What is NetApp mission statement?

“Our mission is to support companies throughout the digital transformation process, delivering hybrid cloud data services that radically improve organizational efficiency and create new business opportunities.”

What makes NetApp unique?

NetApp HCI is different from conventional HCI designs because it has dedicated storage nodes, while other HCI systems like Dell EMC VxRail or vSAN do not have dedicated storage nodes and utilize disk drives installed in each server.

What are three benefits of NetApp cloud volume service?

Cloud Volumes ONTAP is rich in functionality, including file and block access, efficient NetApp Snapshot™ copies, thin clones, integrated block data replication, data encryption, efficient data reduction, cold data tiering, high availability, high performance caching, and more.

What is NPS NetApp?

NetApp Private Storage (NPS) for Cloud keeps your data on NetApp storage “next to” rather than “in” the cloud. This gives you the benefit of the elasticity of public cloud compute while you maintaining complete control of your data on dedicated high-performance NetApp storage systems.

What is cloud volumes NetApp?

NetApp® Cloud Volumes ONTAP® is a software-defined storage offering that delivers advanced data management for file and block workloads. With Cloud Volumes ONTAP, you can optimize your cloud storage costs and increase application performance while enhancing data protection, security, and compliance.

What is aggregate in NetApp storage?

An aggregate is a collection of disks (or partitions) arranged into one or more RAID groups. It is the most basic storage object within ONTAP and is required to allow for the provisioning of space for connected hosts.

How does NetApp write data to disk?

NVRAM will write the data back into system memory, and from there it will be written to disk in the next consistency point. The data is written to NVRAM on both Controllers in an HA pair so that if there is a takeover the HA peer has the data and can write it to disk.

What OS does NetApp run?

ONTAP operating system
NetApp storage arrays use highly customized hardware and the proprietary ONTAP operating system, both originally designed by NetApp founders David Hitz and James Lau specifically for storage-serving purposes. ONTAP is NetApp’s internal operating system, specially optimized for storage functions at high and low level.