CVO and AVS - Unifying the block stack with infrastructure-as-code

Emmanuel Martinez is a Sr. Product Solutions Architect at NetApp and serving as a Cloud Volumes ONTAP (CVO) Product Expert, driving innovation where enterprise storage meets automation, AI, and multi-cloud scale. \n\nEmmanuel leads global strategies for CVO HA + Azure VMware Solution (AVS) Block Storage, enabling hybrid cloud architectures that are resilient, high-performing, and DR-ready. He is deeply engaged in automation frameworks—leveraging Python, Terraform, Ansible, and REST APIs—to accelerate cloud adoption with precision and repeatability. \n\nPartnering closely with Azure, AWS, and GCP, Emmanuel aligns field insights with roadmap delivery and validates next-generation architectures. \n\nBeyond building solutions, he empowers teams worldwide through cookbooks, technical deep dives, and enablement sessions. \n\nPassionate about AI x Automation, Emmanuel is shaping cloud storage into an intelligent, self-optimizing ecosystem that adapts in real time to customer needs and future demands.