NetApp announced an extension of its partnership with Google Cloud to deliver enhanced storage performance with the simplicity and the flexibility of the cloud through the Google Cloud NetApp Volumes.
The new managed storage service allows customers to efficiently bring business-critical workloads across both Windows and Linux environments to Google Cloud. Without refactoring code or redesigning processes, it can be used for the most demanding use cases like VMware and SAP migrations.
Key capabilities
The key capabilities of Google Cloud NetApp Volumes include the following:
- Enterprise-grade, multiprotocol file shares with rich SMB and NFS protocol support for the most demanding Windows or Linux workloads, including Google Cloud’s only storage service to support protocols such as SMB and NFSv4.1(and v3)
- Support for instant capacity additions or changes between performance tiers – without downtime – resulting in the ability to balance investment/performance in real-time
- Built-in data protection that creates efficient, block-level incremental backups that don’t impact uptime or performance while meeting RTO/RPO parameters to ensure optimum application availability
Vision to reality
“We see our mission as creating cloud storage and data services that are as forward-thinking and easy to use as possible, and this partnership allows us to continue making this vision a reality,” said Ronen Schwartz, senior vice president and general manager, Cloud Storage at NetApp.
“We’re thrilled to enhance our File Solutions portfolio by continuing our partnership with NetApp, bringing the flexibility of the cloud to our customers alongside data protection and efficiency,” said Sameet Agarwal, vice president and general manager, Google Cloud Storage.
