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Enhanced Manageability Software and New Software Packs and Bundles

NetApp today also announced System Manager to expand its manageability software offerings with a solution that enables storage experts and non-storage experts to easily leverage NetApp’s proven storage efficiency technologies. System Manager, which is free of charge, provides customers with out-of-the-box management of their FAS2000 and FAS3000 storage systems. System Manager is a Microsoft® Windows®-based tool that provides an easy-to-use graphical user interface (GUI) that automates common device management tasks and supports NetApp storage efficiency technologies like deduplication and thin provisioning to achieve greater cost savings and performance improvements.

Also, NetApp’s existing manageability products, which include Operations Manager, Protection Manager, and Provisioning Manager, now support a wider range of NetApp storage efficiency features such as deduplication, thin provisioning, and Snapshot™ copies. As a result, customers managing a large number of NetApp systems can automatically configure and deploy different storage efficiency technologies across their entire enterprise environment. By automating these complex operational processes, customers can save both time and money.

Furthermore, the new NetApp software packs and NetApp Select™ software bundles enable customers to realize the full savings that storage efficiency can deliver. Repackaging over 30 existing products into a small number of bundles, the new packs and bundles streamline the ordering process for both customers and partners and can provide substantial cost savings  when compared to purchasing products individually. The NetApp Select software bundles package protocol support along with several of the software packs into one offering.

“NetApp strives to empower customers with the storage efficiency tools necessary to improve business operations and drive down costs,” said Nick Thurlow, vice president of EMEA Sales at NetApp. “This notion of efficiency also extends to the actual cost and ordering process, which should be as simple and cost-effective as possible. With the latest enhancements to our software manageability product suite along with the new software packs and software bundles, we are addressing customer needs for a more simplified and streamlined experience.”

It’s great to see NetApp continuing the innovation of their storage platform, both in terms of improving the efficiency of their storage through deduplication, thin provisioning and Snapshot as well as furthering the ability of managing the storage using their GUI. If we can leverage smart technologies like thin provisioning coupled with SnapShot and deduplication, we can reduce the amount of storage required and extend the life of our existing storage which has to be a good thing when we consider the volume of storage continuing to increase. That we use a range of smart technologies, best practice and effective configuration to be more effective and efficient with our storage has to be the way forward, an interesting read, do check it out.

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