Storage Solutions

Software-Defined Storage

Speed delivery of IT services

Software-defined storage (SDS) does for storage what virtualization did for servers – breaking down the physical barriers that bind data to specific hardware. With NetApp clustered Data ONTAP Storage Virtual Machines:

• IT infrastructure teams become more responsive
• Application owners become more autonomous
• Business decision makers become more flexible

NetApp delivers SDS with clustered Data ONTAP software; the industry's most comprehensive application integration; and programmable APIs for seamless workflow automation. SDS capabilities are woven into NetApp's products, not added later as a separate management layer. SDS is enabled through:

• Application self-service for fast user access to storage services, applications, and workflows
• Fully virtualized storage servers for dynamic resource provisioning based on service levels
• Deployment across a wide range of multi-vendor hardware and cloud service providers for platform flexibility

NetApp is delivering the benefits of software-defined storage through products that include:

• NetApp clustered Data ONTAP operating system, which extends the innovation of Data ONTAP, the world's number-one branded storage operating system*
• NetApp OnCommand suite of management software and management integration tools
• NetApp FAS series of fabric-attached data storage systems
• NetApp FlexArray virtualization software, which enables management of both NetApp and third-party storage arrays using clustered Data ONTAP interfaces

*Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker 2014 Q2, September 2014 (Open Networked Disk Storage Systems revenue.