NetApp, the intelligent data infrastructure company, has announced updates to its enterprise storage portfolio, expanding the NetApp ASA A-Series with new systems designed to accelerate and consolidate block workloads for organisations of any size.
Alongside the announcement of new cyber-resiliency capabilities, these systems enable customers to create a silo-free data infrastructure that both runs on and is built for intelligence.
Organisations have to reimagine their data strategy to access the data flexibility and confidence they need to successfully modernise their IT operations to drive efficient innovation. Today, NetApp launched three new enterprise storage systems that give customers even more options for simple, powerful and affordable storage that is part of an intelligent data infrastructure framework capable of meeting workload-specific requirements now and for years to come.
The new high-performance NetApp ASA A20, A30 and A50 systems make block storage available to companies of every size for mission-critical apps like databases and virtual machines. They are ideal for smaller deployments including remote or branch offices with a starting price as low as US$25K. The NetApp ASA systems deliver:
- Simplicity: Customers can use the NetApp ASA systems to modernise their operations with effortless storage which they can deploy in minutes, provision in seconds, and protect with one click. Common management workflows across the entire storage environment, including NAS and SAN, enable customers to enjoy simplicity at scale that can grow into the future.
- Power: Customers can operate faster and more agilely with a storage architecture that delivers consistent performance and the flexibility to start small and scale to PBs of capacity. Built-in business continuity, a 99.9999% data availability guarantee, and a ransomware recovery guarantee help reduce operational risks for customers so they can operate worry-free.
- Affordability: Customers benefit not only from upfront costs 30-50% lower than competitive systems, but also from better return on investment driven by up to 97% lower power consumption and low operational overhead when modernising to all-flash ASA.
“In less than a year, NetApp has refreshed our entire unified, block-optimised and object portfolio and highlighted our commitment to relentless innovation,” said Sandeep Singh, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise Storage at NetApp. “With the industry’s most comprehensive storage lineup with built-in cyber-resiliency, we offer systems that are faster, simpler, more scalable, and more affordable than the competition – tailored to any workload or budget. NetApp enables customers to rise to the challenges and opportunities of modern data management with an intelligent data infrastructure that optimises operations, reduces risks and accelerates AI transformation.”
These new ASA systems will also be available in a FlexPod converged infrastructure, delivering additional benefits of simplified data centre operations and accelerated deployment of enterprise applications through pre-tested and validated architectures.
NetApp is continuing to enhance the built-in cyber-resiliency capabilities of its enterprise storage portfolio. Later this year, NetApp will release NetApp ONTAP Autonomous Ransomware Protection with AI (ARP/AI) for Block. This update will build on the existing capabilities of ARP/AI, the first real-time threat detection and response for NAS systems, expanding its cyber-resiliency protections to SAN customers.
