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{{Infobox company
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| name = NetApp, Inc.
| name = NetApp, Inc.
| former_name = Network Appliance, Inc. (1992–2008)
| former_name = Network Appliance, Inc. (1992–2008)
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| hq_location_country = U.S.
| hq_location_country = U.S.
| area_served = Worldwide
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{ubl|[[George Kurian]] ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])|[[César Cernuda]] ([[President (corporate title)|president]])|Mike Nevens ([[chairman]])}}
| key_people = {{ubl|[[George_Kurian_(businessman)|George Kurian]] ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])|[[César Cernuda]] ([[President (corporate title)|president]])|Mike Nevens ([[chairman]])}}
| industry = {{Unbulleted list| [[Cloud computing]] | [[Data storage device|Storage device]] }}
| industry = {{Unbulleted list| [[Cloud computing]] | [[Data storage device|Storage device]] }}
| products = {{hlist
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  | [[Network-attached storage|NAS storage]]
  | [[Network-attached storage|NAS storage]]
  | [[Computer network|Networking]] | Software}}
  | [[Computer network|Networking]] | Software}}
| revenue = {{decrease}} {{US$|6.57 billion|link=yes}} (2025)
| revenue = {{increase}} {{US$|6.57 billion|link=yes}} (2025)
| operating_income = {{increase}} US$1.33 billion (2025)
| operating_income = {{increase}} US$1.34 billion (2025)
| net_income = {{increase}} US$1,186 million (2025)
| net_income = {{increase}} US$1.19 billion (2025)
| assets = {{increase}} US$10.82 billion (2025)
| assets = {{increase}} US$10.8 billion (2025)
| equity = {{decrease}} US$1.04 billion (2025)
| equity = {{decrease}} US$1.04 billion (2025)
| num_employees = 11,700
| num_employees = 11,700
| num_employees_year = 2025
| num_employees_year = 2025
| website = {{Official URL}}
| website = {{Official URL}}
| footnotes = Financials {{as of|2024|4|26|lc=y|df=US}}.<ref name="fiscal2025">{{cite web |url=https://www.stockinsights.ai/us/NTAP/10-K/fy25-9128#consolidated_statements_operations |title= NetApp, Inc. FY 2024 Annual Report (Form 10-K) |website=stockinsights.ai|date=June 10, 2025}}</ref>
| footnotes = Financials {{as of|2025|04|25|lc=y|df=US}}.<ref name="fiscal2025">{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001002047/000095017025083705/ntap-20250425.htm |title= NetApp, Inc. FY 2025 Annual Report (Form 10-K) |publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |date=June 9, 2025}}</ref>
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'''NetApp, Inc.''' is an American data infrastructure company that provides unified data storage, integrated data services, and cloud operations (CloudOps) solutions to enterprise customers. The company is based in [[San Jose, California]]. It has ranked in the [[Fortune 500|''Fortune'' 500]] from 2012 to 2021.<ref name=fortune500>{{cite web|title=NetApp|url=https://fortune.com/company/netapp/fortune500/|website=Fortune 500|publisher=Time Inc|access-date=May 31, 2022}}</ref> Founded in 1992<ref name=corpbrief>{{cite web| title=Corporate brief| url=http://investors.netapp.com/ | publisher=NetApp | access-date=September 27, 2013}}</ref> with an [[initial public offering]] in 1995,<ref name=faqs>{{cite web|title=FAQs|url=http://investors.netapp.com/faq.cfm|website=NetApp|access-date=August 25, 2016}}</ref> NetApp offers cloud data services for management of applications and data both online and physically.
'''NetApp, Inc.''' is an American data infrastructure company that provides unified data storage, integrated data services, and cloud operations (CloudOps) solutions to enterprise customers. The company is based in [[San Jose, California]]. It has ranked in the [[Fortune 500|''Fortune'' 500]] from 2012 to 2021.<ref name=fortune500>{{cite web|title=NetApp|url=https://fortune.com/company/netapp/fortune500/|website=Fortune 500|publisher=Time Inc|access-date=May 31, 2022|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531063011/https://fortune.com/company/netapp/fortune500/|url-status=live}}</ref> Founded in 1992<ref name=corpbrief>{{cite web | title=Corporate brief | url=http://investors.netapp.com/ | publisher=NetApp | access-date=September 27, 2013 | archive-date=September 21, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921121012/http://investors.netapp.com/ | url-status=live }}</ref> with an [[initial public offering]] in 1995,<ref name=faqs>{{cite web|title=FAQs|url=http://investors.netapp.com/faq.cfm|website=NetApp|access-date=August 25, 2016|archive-date=August 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830025138/http://investors.netapp.com/faq.cfm|url-status=live}}</ref> NetApp offers cloud data services for management of applications and data both online and physically.


