End of availability (EOA) of E2800 and E5700 occured on 08/11/2025
NetApp E-Series hybrid and EF-Series all flash arrays
“E” is for everything you could want in a flash storage array for your data-intensive specialized workloads such as AI and HPC, high-performance databases, and backup and recovery. With hybrid and all flash options, NetApp delivers fast, proven block storage to meet a wide range of your performance and capacity needs – within budget.
What’s new
The new NetApp EF50 and EF80 all-flash, block-optimized storage systems deliver fast, affordable block storage ideal for your specialized workloads including HPC, AI, and enterprise databases. Designed for organizations that need to process and manage large volumes of data, EF-Series provides consistent performance required to meet growing business demands.
Drive faster results to meet business demands
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Differences at a glance
Key workloads
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Boost performance on enterprise-proven SANtricity OS
E-Series and EF-Series are powered by the NetApp® SANtricity OS to maximize performance through extensive configuration flexibility, custom performance tuning, and complete control over data placement.
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In media environments like our own, it’s critical to have a storage system that delivers total reliability, guaranteed speed, and real flexibility.
Steve Penney, Head of Infrastructure, Red Bee Media
NetApp’s unstoppable momentum
In the same year Gartner® named NetApp a Leader in the Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Storage Platforms, we were recognized as a Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice. Now, we’re ranked #1 in Hybrid Cloud Storage in the Critical Capabilities report.
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“NetApp offers a comprehensive set of enterprise-grade capabilities that maintain consistency regardless of deployment model.” —GigaOm
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