NetApp announced several new products, including an all-flash SAN array for block storage. The ASA (All-Flash SAN Array) A-Series family is said to simplify the deployment of modern SAN infrastructure while providing guaranteed availability and efficiency. NetApp also introduced a Ransomware Recovery Guarantee.
NetApp announced several new products, including an all-flash SAN array for block storage. The ASA (All-Flash SAN Array) A-Series family is said to simplify the deployment of modern SAN infrastructure while providing guaranteed availability and efficiency. NetApp also introduced a Ransomware Recovery Guarantee.
The NetApp ASA A-Series is a line of SAN-specific flash storage systems designed to deliver better performance, scalability, data availability, efficiency, and hybrid cloud connectivity for business-critical applications and databases. The ASA A-Series consists of five models, each supporting a maximum scale-out of 12 nodes. Effective capacity ranges from 13PB on the A150 and up to 351PB for the A900.
Features of ASA A-Series include:
- 99.9999 percent data availability guarantee
- NetApp’s 4:1 Storage Efficiency Guarantee
- More efficient with up to 50 percent lower power consumption than competitors
- All-NVMe performance flash with NVMe/FC, NVMe/TCP, FC, and iSCSI protocols
- Symmetric active-active architecture for continuous data access
- Storage Lifecycle Program for non-disruptive upgrades to the latest technology at no additional cost
- Integrated data protection and hybrid cloud connectivity can extend to AWS, AZURE, and Google Cloud
NetApp ASA A-Series
| ASA A900 | ASA A800 | ASA A400 | ASA A250 | ASA A150 | |
| Best for | Performance-driven block workloads and mission-critical applications that require high resilience | Most demanding block workloads that require ultra-low latency | Most enterprise applications running on SAN that require the best balance of performance and cost | Mid-size businesses and small enterprises that require simplicity and best value for SAN | Small and mid-size businesses that require simplicity and best value for SAN |
| Maximum scale-out | 12 nodes | 12 nodes | 12 nodes | 12 nodes | 12 nodes |
| Maximum SSD | 2880 | 1440 | 2880 | 288 | 432 |
| Maximum effective capacity | 351PB | 158PB | 351PB | 26PB | 13PB |
| Controller chassis form factor | 8U | 4U; 48 internal SSD slots | 4U | 2U; 24 internal SSD slots | 2U; 24 internal SSD slots |
| Power consumption (median) | 2450W (with NS224) | 1463W | 890W (with DS224C) | 491W | 300W |
| 1240W (with NS224) |
NetApp Ransomware Recovery Guarantee
The NetApp Ransomware Recovery Guarantee leverages the NetApp ONTAP security and ransomware protection features. ONTAP can automatically block known malicious file types, block rogue admins and malicious users with multi-admin verification, and tamper-proof snapshots that can’t be deleted. If data copies can’t be recovered with help from NetApp or partner assistance, NetApp will offer compensation (specific terms and conditions apply).
Other announcements include:
- ONTAP One is available for all AFF, ASA, and FAS systems. NetApp is also making the capabilities built into ONTAP One available to existing deployed systems under support.
- ONTAP May 2023 Release improves ransomware protection and management of consolidated workloads.
- StorageGRID 11.7 & StorageGRID SGF6112, a new version of the StorageGRID software with advanced capabilities for disaster recovery, updates for security and compliance, simplified user experience, a next-generation all-Flash object storage appliance with improved performance and density to support rapidly growing performance-hungry object workloads with large amounts of data, including AI, analytics, and data lakes.
- NetApp Advance has expanded, growing NetApp’s portfolio of simplified buyer programs and guarantees.
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