==History==
==History==
[[File:NetApp Building 1.jpg|thumb|right|Former headquarters in Sunnyvale (which later became home to [[Walmart]]'s West Coast office hub)<ref name="TRD">{{cite news |last1=TRD Staff |title=Walmart subleases 719K sf office campus in Sunnyvale |url=https://therealdeal.com/san-francisco/2023/11/10/walmart-subleases-719k-sf-office-campus-in-sunnyvale/ |work=The Real Deal |date=November 10, 2023}}</ref>]]
[[File:NetApp Building 1.jpg|thumb|right|Former headquarters in Sunnyvale (which later became home to [[Walmart]]'s West Coast office hub)<ref name="TRD">{{cite news |last1=TRD Staff |title=Walmart subleases 719K sf office campus in Sunnyvale |url=https://therealdeal.com/san-francisco/2023/11/10/walmart-subleases-719k-sf-office-campus-in-sunnyvale/ |work=The Real Deal |date=November 10, 2023 |archive-date=February 23, 2025 |access-date=February 23, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250223030434/https://therealdeal.com/san-francisco/2023/11/10/walmart-subleases-719k-sf-office-campus-in-sunnyvale/ |url-status=live }}</ref>]]
NetApp was founded in 1992 by [[David Hitz]], James Lau,<ref>{{cite web | title=Executive Bios | url=http://www.netapp.com/us/company/news/press-room/lau_j_bio.html | publisher=NetApp | year=2012 | access-date=April 13, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604020420/http://www.netapp.com/us/company/news/press-room/lau_j_bio.html | archive-date=June 4, 2012  }}</ref> and Michael Malcolm<ref>{{Cite news | title=Michael Malcolm Resigns as Chairman of the Board of CacheFlow to Focus on New Start-Up Opportunity | url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_Nov_13/ai_66870672 | work=Business Wire | date=November 13, 2000 | access-date=April 14, 2009 | archive-date=July 8, 2012 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708003002/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_Nov_13/ai_66870672/  }}</ref> as '''Network Appliance, Inc.'''<ref>{{cite web |date=September 27, 2004 |title=Giant Firm winner: Network Appliance Inc. |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2004/09/27/focus12.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=May 24, 2019 |work=Triangle Business Journal}}</ref> At the time, its major competitor was [[Auspex Systems]]. In 1994, NetApp received venture capital funding from [[Sequoia Capital]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sequoiacap.com/company/network-appliance/ | title=Sequoia Capital funds NetApp | access-date=December 12, 2007 | archive-date=October 16, 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061016041019/http://www.sequoiacap.com/company/network-appliance/  }}</ref>  
NetApp was founded in 1992 by [[David Hitz]], James Lau,<ref>{{cite web | title=Executive Bios | url=http://www.netapp.com/us/company/news/press-room/lau_j_bio.html | publisher=NetApp | year=2012 | access-date=April 13, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604020420/http://www.netapp.com/us/company/news/press-room/lau_j_bio.html | archive-date=June 4, 2012  }}</ref> and Michael Malcolm<ref>{{Cite news | title=Michael Malcolm Resigns as Chairman of the Board of CacheFlow to Focus on New Start-Up Opportunity | url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_Nov_13/ai_66870672 | work=Business Wire | date=November 13, 2000 | access-date=April 14, 2009 | archive-date=July 8, 2012 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708003002/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_Nov_13/ai_66870672/  }}</ref> as '''Network Appliance, Inc.'''<ref>{{cite web |date=September 27, 2004 |title=Giant Firm winner: Network Appliance Inc. |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2004/09/27/focus12.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=May 24, 2019 |work=Triangle Business Journal |archive-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525063938/https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2004/09/27/focus12.html |url-status=live }}</ref> At the time, its major competitor was [[Auspex Systems]]. In 1994, NetApp received venture capital funding from [[Sequoia Capital]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sequoiacap.com/company/network-appliance/ | title=Sequoia Capital funds NetApp | access-date=December 12, 2007 | archive-date=October 16, 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061016041019/http://www.sequoiacap.com/company/network-appliance/  }}</ref> In 2006, NetApp sold the NetCache product line to [[Blue Coat Systems]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://news.techworld.com/networking/6297/netapp-sells-netcache-to-blue-coat/?siteSection= | title = NetApp sells NetCache to Blue Coat | author = Bryan Betts | publisher = Techworld | date = June 26, 2006 | access-date = January 22, 2019 | archive-date = March 10, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120310063831/http://news.techworld.com/networking/6297/netapp-sells-netcache-to-blue-coat/?siteSection= }}</ref> In 2008, Network Appliance officially changed its legal name to NetApp, Inc., reflecting the nickname by which it was already well-known.<ref>{{cite web | author=Modine, Austin | title=NetApp changes name to NetApp | url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/10/netapp_changes_name_to_netapp/ | work=The Register | date=March 10, 2008 | access-date=May 24, 2019 | archive-date=March 13, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313210217/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/10/netapp_changes_name_to_netapp/ | url-status=live }}</ref> On June 1, 2015, Tom Georgens stepped down as CEO and was replaced by [[George Kurian (businessman)|George Kurian]].<ref name="newceo">{{cite web | title=NetApp Announces Changes to Executive Leadership Team and Board of Directors | url=http://www.netapp.com/us/company/news/press-releases/news-rel-20150601-55298.aspx | publisher=NetApp | date=June 1, 2015 | access-date=June 1, 2015 | archive-date=June 2, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602153021/http://www.netapp.com/us/company/news/press-releases/news-rel-20150601-55298.aspx | url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2018, NetApp announced its first end-to-end NVMe array called All Flash FAS A800 with the release of ONTAP 9.4 software.<ref>{{cite web
 
