NetApp in Backup and Archive to Cloud

NetApp, Inc. introduced software and solutions for hybrid IT deployments that improve backup and recovery times and give customers more control over how, when and where they store their data throughout its lifecycle.

Customers can leverage the flexibility of Amazon Web Services (AWS) to address their backup, recovery and archive challenges. NetApp introduced three models of SteelStorecloud-native backup solution as an Amazon Machine Image (AMI), which provides an efficient and secure approach to backup cloud-based workloads. Customers can choose on-premises SteelStore physical appliances for seamless, secure data protection to the cloud.

Additionally, NetApp is adding support for Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) as a storage tier to StorageGRID Webscale, a scalable, durable object storage solution for long-term archives. The company released updates to its OnCommand Cloud Manager, OnCommand Insight software and Cloud ONTAP software subscription, giving customers capabilities to speed business innovation and IT responsiveness.

“Every customer has a unique set of IT requirements when it comes to supporting business growth. To support growth, organizations want the ability to use the cloud on their terms,” said Phil Brotherton, VP, cloud solutions group, NetApp. “NetApp is investing in a data fabric architecture and framework to make hybrid IT simpler, faster and more secure. Our newest backup and archive solutions help customers take advantage of hybrid deployments to gain flexibility and reduce cost.“

“Organizations of all sizes are looking for ways to migrate data and workloads to AWS to leverage the innovation, cost savings and flexibility of AWS,” said Terry Wise, VP, WW partner ecosystem, Amazon Web Services, Inc. “These next generation storage solutions are the result of a deep collaboration between AWS and NetApp and give customers a flexible, cost effective and easy path to migrate on-premise resources to AWS.“

Data Fabric Vision
NetApp believes that a hybrid IT architecture will become the leading IT deployment model for the next decade or more. Customers are attracted by the speed and scale benefits of the cloud but need data management strategies to keep control of their data as this crucial asset moves beyond the walls of the enterprise. NetApp’s vision for enabling customers to achieve both data control and choice in IT deployment models in this new world is called the data fabric.

This announcements deliver on the data fabric vision. NetApp’s data lifecycle solutions give customers confidence that no matter where their data lives they can control, integrate, move, secure and consistently manage it. They benefit from NetApp’s investments and expertise in building enterprise hybrid deployments that are designed to evolve as customer needs change. More than 275 service provider partners are contributing to the development of the data fabric, enabled by NetApp technology.

The enhanced SteelStore and StorageGRID Webscale solutions provide the flexibility of Amazon S3 and Glacier for long-term archiving. Customers gain an additional secure physical location to address single-site or local-site risks as well as tape risks. This addition to the NetApp portfolio creates solutions designed to help customers integrate their storage with AWS resources. NetApp was first to market with Private Storage for AWS, which gives customers the benefits of cloud elasticity and savings with the performance, availability and control of dedicated enterprise storage. Cloud ONTAP software subscription, an instance of NetApp’s storage OS running as a software subscription on AWS marketplace, offers a cost-effective option for cloud bursting and DR.

Hybrid Solution Highlights:

• StorageGRID Webscale 10.1 gives customers the tools to securely store data in the right place, at the right time. Fully supported by a dynamic policy engine, StorageGRID Webscale now leverages Amazon S3 to cost-effectively store data on AWS. Geo-distributed erasure coding reduces on-premises costs and increases security. The StorageGRID Webscale object storage solution is available in appliance and software delivery models, and both types can be mixed in the same grid.

• NetApp introduced three models of its SteelStore cloud-native backup solution as Amazon Machine Images (AMIs), which provides an efficient and secure approach to backing up cloud-based workloads. Customers can also choose on-premises SteelStore physical appliances for seamless, secure data protection in the cloud.

• NetApp OnCommand Insight 7.1 software delivers SRM for hybrid environments. Customers can ensure SLAs are met through performance monitoring, capacity management, identifying reclamation opportunities and greater awareness of IT costs. The software includes enhanced features for brokering and monitoring hybrid storage deployments as well as innovations that reduce storage OPEX and CAPEX costs and improve capacity planning. NetApp boosted usability through advanced data visualization features such as widgets, dashboards, and additional data points.

• Customers can utilize Cloud Manager software and Cloud ONTAP software subscription to manage NetApp’s customer data replication to the cloud with a single application. In addition, customers can now simplify deployment of Cloud ONTAP software subscription and OnCommandCloud Manager and automate NetApp service and support registration.

OnCommand Cloud Manager and Cloud ONTAP software subscription and the three models of SteelStore Amazon Machine Image (AMI) software subscription are currently available on AWS Marketplace. StorageGRID Webscale 10.1 and the StorageGRID Webscale appliance are planned to be available in April 2015. OnCommand Insight 7.1 software will be available March 2015.