NetApp Data ONTAP 8: Unified Architecture

With native support for a variety of network protocols, the NetApp® Data ONTAP® 8 storage platform is ideal for consolidating your mixed IT environment.

In today's collaborative business environment, you need a unified storage platform that can handle different type of files and data from various sources—including user files, e-mail, and databases. NetApp Data ONTAP 8 works as a "unification engine," supporting SAN and NAS workloads natively, including Fibre Channel, FCoE, and iSCSI, as well as NFS and CIFS protocols. The platform scales, regardless of protocol, from small to large systems using the same features and management tools.

Data ONTAP 8 is ideal for your virtualized, UNIX®, Windows®, and Linux® environments, no matter how complex your storage configuration. You focus on your applications—let Data ONTAP 8 handle the security and availability of your data.

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