NetApp and VMware Push storage solutions

Storage and data management solution Provider NETAPP Company announced at a recent VMware vsphere 4 news conference at VMware headquarters that its storage platform has been set up with vsphere 4 and validated. VMware vsphere 4 is the industry's first operating system for building an internal cloud, making it possible for a new generation of flexible and reliable IT services. In conjunction with NetApp storage solutions, vsphere 4 provides the foundation for customers to run data centers in a more flexible and cost-efficient manner.





VMware vsphere 4 is a platform for building a cloud architecture that integrates CPUs, networks, and storage resources into a seamless, flexible, dynamic cloud architecture that helps customers maximize efficiencies, control, and provide more flexible choices. NetApp provides a storage base for VMware customers, helping them transform storage into a more efficient pool of resources that can be scaled and adapted to any requirement. Today, customers can leverage the following three advantages of their VMware vsphere 4 environment:





* Efficiency: NETAPP data deduplication, automated thin configuration, and other storage technologies help customers achieve more than 50% of the architecture savings in their virtualized servers and storage environments. VMware customers are now able to leverage NetApp's virtualization commitment project. This will help save 50% of storage capacity compared to traditional storage arrays.





* Better control: NETAPP provides secure separation of network and storage resources in a multi-tenant environment to achieve host-hosted IT services. Customers can use VMware vcenter Server to receive real-time views of their entire VMware vsphere 4 environment-from virtual machines to volumes, and to optimize their utilization. In addition, customers can simplify management for virtualized servers and storage with automated cloning, configuration, backup, and recovery. In summary, these features significantly enhance the control of the data center environment through better availability, security, and manageability.





* Greater choice: NETAPP Unified Architecture provides customers with the flexibility to achieve the most appropriate performance and price with any storage protocol to meet their changing business needs. Customers investing in other storage solutions can use the NetApp V series to unify their existing architectures under a common storage architecture and leverage all the powerful features of data ONTAP to improve storage efficiency and automate data management. Customers are now flexible and independent in their choice to do what is best for their present and future needs.





in today's economic climate, data center customers are constantly challenged to do more with fewer resources. In most cases, only projects that can achieve an immediate return on investment within 6-12 to six months can be approved. When budgets are cut or flat, IT staff are asked to improve service levels. Virtualization has proven to be able to reduce capital and operating costs and provide it with the flexibility it needs to respond quickly to changing business challenges.




"We believe that VMware vsphere 4 will open up a
and pragmatic path to cloud computing for the enterprise," said Parag Patel, vice president of the VMware Alliance. NETAPP has always been our valuable, trustworthy technology partner, helping customers eliminate unnecessary inefficiencies and make better use of their existing infrastructure investments. With this collaboration, we will greatly simplify the layout of today's data centers and help customers deliver fast and reliable IT services. ”





NETAPP chief marketing officer Jay Kidd said: "VMware is committed to consolidating all the scattered cloud elements into a single management entity, which is consistent with our vision of the future evolution of the data center." Just as VMware vsphere 4 lays the groundwork for cloud computing, we believe NetApp delivers the best storage platform for customers delivering a new generation of IT services. We are pleased to see that VMware vsphere 4 is bringing positive effects to our customers. With this collaboration, NetApp and VMware will open a solid path to cloud computing for our common customers, helping them better manage the complexity of the data center. ”