The autonomous estate - Declaring outcomes over actions
From CLI to dashboards to safe autonomy: learn the new locally deployed NetApp Console unified control plane. Declare desired outcomes and named agents keep them true across ONTAP, StorageGRID, and E-Series—using your AI, air-gap ready.
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CJ (Christopher Johnson) is a senior product and technology leader with over 25 years of experience building and scaling enterprise platforms and AI infrastructure to multi-billion-dollar impact. At NetApp, he leads global teams across NetApp Console (BlueXP), AI, IAM, Security, Compliance, and Observability, driving innovation across the portfolio. At Google, CJ launched Google’s Assured Workloads/GovCloud and created Sovereign Cloud and AI products. At HPE, he created Propel and landed as a Gartner-recognized market success. Holding multiple patents in identity, orchestration, and UI design, he is a recognized voice in security, compliance, and AI-driven infrastructure, helping enterprises and governments adopt resilient, next-generation platforms. Fun fact: CJ was a firefighter in Colorado for 10 years, eventually serving as the Deputy Fire Chief of the Evergreen Fire Rescue.
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