Re: Does NetApp still sell physical file servers?

Very well said, Michael. I totally agree with your comments.

On Fri, 12 Aug 2022, 14:39 Fenn, Michael, <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I don't think it's a stupid question at all.  If you go to
> https://www.netapp.com, you have to drill down through at least two
> levels of menu to even find the product pages for the FAS and AFF systems,
> which are not highlighted in any way.  If you weren't a current customer,
> you would assume that they had become some sort of cloud services company
> (which, of course, the intent).
>
>
>
> Compare with https://hpe.com (which is similar), and contrast with
> https://www.dell.com and https://www.purestorage.com, where you have
> pictures of hardware front and center.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michael
>
>
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> *Date: *Friday, August 12, 2022 at 9:26 AM
> *To: *Basil <[email protected]>
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> *Subject: *Re: Does NetApp still sell physical file servers?
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> There is a strong push at Netapp for cloud based recurring revenue. So I
> agree it was kind of a "stupid question" (I say this nicely) --  Netapp is
> not focused on prem/physical appliances as new growth. They are merely
> using FAS/GRID as a stepping stone (data fabric) via features like CVO,
> tiering, cloud backup etc.
>
> There is always going to be a place for onprem devices, in the coming year
> I think you'll see more of these workloads return on prem. The economy is
> forcing folks to admit maybe not all workloads are meant to be cloudy :) I
> guess, good news the data fabric is there to return the data back home!
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> On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 8:34 AM Basil <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> There will come a time when physical appliances are not profitable
> anymore. I don’t think it’s coming anytime soon, though.
>
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> On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 5:11 AM Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming <
> [email protected]> wrote:
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> On Fri, 12 Aug 2022 at 16:23, Sebastian Goetze <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Yes. (Was this a serious question???)
> >
> > https://www.netapp.com/data-storage/
> >
> > Scroll down to see FAS/AFF/ASA systems plus
> > E-Series/StorageGrid/Solidfire appliances...
> >
> >
> > Was that difficult to find?
> > The Data Fabric vision means *connecting* on-prem with cloud data
> services.
> > The Data Services e.g. ONTAP/StorageGrid/ElementOS can be delivered via
> > specialized HW ("appliances") or virtualized on VMware/Hyperscaler
> > (AWS/Azure/GCP/...)/Linux container.
> > Venturing into the cloud and offering services not available on-prem
> > (e.g. Spot) doesn't mean giving up on on-prem appliances.
>
> I saw the Wikipedia article that NetApp is specializing on cloud
> services. I thought it has given up on physical appliances.
>
> >
> >
> > my 2c
> >
> > Not a NetApp employee, just a Storage Instructor.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 12.08.2022 10:09, Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote:
> > > Subject: Does NetApp still sell physical file servers?
> > >
> > > Good day from Singapore,
> > >
> > > Does NetApp still sell physical file servers?
> > >
> > > I read from Wikipedia that NetApp, Inc. is an American hybrid cloud
> > > data services and data management company headquartered in San Jose,
> > > California. It has ranked in the Fortune 500 from 2012–2021. Founded
> > > in 1992 with an IPO in 1995, NetApp offers cloud data services for
> > > management of applications and data both online and physically.
> > >
> > > I see that NetApp has ventured into the cloud.
> > >
> > > Thank you.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming
> > > Targeted Individual in Singapore
> > > 12 Aug 2022 Fri
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