NetApp Keystone is once again in the leader’s circle―GigaOm Sonar Report for STaaS

In the 2024 Sonar Report for storage as a service (STaaS), GigaOm identifies STaaS platforms as vital for transforming how enterprises consume data storage infrastructures. Merging the agility and flexibility of cloud consumption models with the control, performance, and security of on-premises solutions, STaaS is becoming a significant driver of digital transformation.

Businesses are realizing the potential of STaaS solutions to avoid the drawbacks of conventional storage, which typically relies on significant capital outlay and complicated capacity planning. STaaS is perfect for IT leaders who want to modernize their IT, control and reduce IT costs, boost IT agility, and simplify their storage operations and management.

In the GigaOm report, NetApp Keystone^® STaaS is once again ranked as a Leader and a Fast Mover in this STaaS arena.

Categorized by GigaOm as an “excellent choice for enterprises prioritizing hybrid cloud integration and cost predictability,” Keystone is the only true hybrid multicloud STaaS offering in the market in a single subscription, You get unified data management across your on-premises and cloud environments. Keystone seamlessly integrates with the leading public cloud providers, including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, and it simplifies data mobility across any hybrid multicloud environment.

Through the AI-driven advanced analytics and automation capabilities of NetApp^® Data Infrastructure Insights, Keystone streamlines your hybrid cloud operations by providing real-time insights, predictive analytics and automated policies for enhanced data protection and security. It enables optimal resource planning, proactive troubleshooting, and efficient data management across your on-premises and cloud environments. With Keystone, your business can also monitor and orchestrate your entire hybrid data environment through the NetApp BlueXP^™ unified control plane. And you can choose how, where, and when to use your data services, no matter where your data is stored.

Rapid data growth, driven by digital transformation, the Internet of Things (IoT), and AI and machine learning (AI/ML) workloads, is straining conventional storage models. Heavy investment in on-premises infrastructure and its accompanying up-front capital expense, ongoing maintenance, and regular upgrades have caused many enterprises to overprovision and underutilize costly hardware in trying to meet their growing data demands.

With its strong emphasis on hybrid cloud compatibility and workload efficiency, Keystone is well suited to meet the demands of enterprises that run dynamic, data-intensive workloads. GigaOm reports that “the platform is also ideal for businesses managing…big data analytics, AI/ML applications, and high-performance computing.”

With Keystone, you get a scalable and flexible solution that enables you to easily expand storage capacity as your business grows. With a single consumption-based subscription, your company can eliminate up-front capital costs and purchase only the storage that you need now. Plus, you have the flexibility to quickly scale out capacity as your growing business needs dictate.

The flexibility of Keystone enables your organization to quickly and easily adjust to fluctuating storage demands, providing consistent performance across your various operational scenarios. A performance guarantee and data management features such as data tiering, deduplication, and compression help your organization better align your storage costs with your business needs and help simplify your ITOps. And with the Keystone performance SLA, you can be confident that your storage is achieving predictable high performance across file, block, object, and cloud services to better plan and manage your data-intensive workloads.

NetApp Keystone remains a STaaS Leader and Fast Mover in GigaOm’s Platform Play quadrant and continues to deliver innovative, scalable solutions with the power of NetApp intelligent data infrastructure. Keystone offers a unified hybrid cloud experience, simplified management, built-in data protection, and the ability to move storage spending across different environments. Those features combined with the integrated robust tools for workload optimization, data security, and compliance make Keystone a leading choice for diverse enterprise use cases.

If you’re ready to learn more about how NetApp Keystone STaaS can transform your data storage management, visit the Keystone webpage for more information.