NetApp, a leading global cloud-focused, data-centric software company, has officially announced the renewal of its collaboration with Microsoft. This partnership aims to deliver cutting-edge innovations to Microsoft Azure users, bringing together a suite of solutions that seamlessly integrate cloud storage with Azure NetApp Files (ANF), NetApp BlueXP, and Cloud Volumes ONTAP, now expanded to include CloudOps solutions from Spot by NetApp. All these offerings are built upon the robust foundation of industry-leading technologies from NetApp and Microsoft.
ANF, designed specifically for the public cloud, stands out as a purpose-built storage solution catering to all enterprise file workloads. It promises performance and data management capabilities previously associated with on-premises environments. ANF achieves impressive data performance with exceptionally low latencies within the secure Azure Virtual Network (VNET), seamlessly integrating enterprise-grade data protection and disaster recovery architectures into the Azure ecosystem.
“Through our collaboration with Microsoft, we can deliver market-leading cloud storage and cloud infrastructure operations to our customers and partners that nobody else in the industry offers,” said Ronen Schwartz, Senior Vice President, and General Manager of Cloud Storage, at NetApp. “NetApp is offering a robust set of capabilities–with ANF, NetApp BlueXP Hybrid data services, Cloud Volumes ONTAP, and Spot. We innovate in collaboration with Microsoft Azure, offering customers unparalleled optimization to both storage and compute. We accelerate the move of the cloud of general file and enterprise workloads, and increasingly help customers with cloud-native workloads, Kubernetes and AI.”
The partnership has resulted in significant investments in the Spot by NetApp portfolio for CloudOps on Azure, introducing solutions that integrate with ANF, NetApp BlueXP, and Cloud Volumes ONTAP. These CloudOps solutions leverage AI/ML-driven automation to continuously optimize all Azure compute resources, enhancing efficiency and reducing operational complexity for customers.
Aung Oo, General Manager for Microsoft Azure Storage, commended the collaboration, stating, “Azure NetApp Files continues to deliver ever-greater innovation to our customers due to our long-standing and fruitful partnership with NetApp. Together, Microsoft and NetApp provide customers an efficient way to optimize their Azure infrastructure, with Azure first-party storage service based on ONTAP, helping ensure they see maximum benefit from their investment with us.”
Together, NetApp and Microsoft have maintained a rapid pace of recent innovation, including:
- Azure NetApp Files datastores for Azure VMware Solution
- Application volume group for SAP HANA
- Smaller 2TiB capacity pool size
- Large volumes (Up to 500 TiB)
- Customer-managed keys
- Availability zone volume placement and cross-zone replication
The addition of new regions like South Africa North, Sweden Central, Qatar (Central), and Korea South
Some recent portfolio innovations from Spot by NetApp for Azure users include:
- Spot Eco support for Azure Savings Plans and all Azure account types including Pay-as-You-Go, multi-currency account (MCA), enterprise agreement (EA), and cloud solution provider (CSP)
- Spot Elastigroup Stateful Node for Azure
- Spot Security support for Azure
- Spot Ocean for AKS enterprise-grade serverless engine for Azure
- Spot Ocean for Apache Spark Azure support
- Instaclustr Managed PostgreSQL on Azure NetApp Files
Haiyan Song, Executive Vice President and General Manager of CloudOps at NetApp, highlighted the critical role of speed and reliability in cloud operations, saying, “The ability to deploy and operate applications with speed and reliability is critical for companies to succeed in the cloud. Our expanded Spot by NetApp portfolio on Microsoft Azure and partnership with Microsoft provides customers with what they need to continuously automate and optimize application infrastructure in the cloud and drive the cloud operation and cost efficiency their businesses demand while delivering the digital experience customers expect.”
NetApp’s Spot by NetApp Cloud Ops solutions are available through Azure Marketplace, Microsoft Azure channel partners, NetApp, and Azure NetApp Files, accessible via the Microsoft Azure portal as a native Azure service. This renewed collaboration aims to empower businesses by offering state-of-the-art cloud solutions that enhance performance, efficiency, and overall cloud experience.
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