NetApp Supports Schools

As educational institutions face increasing budget constraints and
strain under growth demands, NetApp,
Inc. continues to strengthen its commitment to supporting schools with IT
solutions.

Since NetApp’s Education Donation Program kicked off in September 2011, NetApp
has made donations to school systems across the country, including Arizona
State University, the Idaho Falls School District, and Michigan State
University, as part of a long-term investment to improve education IT.

Through the program, Arizona State University partnered with NetApp
to create a centralized virtual desktop solution. Often the potential
advantages of virtual desktops are hindered in educational organizations due to
higher storage costs and the limitations of an inflexible infrastructure.
NetApp provided ASU with a clustered file system, a solution that provides
users with continuous access to their virtual desktops with HA, DR and desktop
virtualization performance acceleration. The system allows ASU to manage data efficiently while reducing overhead cost, creating a more flexible and
efficient IT solution.

"NetApp has been a strong
supporter of Arizona State University and our mission," said Jay L.
Steed, assistant vice president for IT Operations & Support for Arizona
State University’s Technology Office. "For
many years, NetApp has partnered with ASU to provide services and solutions to
benefit the academic and research endeavors of the university. This generous
donation has been deployed in conjunction with a number of initiatives targeted
at improving the reliability and availability of academic applications here at
ASU."

"Educational
organizations are constantly seeking out new and innovative ways to deliver
advanced learning opportunities under tight budgetary restrictions,"
said Regina Kunkle, vice president of State and Local Government and Higher
Education (SLED), NetApp. "Our work
with Arizona State University is a great example of how smart IT decisions can
be the driving force to help schools achieve their goals, and the Education
Donation Program provides us with the opportunity to continue to enable
education customers to achieve the IT efficiency and flexibility they need to
thrive in today’s challenging environment."

This program is open to not-for-profit higher-education and K-12
schools in the United States.