Re: Does NetApp still sell physical file servers?

I agree it should be on the front page, although this is available from the
front page 1 level down
https://www.netapp.com/data-storage/san-storage-area-network/

Mark

On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 10:06 AM Ashwin Pawar <[email protected]>
wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *Toasters <[email protected]> on behalf of Douglas
>> Siggins <[email protected]>
>> *Date: *Friday, August 12, 2022 at 9:26 AM
>> *To: *Basil <[email protected]>
>> *Cc: *"[email protected]" <[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!
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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