#1 most frequent
United States of America
53.0%53 installations of 100
What is NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP?
NetApp's Cloud Volumes ONTAP combines data control with enterprise-class storage features for various use cases, including file shares and block-level storage serving NAS and SAN protocols (NFS, SMB / CIFS, and iSCSI), Disaster Recovery (DR), Backup and Archive, DevOps, Databases (SQL, Oracle, NoSQL), or any other enterprise workload.
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Who Buys & Uses NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP
#2 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
9.0%9 installations of 100
#3 most frequent
Canada
6.0%6 installations of 100
ONTAP is ON TOP
Pros
- Dynamic mapping of storage devices--topology mapping
- Data tiering--compression and deduplication
- Centralized management of all storage components
Cons
- Tighter integration with third-party (non-storage) monitoring tools
- CMDB classifications break down when integrating with ServiceNow
- Migrating storage workloads from one cloud service provider to another
Return on Investment
- Positive Benefit: Measurable customer satisfaction increase by 50% attributed to visibility
- Positive Benefit: Go-to-market time saving--reduced time by two weeks
- Neutral Impact: Integration with third-party monitoring was not made easier but was able to be completed
Alternatives Considered
ScienceLogic SL1, SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM) and Tivoli Storage Manager
Other Software Used
ScienceLogic SL1, SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM), IBM Tivoli Monitoring
Free up storage space with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP
Pros
- Simplicity
- Flexibility
- Cost savings
Cons
- Additional cloud vendor support
- Expanded capabilities
- Lower pricing tiers for licensing
- Free/included entry tier
Return on Investment
- Not really any noticeable impact yet
- We are utilizing the free tier that is provided as a promotion with current systems
- It remains to be seen if it will continue to be enough value to renew the subscription
Other Software Used
Zimbra, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Junos Network Operating System (Junos OS)
NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP just works
Pros
- Ease of allocation and management of storage in AWS
- Less costly than the native storage management on AWS over 10Tb
- Performance and scalability
- Easy to setup and configure
Cons
- More competitive pricing at lower volumes of storage
- Make it possible to manage storage across hybrid and multiple cloud environments
Return on Investment
- Increased costs at lower data volumes but better pricing by 20% over 10Tb
- Easier to manage storage volumes with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP
- Better performance with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP
Alternatives Considered
AWS Storage Gateway
Other Software Used
AWS Lambda, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Microsoft Azure Active Directory
NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP - The easy way to dip your feet into the Cloud
Pros
- Integrates into major Cloud vendors.
- Integrates with NetApp infrastructure.
Cons
- See additional integration with other storage vendors.
- Create single pane of view with integrated ONTAP systems.
Return on Investment
- Increased savings from on-prem data center costs.
- Ease of integration into preexisting environment.
Alternatives Considered
IBM Cloud Backup and IBM Cloud Block Storage
Other Software Used
VMware ESXi, NetApp StorageGRID, IBM Spectrum Protect
