NetApp & AWS collaboration enhances hybrid cloud solutions

NetApp has announced a new integrated solution with AWS Outposts, allowing users to simplify hybrid cloud deployments by using NetApp on-premises enterprise storage arrays through the AWS Management Console.

NetApp's new solution provides AWS Outposts users with an integrated way to manage block data volumes for applications running on both AWS Outposts and NetApp on-premises enterprise storage arrays. AWS Outposts is a fully managed service that brings AWS infrastructure and services to on-premises or edge locations, offering a consistent hybrid experience.

Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at NetApp, Jonsi Stefansson, commented on the capabilities this integration offers: "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."

This integration promises a simplified user experience by allowing customers to attach block data volumes from NetApp's storage arrays to Amazon EC2 instances on Outposts directly from the AWS Management Console. The solution also claims to enhance infrastructure resilience and optimisation by enabling users to utilise tools such as NetApp SnapMirror and NetApp Snapshot for data management within AWS Outposts deployments.

According to NetApp, the integration with AWS Outposts will also provide a seamless hybrid cloud experience by leveraging NetApp's unified data storage approach. This aims to ensure consistent data management and protection across different environments, including AWS Local Zones and cloud services like Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP.

In a related development, NetApp's Spot division has introduced enhancements to its infrastructure optimisation solution, Spot Ocean, for container and Kubernetes management.

As application workloads increase, the scalable nature of Spot Ocean is designed to optimise infrastructure use while controlling costs.

The Spot Ocean upgrades include a fast-response auto-scaler that matches infrastructure to workload demands, an enhanced process for utilising existing resources before resorting to on-demand instances, and an updated dashboard for increased visibility into cost efficiency and infrastructure performance.