NetApp redefining hyperscaler partnerships for AI storage – SiliconANGLE

NetApp Inc. is rethinking its strategic positioning in enterprise storage. Beyond just hardware, the company is embracing the cloud, through hyperscaler partnerships, in ways that meet the needs of a rapidly evolving tech landscape. 

“Thanks to all three major hyperscaler partners in Amazon, Microsoft and Google, we are in more than 100 regions now,” said Pravjit Tiwana (pictured), senior vice president and general manager of the Cloud Storage Business Unit at NetApp. “The global availability; if a customer needs data in a local sovereign or wants an air gap, all those capabilities are there. On top of that, they also get a lot of things around security which hyperscaler partners are investing in.”

Tiwana spoke with theCUBE Research’s Rob Strechay and Rebecca Knight at NetApp Insight, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed NetApp’s strong cloud hyperscaler partnerships, AI integration, hybrid cloud data management and a focus on security and customer-driven innovation. (* Disclosure below.)

Tapping hyperscaler partnerships to simplify AI and data storage

NetApp’s unique position allows the company to offer global availability and high security standards, combining their ONTAP storage capabilities with the cutting-edge technologies of hyperscalers. This partnership-driven strategy provides customers with strong security, compliance and seamless access to powerful tools such as Amazon Bedrock and Google’s AI services.

“We are together raising the bar on security, getting the best from the hyperscaler side of the things, best from ONTAP side,” Tiwana said. “The same thing goes around compliances. Our customers can get all those capabilities now natively available as part of the first-party service. It’s a combination of all the goodness which we have both on the ONTAP side and the hyperscaler side, which is powerful for our customers.”

NetApp’s cloud partnerships also extend into the AI realm. As AI continues to reshape industries, NetApp ensures that customers can use tools such as Vertex AI without the complexity of moving data, according to Tiwana.

“Every solution which is out there or every capability which is out there is based on what they’re hearing from their customers, and our customers have trusted with us for storage needs for more than two decades at this point,” he said.

Here’s the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE Research’s coverage of NetApp Insight: 

(* Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner for NetApp Insight. Neither NetApp Inc., the sponsor of theCUBE’s event coverage, nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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