To provide new levels of storage performance along with the convenience and adaptability of the cloud, NetApp, a cloud-driven, data-centric software business, has announced an extension of its relationship with Google Cloud. 

 

Customers can easily move business-critical workloads from Windows and Linux environments to Google Cloud with the help of Google Cloud NetApp Volumes, which is now offered as a fully-managed, first-party service on Google Cloud. This is true even for the most demanding use cases, like VMware and SAP migrations, since no code or business procedures need to be changed.

 

"NetApp's innovative offering with Google Cloud sets the standard for enterprise-class features in public cloud file storage, establishing a benchmark for the industry,” says Dave McCarthy, research vice president for cloud and edge infrastructure services at IDC. “The recognition of NetApp's name alongside the cloud provider in this first party service underscores its commitment to driving cutting-edge cloud storage solutions that address customer and market challenges."

 

NetApp ONTAP data management tools and cloud services form the foundation of Google Cloud NetApp Volumes. Through an automated storage service that is fully integrated into its service ecosystem and offers enterprise-grade storage, data protection, and business continuity across workloads, the alliance now enables clients to seamlessly expand their workloads into Google Cloud.

 

“By extending our collaboration with Google Cloud, NetApp is putting ONTAP storage and data management capabilities into the hands of Google Cloud customers as a first-party service, making it simple to use enterprise-grade storage in their critical workloads, optimize file storage and support Windows, Linux, SAP and VMware workloads,” says Ronen Schwartz, senior vice president and general manager of Cloud Storage at NetApp.