On November 21, 1995, NetApp became a public company via an [[initial public offering]], opening on [[Nasdaq]] at $13.50 per share.
 
NetApp thrived in the [[internet bubble]] years of the mid-1990s to 2001, during which the company grew to $1&nbsp;billion in annual revenue. After the bubble burst, NetApp's revenues quickly declined to $800&nbsp;million in its fiscal year 2002. Since then, the company's revenue has steadily climbed.
 
In 2006, NetApp sold the NetCache product line to [[Blue Coat Systems]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://news.techworld.com/networking/6297/netapp-sells-netcache-to-blue-coat/?siteSection= | title = NetApp sells NetCache to Blue Coat | author = Bryan Betts | publisher = Techworld | date = June 26, 2006 | access-date = January 22, 2019 | archive-date = March 10, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120310063831/http://news.techworld.com/networking/6297/netapp-sells-netcache-to-blue-coat/?siteSection= }}</ref>
 
In 2008, Network Appliance officially changed its legal name to NetApp, Inc., reflecting the nickname by which it was already well-known.<ref>{{cite web | author=Modine, Austin | title=NetApp changes name to NetApp | url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/10/netapp_changes_name_to_netapp/ | work=The Register | date=March 10, 2008 | access-date=May 24, 2019 }}</ref>
 
