incredible density and IO flexibility for the most demanding workloads, from existing mission-critical apps to GenAI workloads. These more-powerful AFF A-Series all-flash storage systems run NetApp's [...]
Read original →This blog post covers NetApp’s new updates and product announcements around AI and Cyber Resiliency that can help you to maximize the potential of AI and protect your data against cyberattacks.What’s been announced?AI Updates⭐️ NetApp AIPod⭐️ NetApp FlexPod AI⭐️ Amazon FSx UpdatesRansomware Resiliency Updates⭐️ Autonomous Ransomware Protection⭐️ BlueXP Ransomware Protection⭐️ [...]
Read original →ONTAP One is a new, everything included licensing model from NetApp for their FAS, AFF and ASA systems.
Read original →Data storage ready for the modern world As we move into summer 2023, the IT industry is continuing to experience a severe lack of skilled workers, and the economic climate is still uncertain as a result of the conflict in Ukraine. Energy prices remain high, and cyber risks have grown significantly, all of which are wreaking havoc on IT budgets and plans. What’s been announced?⭐️ ASA All SAN Flash Array, offering 6 Nines Data Availability Guarantee!n [...]
Read original →In today's digital age, it is more important than ever to have a reliable backup solution in place. NetApp Cloud Backup is a cloud-based backup solution that offers a variety of features and benefits to help you protect your data. In this blog post, we will discuss everything you need to know about NetApp Cloud Backup, including how it works, its features, and its pricing. We will also provide some tips on how to get the most out of NetApp Cloud Backup. How NetApp Cloud Backup WorksNetApp C [...]
Read original →Do you have a thing for security? What about long feature names? Have I got something for you… ‘Customer-managed keys for Azure NetApp Files volume encryption’ Yes, this long-awaited feature is finally here. Customer-managed keys (#CMK) for Azure NetApp Files volume encryption gives you the ability to fully control and manage the life cycle, permissions, and security of your encryption keys. In this video, I’ll show you the steps necessary to get started with this gre...
Read original →You may have heard the phrase… “Snapshots are not a substitute for backup.” I agree. Snapshots are a point-in-time, recoverable image of your data. Snapshots are a very useful tool for data protection and recoverability, but they alone are not a complete data protection solution. You also need backup… Azure NetApp Files backup, combined with snapshots and cross-region/zone replication, gives you a complete, cost-effective, and flexible data protection solution withou...
Read original →🗺 ** Attention Cartophiles ** 🗺 Have you found yourself wondering which Azure regions have Azure NetApp Files? …or which Azure NetApp Files regions support customer-managed keys (they are available in 33 regions as of yesterday!)? ..or which region-pairs support cross-region replication? Wonder no more and check out this interactive map. You can hover over a region to get more details, click on a region to see cross-region replication pairs, and even filter for different features. 🗺...
Read original →NetApp introduces a new line of high-capacity, all-flash storage systems.
Read original →The sun rises on a new type of industry event/announcement. We’re a few days out from NetApp’s annual Insight event, and I’ve been sitting with what I consider to be bold claims and somewhat abnormal announcements. There wasn’t an acquisition or new cloud solution that attacks a key customer workload announced (Microsoft, Citrix, many others), and there wasn’t a fancy new piece of hardware unveiled (Apple). Instead, CEO George Kurian opens with a polarizing statement: “Your journey to the clo...
Read original →The October 2022 edition of the Brisbane VMUG meeting will be held on Wednesday 12th October at the Cube (QUT) from 5pm – 7pm. It’s sponsored by NetApp and promises to be a great afternoon. Two’s Company, Three’s a Cloud – NetApp, VMware and AWS NetApp has had a strategic relationship with VMware for over 20 years, and with AWS for […]
Read original →After doing many NetApp Ontap upgrades, there was one thing that made an upgrade last 6 hours more than it should of, and it’s to do with the serial port and service processor NetApp makes
Read original →At the time of writing this 9.8 is available but I’m specifically writing this for someone who is trying to install 9.7 and having problems. Before I get into the actual simulator installation we need to come cover some stuff around VMware Fusion first. With regards to networking, VMware Fusion can provide three different interface […]
Read original →My eleven year old daughter recently asked me ’the question’. You know the one… “Hey dadda, what’s Kubernetes?” 🔗 How do you explain kubernetes to an eleven year old?! Check out this video to learn how. Brilliant. I am not a Kubernetes expert. I am learning, probably just like you are. Creating resources, tearing down resources, building them again, kubectl-ing, scratching my head, scratching my head some more, rinse and repeat. I can understand how power...
Read original →I know you have all been waiting patiently for part two of this series. I’d like less time to go by in between these multi part blogs but sometimes life just gets in the way. In part one of this series, I showed you how to get started with Insomnia and how to get your ‘bearer token’. Now that we have these two boxes checked, we can begin to query the Azure Management API to get information about our Azure NetApp Files resources. First, I’ll show you how to create a bas...
Read original →Timed perfectly with NetApp INSIGHT 2020 is the annual ONTAP payload announcement. Once again, there’s a lot in this payload, so I will simply deliver a list of bulleted sections, addressing as many of the changes as I’m able. I’ll provide additional detail on the ones I feel are the most interesting. For a full […]
Read original →Hello and welcome to the first post in a three part series that will help you get up and running with the Azure REST API. More specifically I’ll show you how to use the Azure API to interact with your Azure NetApp Files resources. Getting started with REST APIs can be a little tricky. There are several components to a REST API call. Combine that with the various types of authentication and things can get pretty overwhelming. Microsoft has chosen to use what is called ‘bearer token...
Read original →But of course, Microsoft and NetApp continue to bring new features and more value to this great service. There is one tiny caveat… at this time, the snapshot policy feature is currently in preview. But don’t worry, the registration process is painless. We’ll have you creating snapshot policies in just a few minutes. As a prerequisite, you’ll need Azure PowerShell installed and connected to your Azure account: Install-Module -Name Az -AllowClobber -Scope CurrentUser Co...
Read original →Controlling cloud spend is a massive challenge for cloud consumers of all sizes. Having good systems in place to monitor resources and provide proper alerting mechanisms when that consumption goes beyond expected levels is critical to any successful cloud deployment. While Azure NetApp Files is a great enterprise grade file service, the Azure metrics that we have to work with today can be a bit limiting when it comes to capacity consumption. One of the current shortcomings is the absence of a...
Read original →In this article I’m going to walk you through the steps I used to upgrade my NetApp Simulator from ONTAP 9.6 to the new ONTAP 9.7 RC1 Warning: This is strictly performed on the NetApp
Read original →If you have been following my Ansible demonstrations, you will see that authenticating to my NetApp simulator I had the username and password embedded into the variables.yml file. Like this: Let’s face it, adding the
Read original →Who loves creating root load-sharing mirrors (LS-mirrors) ? If you manage 1 Ontap system with 1 SVM you may enjoy it, but if you manage multiple systems with many SVM’s then you may not enjoy
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