NetApp Integrates with VMware® vCloud™ Director to Improve IT Flexibility and Efficiency
Sydney, AUSTRALIA - 1 September 2010
- Today at VMworld 2010, NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) announced
support for VMware vCloud™ Director software to extend
NetApp's current leadership in delivering shared storage
infrastructure for virtualized environments. VMware vCloud Director
enables the delivery of cloud-based IT services for both private
and public clouds ranging from on-demand, pay-as-you go
infrastructure to enterprise-class, production-ready service
offerings. Now VMware® vCloud™ Director customers can
immediately benefit from the storage efficiency, data protection,
and rapid provisioning features already available for VMware
virtualized infrastructures.
A secure shared infrastructure provides the
foundation necessary to fully realize the business flexibility and
operational efficiencies made possible by a cloud service model.
Cloud infrastructures built using NetApp's proven architecture and
best practices enable organizations to rapidly make the transition
from a virtualized IT environment to cloud computing based on
VMware technology.
"VMware is pleased to work with NetApp to
enable the evolution of existing virtual environments to a cloud
services model that helps organizations meet business needs with
greater agility and lower costs," said Gary Green, vice president,
Global Strategic Alliances, VMware. "By integrating VMware
vCloud™ Director, NetApp is able to extend its shared storage
infrastructure and help ease and accelerate our customers' journey
to IT as a service."
NetApp's integration with VMware vCloud
Director will enable administrators to automate the creation and
deployment of virtual resources for application users, such as
internal business units. NetApp® storage systems minimize the
capacity needed for each new virtual resource deployed in a shared
environment by leveraging thin provisioning and deduplication
technology. Integrated data protection technology can create
space-efficient copies of data, which can be stored either locally
or on remote systems to provide both backup and disaster recovery
for a cloud environment.
"NetApp has proven to be a great partner for
us in delivering innovative cloud-based services," said Randy
Rowland, Terremark's senior vice president for Product Development.
"NetApp's unified storage platform helps us deploy our cloud
services to quickly meet strong customer demand for our cloud
computing products. As we continue to provide flexible,
cost-effective cloud solutions for our enterprise customers, the
combination of NetApp's solutions and their Service Provider
Program is critical to reducing costs and delivering world-class
service."
In addition, the NetApp Partner
Program recently integrated service providers into the broader
NetApp solution partner ecosystem. The first of its kind in the
storage industry, this global program supports service providers as
they deploy enterprise-class cloud services on NetApp's efficient
storage and data management solutions. It also offers service
providers access to marketing and sales support, allowing them to
differentiate their services, and help speed time to market.
"Customers benefit from improved operating
and storage efficiencies by leveraging NetApp's shared storage
infrastructure with VMware® vCloud™ Director," said
Patrick Rogers, vice president of Solutions and Alliances at
NetApp. "Working together, NetApp and VMware enable enterprise
customers and service providers to easily and cost-effectively
evolve to a cloud service model by building upon their existing
virtualized infrastructure."
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