On June 1, 2015, Tom Georgens stepped down as CEO and was replaced by [[George Kurian]].<ref name="newceo">{{cite web| title=NetApp Announces Changes to Executive Leadership Team and Board of Directors | url=http://www.netapp.com/us/company/news/press-releases/news-rel-20150601-55298.aspx | publisher=NetApp | date=June 1, 2015 | access-date=June 1, 2015}}</ref>
 
In May 2018, NetApp announced its first end-to-end NVMe array called All Flash FAS A800 with the release of ONTAP 9.4 software.<ref>{{cite web
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  |title      = The Future Is Now: AI-Ready, Cloud-Connected, NVMe All-Flash Storage
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In January 2019, Dave Hitz announced his retirement from NetApp.
 
== Organization ==
== Organization ==
George Kurian is the [[Chief executive officer|Chief Executive Officer]] of NetApp and a member of the [[Board of directors|Board of Directors]]. He joined the company in 2011. The President of NetApp is César Cernuda. In December 2009, Mike Nevens was appointed as [[Chairman of the Board]].
George Kurian is the [[Chief executive officer|Chief Executive Officer]] of NetApp and a member of the [[Board of directors|Board of Directors]]. He joined the company in 2011. The President of NetApp is César Cernuda. In December 2009, Mike Nevens was appointed as [[Chairman of the Board]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}} The company employs around 12,000 people worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 April 2022 |title=United States Securities and Exchange Commission |url=https://investors.netapp.com/static-files/d5e272be-842a-49b4-8871-93469a68af0d |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=NetApp.com}}</ref>
 
NetApp employs around 12,000 people worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 April 2022 |title=United States Securities and Exchange Commission |url=https://investors.netapp.com/static-files/d5e272be-842a-49b4-8871-93469a68af0d |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=NetApp.com}}</ref>
 
