NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Score9.1 out of 10

16 Reviews and Ratings

What is NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?

NetApp's Cloud Volumes ONTAP combines data control with enterprise-class storage features for various use cases, including file shares and block-level storage serving NAS and SAN protocols (NFS, SMB / CIFS, and iSCSI), Disaster Recovery (DR), Backup and Archive, DevOps, Databases (SQL, Oracle, NoSQL), or any other enterprise workload.

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Finance and Insurance

28.9%

28 installations of 97

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Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

19.6%

19 installations of 97

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Manufacturing

18.6%

18 installations of 97

Gary Slebrch View profile

Director of Enterprise IT in Corporate at General Dynamics Information Technology (10,001+ employees employees)

Pros

Dynamic mapping of storage devices--topology mapping
Data tiering--compression and deduplication
Centralized management of all storage components

Cons

Tighter integration with third-party (non-storage) monitoring tools
CMDB classifications break down when integrating with ServiceNow
Migrating storage workloads from one cloud service provider to another

Return on Investment

Positive Benefit: Measurable customer satisfaction increase by 50% attributed to visibility
Positive Benefit: Go-to-market time saving--reduced time by two weeks
Neutral Impact: Integration with third-party monitoring was not made easier but was able to be completed

Alternatives Considered

ScienceLogic SL1, SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM) and Tivoli Storage Manager

Other Software Used

ScienceLogic SL1, SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM), IBM Tivoli Monitoring

Randy Carpenter View profile

Vice President in Information Technology at First Network Group, Inc. (11-50 employees employees)

Pros

Simplicity
Flexibility
Cost savings

Cons

Additional cloud vendor support
Expanded capabilities
Lower pricing tiers for licensing
Free/included entry tier

Return on Investment

Not really any noticeable impact yet
We are utilizing the free tier that is provided as a promotion with current systems
It remains to be seen if it will continue to be enough value to renew the subscription

Other Software Used

Zimbra, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Junos Network Operating System (Junos OS)

Bill Floyd

CIO/CTO in Information Technology at Lexipol (501-1000 employees employees)

Pros

Ease of allocation and management of storage in AWS
Less costly than the native storage management on AWS over 10Tb
Performance and scalability
Easy to setup and configure

Cons

More competitive pricing at lower volumes of storage
Make it possible to manage storage across hybrid and multiple cloud environments

Return on Investment

Increased costs at lower data volumes but better pricing by 20% over 10Tb
Easier to manage storage volumes with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP
Better performance with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Alternatives Considered

AWS Storage Gateway

Other Software Used

AWS Lambda, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Microsoft Azure Active Directory

Verified User

Administrator in Information Technology (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

Integrates into major Cloud vendors.
Integrates with NetApp infrastructure.

Cons

See additional integration with other storage vendors.
Create single pane of view with integrated ONTAP systems.

Return on Investment

Increased savings from on-prem data center costs.
Ease of integration into preexisting environment.

Alternatives Considered

IBM Cloud Backup and IBM Cloud Block Storage

Other Software Used

VMware ESXi, NetApp StorageGRID, IBM Spectrum Protect

Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure

HPE Cloud Volumes, now on greenlake

Pure Storage Cloud Block Store, an option from Pure Storage

NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

What is NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?

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