NetApp Delivers Simple, Affordable, and Application-First Hybrid Cloud Solution
NetApp , a global
cloud-led, data centric software company, announced they are targeting
small and medium businesses with a new bundled virtualization solution that
will be sold and marketed by Fujitsu, a VMware and NetApp reseller. The
solution delivers an integrated and affordable virtualized infrastructure
solution to help small and medium businesses simplify and accelerate the
management of traditional and modern applications, sold and supported through
Fujitsu and Fujitsu partners. It uses the latest VMware vSphere 8
virtualization software, Fujitsu PRIMERGY Servers, and NetApp all-flash storage
systems, complete with NetApp ONTAP integration to vSphere.
According to
a 2023 IDC European CloudOps survey, approximately 60 percent of
organizations surveyed are spending two-to-three times more in the cloud than
they had originally budgeted. As a result, many organizations today are taking
an application-first, cloud-smart approach to how they build a hybrid and
multicloud architecture and maintain flexibility and control of their virtual
machines (VMs) and data.
“Small and midsize
business require reliable technologies that can deliver enterprise-grade
capabilities, but often find what’s available both complex and cost
prohibitive,” said Jenni Flinders, Senior Vice President, WW Partner
Organization at NetApp. “As we celebrate the 25th anniversary
of our partnership with Fujitsu, we’re bringing a simplified and integrated
virtualized infrastructure solution to the SMB market that delivers
enterprise-class, hybrid multicloud architecture at an affordable price.”
The combination of
the latest VMware vSphere virtualization software, Fujitsu PRIMERGY Servers,
and NetApp All-Flash systems helps IT organizations deploy a cost-effective and
efficient cloud-ready platform that is architected forward to seamlessly move
workloads to public cloud providers of choice and bring workloads back
on-premises if desired while maintaining operational consistency.
“At Fujitsu, we are
committed to delivering innovative solutions to market that empower our
customers, regardless of their size or industry,” said Christian Leutner, Vice
President and Head of European Platform Business at Fujitsu. “Our collaboration
with NetApp means we can now deliver simplified, cost-effective virtualization
solutions to our customers, allowing us to focus on innovation and to gain
competitive edge.”
Key benefits of this bundled solution
include:
- VMware vSphere 8
enterprise virtualization software, which brings the benefits of cloud to
on-premises deployments
- Fujitsu PRIMERGY Servers running the latest Intel x86 processors, Fujitsu
Software Infrastructure Manager (SIM), and Fujitsu Professional Services
- NetApp all-flash A150 storage management arrays offering enterprise-class
performance at entry-level price
- NetApp ONTAP data management software and API integrations to vSphere to
simplify storage provisioning and operations
- NetApp Software Bundle, which includes NetApp technologies such as
SnapCenter, SnapMirror, SnapRestore and FlexClone to offload and simplify data
management operations
“We’ve all seen a
strong shift from cloud-first to cloud-smart approaches as IT organizations
seek solutions with the fastest ROI for the business,” says Ricky Cooper, Head
Partner of WW Partner and Commercial Sales at VMware. “Together with Fujitsu
and NetApp, we offer customers a world class and affordable hybrid cloud
infrastructure for their customer workloads.”
NetApp, Fujitsu,
and VMware are focused on helping customers simplify and standardize IT
infrastructure and operations. The result for customers is an enterprise-class,
virtualized, cloud-smart, and complete infrastructure with simplified
procurement, services, and support, affordably priced for the midmarket.
The Fujitsu,
NetApp, VMware Hybrid Cloud solution is available and sold through Fujitsu
directly and through Fujitsu, NetApp, and VMware authorized channel partners.
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