===Acquisitions===
* 1997 {{En dash}} ''Internet Middleware'' (IMC) acquired for $10.5&nbsp;million. IMC's web proxy caching software became the [[NetCache]] product line (which was resold in 2006).
* 2000 {{En dash}} ''Orca Systems, Inc.'', a Waltham, Massachusetts-based developer of RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) software. This led to the development of the [[Direct Access File System]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Network Appliance Announces Revenues Up 124% and Pro Forma Net Income Up 140% in First Fiscal Quarter |url=https://investors.netapp.com/news-releases/news-release-details/network-appliance-announces-revenues-124-and-pro-forma-net |publisher=NetApp |access-date=April 26, 2023 |date= August 14, 2000}}</ref>
* 2004 {{En dash}} ''Spinnaker Networks'' acquired for $300&nbsp;million. Technologies from Spinnaker integrated into Data ONTAP GX and first released in 2006, later Data ONTAP GX become Clustered Data [[ONTAP]]
* 2005 {{En dash}} ''Alacritus'' acquired for $11&nbsp;million. The tape virtualization technology Alacritus brought to NetApp was integrated into the NetApp NearStore Virtual Tape Library (VTL) product line, introduced in 2006.
* 2005 {{En dash}} ''Decru'': Storage security systems and key management.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kovar |first1=Joseph F. |title=NetApp To Acquire Decru |url=https://www.crn.com/news/security/164900174/netapp-to-acquire-decru.htm |publisher=CRN |access-date=January 22, 2019 |date=June 16, 2005}}</ref>
* 2006 {{En dash}} ''Topio'' acquired for $160&nbsp;million. Software that helped replicate, recover, and protect data over any distance regardless of the underlying server or storage infrastructure. This technology became known as ReplicatorX (Open System SnapVault), and has since been abandoned.
* 2008 {{En dash}} ''Onaro'' acquired for $120&nbsp;million. Storage service management software which helps customers manage storage more efficiently with guaranteed service levels for availability and performance. Onaro's SANscreen technology launched as such and probably later influencing NetApp OnCommand Insight.
* 2010 {{En dash}} ''Bycast'' acquired for $50&nbsp;million. Technologies from Bycast gave birth to the [[#StorageGRID|StorageGRID]] object storage product.
* 2011 {{En dash}} ''Akorri'' acquired for $60&nbsp;million, allowing for cross-domain analysis and advanced analytics across data center infrastructures.
* 2011 {{En dash}} ''Engenio'' (LSI) acquired for $480&nbsp;million. Engenio was the external storage systems business unit of the [[LSI Corporation]]. Launched as [[#E-Series|NetApp E-Series]] product line
* 2012 {{En dash}} ''Cache IQ'': Development of NAS cache systems
* 2013 {{En dash}} ''IonGrid'': A technology developer that allows iOS devices to access users and internal business applications through a secure connection
* 2014 {{En dash}} ''SteelStore'': NetApp acquired [[Riverbed Technology]]'s SteelStore line of data backup and protection products,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gagliordi|first1=Natalie|title=NetApp buys Riverbed Technology's Steelstore business|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/netapp-buys-riverbed-technologys-steelstore-business/|access-date=March 22, 2016|work=ZDNet|date=October 27, 2014}}</ref> which it later renamed as AltaVault <ref name="AltaVault ComputerWeekly">{{cite news|last1=Adshead|first1=Antony|title=NetApp launches AltaVault hybrid cloud backup appliance family|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500247077/NetApp-launches-AltaVault-hybrid-cloud-backup-appliance-family|access-date=March 22, 2016|work=ComputerWeekly|date=May 18, 2015}}</ref> and then to Cloud Backup
* 2015 {{En dash}} ''SolidFire'': In December 2015 (closing in January 2016), NetApp acquired founded in 2009 [[flash storage]] vendor [[SolidFire]] for $870&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |author= Jordan Novet |title= NetApp acquires flash storage vendor SolidFire for $870M |url= https://venturebeat.com/2015/12/21/netapp-acquires-flash-storage-vendor-solidfire-for-870m/ |access-date= November 17, 2016 |work= Venture Beat |date= December 21, 2015 }}</ref>
* 2017 {{En dash}} ''Plexistor'': NetApp first announced the acquisition of a company and technology called Plexistor in May 2017. Technologies from Plexistor gave start for [[#Memory Accelerated Data|MAX Data]] product
* 2017 {{En dash}} ''Greenqloud'' was acquired with its Qstack product. Greenqloud was a private startup company that created cloud services, orchestration and management platform for hybrid cloud and multi-cloud environments.
* 2017 {{En dash}} ''Immersive Partner Solutions'', a [[Littleton, Colorado]]{{En dash}}based developer of software to validate multiple converged infrastructures through their lifecycles
* 2018 {{En dash}} ''StackPointCloud'': NetApp acquired StackPointCloud, a project for multi-cloud Kubernetes as-a-service and a contributor to the Kubernetes which started the Kubernetes Service product.
* 2019 {{En dash}} ''Cognigo'': Israeli AI-driven data compliance and security supplier<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://siliconangle.com/2019/05/29/netapp-acquires-israeli-data-protection-startup-cognigno-70m/|title=NetApp acquires Israeli data protection startup Cognigo for $70M|date=2019-05-29|website=SiliconANGLE|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telecompaper.com/news/netapp-buys-israeli-data-protection-specialist-cognigo-for-usd-70-mln--1294467|title=NetApp buys Israeli data protection specialist Cognigo for USD 70 mln|website=www.telecompaper.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-19}}</ref>
* 2020 {{En dash}} ''Talon'': Cloud Data Storage company enabling data consolidation and security for enterprises.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.storagenewsletter.com/2020/03/10/netapp-acquires-talon-storage/|title=NetApp Acquires Talon Storage|date=2020-03-10|website=StorageNewsletter|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-12}}</ref>
* 2020 {{En dash}} ''CloudJumper'': Cloud software in [[Virtual Desktop Infrastructure|VDI]] and remote desktop services
* 2020 {{En dash}} ''Spot'': handled compute management and cost optimization in the public clouds
* 2021 {{En dash}} ''CloudHawk.io'': AWS Cloud Security Posture.<ref>{{cite web |title= Announcing Spot Security: Safeguard your cloud with continuous, automated security | url=https://spot.io/blog/announcing-spot-security/ |publisher=Spot.io | access-date=October 20, 2021 | date=October 20, 2021}}</ref>
* 2021 {{En dash}} ''CloudCheckr'': Cloud Optimization Platform.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mirchevska|first1=Sara |title=NetApp Acquires Cloud Optimization Platform CloudCheckr
|url=https://hostadvice.com/news/netapp-acquires-cloud-optimization-platform-cloudcheckr/ |publisher=HostAdvice |access-date=October 6, 2021 |date=October 6, 2021}}</ref>
* 2022 {{En dash}} ''Fylamynt'': CloudOps automation technology company.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/netapp-buys-fylamynt-adds-major-automation-to-its-spot-cloudops-portfolio|title=NetApp Buys Fylamynt, Adds Major Automation To Its Spot CloudOps Portfolio|date=February 23, 2022|newspaper=CRN}}</ref>
* 2022 {{En dash}} ''Instaclustr'': open source database startup.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NetApp acquires Instaclustr to deliver open source databases as a service |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/07/netapp-acquires-instaclustr-to-deliver-open-source-databases-as-a-service/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=TechCrunch |date=April 8, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
=== Business Development ===
NetApp's [[fiscal year]] ends at the end of April. For NetApp, the 2023 fiscal year began on April 30, 2022, and ended on April 28, 2023.
 
