NetApp, the leading network storage systems & solution provider, has launched on-premises enterprise storage arrays for running AWS (Amazon Web Services) cloud workloads on AWS Outposts platforms. The AWS Outposts solution allow run native AWS services on-premises.
AWS Outposts is a family of fully managed solutions delivering AWS infrastructure and services to virtually any on-premises or edge location for a truly consistent hybrid experience. This solution simplifies hybrid cloud deployments by combining NetApp’s unified data storage and intelligent services with powerful cloud infrastructure offered by AWS Outposts, helping customers optimise cloud deployments on-premises and at the edge.
The AWS Outposts hardware allows AWS Outposts customers to simplify the use of external block data volumes running on NetApp on-premises enterprise storage arrays in AWS Outposts deployments directly through the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Management Console.
Jonsi Stefansson, Senior VP & CTO, NetApp, says, “Whether customers are looking to use hybrid cloud infrastructure to increase resiliency or improve compliance, leveraging NetApp storage in AWS Outposts can help customers run applications securely and efficiently at the edge.”
“This solution makes it simpler for customers to leverage NetApp intelligent data infrastructure to manage their data in AWS Outposts deployments. By automating volume attachments, IT teams can now tap into the efficiency and power of NetApp on-premises storage arrays to power critical workloads,” adds Stefansson.
Customers with Outpost servers or racks can now use the AWS Management Console to simplify the use of external block data volumes for enterprise applications and database workloads running on Outposts and NetApp on-premises enterprise storage arrays. Customer benefits include:
Simplified User Experience: With this solution, customers can attach block data volumes backed by NetApp on-premises enterprise storage arrays to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances on Outposts directly from the AWS Management Console. This simplifies the user experience by automating volume attachments.
Resilient and Optimised Infrastructure: The solution allows customers to use the capabilities of NetApp’s intelligent data infrastructure such as NetApp SnapMirror and NetApp Snapshot while tapping into the storage efficiencies in Outpost deployments for a resilient, compliant, and optimised infrastructure.
Seamless Hybrid Cloud: By leveraging NetApp’s unified approach to data storage, AWS Outposts users will have a seamless and certified hybrid cloud experience that uses industry-leading tools and services to manage and protect their data in Outposts deployments, AWS Local Zones deployments using Cloud Volumes ONTAP, the rest of their own data centers, and the cloud when using services such as Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP.
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