While NetApp generated revenue of $15 million for fiscal year 1995, it exceeded $1 billion for the first time in 2004. In the fiscal year 2023, revenue reached US$6.36 billion.
 
==== Sales Figures ====
{| class="wikitable"
|Year
|Sales (in million USD)
|Profit after tax (in million USD)
|-
|2019<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 April 2019 |title=Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |url=https://investors.netapp.com/static-files/fa6bbb9b-d6db-477c-8fbc-726320141dff |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=NetApp.com}}</ref>  
|6,146
|1,169
|-
|2020<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 April 2020 |title=Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |url=https://investors.netapp.com/static-files/86b851ef-baca-4441-9c2a-c7efd0e6c887 |access-date=18 August 2020 |website=NetApp.com}}</ref>
|5,412
|0.819
|-
|2021<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 April 2021 |title=Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |url=https://investors.netapp.com/static-files/6d9d12c7-1908-4b06-a956-420f83fd5126 |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=NetApp.com}}</ref>
|5,744
|0.730
|-
|2022<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 April 2022 |title=Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |url=https://investors.netapp.com/static-files/d5e272be-842a-49b4-8871-93469a68af0d |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=NetApp.com}}</ref>
|6,318
|0.937
|-
|2023<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 April 2023 |title=Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |url=https://investors.netapp.com/static-files/df3bb125-4e28-4a8c-a9b4-b82d197607d7 |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=NetApp.com}}</ref>
|6,362
|1,274
|}
Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Investor Relations: Annual Reports |url=https://investors.netapp.com/financial-information/annual-reports |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=NetApp.com}}</ref>


==Competition==
==Competition==
[[File:NetApp logo.svg|150px|thumb|Former NetApp logo]]
[[File:NetApp logo.svg|150px|thumb|Former NetApp logo]]
NetApp competes in the [[computer data storage]] hardware industry.<ref>{{cite web| title=Industry Center - Data Storage Devices Overview| url=http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/813.html| work=Yahoo! Finance| year=2009| access-date=April 14, 2009| archive-date=August 27, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827065537/https://biz.yahoo.com/ic/813.html}}</ref> In 2009, NetApp ranked second in [[market capitalization]] in its industry behind [[EMC Corporation]], now Dell EMC, and ahead of [[Seagate Technology]], [[Western Digital]], [[Brocade Communications Systems|Brocade]], [[Imation]], and [[Quantum Corporation|Quantum]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Industry Center - Data Storage Devices, Leaders in Market Capitalization | url=http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/ll/813mkt.html | work=Yahoo! Finance| year=2009 | access-date=April 14, 2009}}</ref> In total revenue of 2009, NetApp ranked behind EMC, Seagate, Western Digital, and ahead of Imation, Brocade, [[Xyratex]], and [[Hutchinson Technology]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Industry Center - Data Storage Devices, Leaders in Total Revenue (ttm) | url=http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/ll/813tor.html | work=Yahoo! Finance | year=2009 | access-date=April 14, 2009}}</ref> According to a 2014 IDC report, NetApp ranked second in the network storage industry "Big 5's list", behind EMC (Dell), and ahead of IBM, HP and Hitachi.<ref>{{cite web|newspaper=Forbes|title=How EMC Lines Up Against NetApp, HP, IBM, Hitachi in Storage Systems Market|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2015/01/02/how-emc-lines-up-against-netapp-hp-ibm-hitachi-in-storage-systems-market}}</ref>
NetApp competes in the [[computer data storage]] hardware industry.<ref>{{cite web| title=Industry Center - Data Storage Devices Overview| url=https://biz.yahoo.com/ic/813.html| work=Yahoo! Finance| year=2009| access-date=April 14, 2009| archive-date=August 27, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827065537/https://biz.yahoo.com/ic/813.html}}</ref> In 2009, NetApp ranked second in [[market capitalization]] in its industry behind [[EMC Corporation]], now Dell EMC, and ahead of [[Seagate Technology]], [[Western Digital]], [[Brocade Communications Systems|Brocade]], [[Imation]], and [[Quantum Corporation|Quantum]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Industry Center - Data Storage Devices, Leaders in Market Capitalization | url=https://biz.yahoo.com/ic/ll/813mkt.html | work=Yahoo! Finance| year=2009 | access-date=April 14, 2009}}</ref> In total revenue of 2009, NetApp ranked behind EMC, Seagate, Western Digital, and ahead of Imation, Brocade, [[Xyratex]], and [[Hutchinson Technology]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Industry Center - Data Storage Devices, Leaders in Total Revenue (ttm) | url=http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/ll/813tor.html | work=Yahoo! Finance | year=2009 | access-date=April 14, 2009 | archive-date=May 22, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522042846/http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/ll/813tor.html | url-status=live }}</ref> According to a 2014 IDC report, NetApp ranked second in the network storage industry "Big 5's list", behind EMC (Dell), and ahead of IBM, HP and Hitachi.<ref>{{cite web|newspaper=Forbes|title=How EMC Lines Up Against NetApp, HP, IBM, Hitachi in Storage Systems Market|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2015/01/02/how-emc-lines-up-against-netapp-hp-ibm-hitachi-in-storage-systems-market|access-date=September 6, 2017|archive-date=July 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709124731/https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2015/01/02/how-emc-lines-up-against-netapp-hp-ibm-hitachi-in-storage-systems-market|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Partnerships ==
== Partnerships ==
On March 1, 2021, a partnership with the [[Aston Martin F1 Team]] was announced. NetApp is currently responsible for data provision and cloud services for the racing team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aston Martin F1® Team and NetApp |url=https://www.netapp.com/partnerships/aston-martin-formula-one/ |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=NetApp.com}}</ref> Similar partnerships have been in place with the [[MotoGP]] team [[Ducati Corse]] since 2018,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ducati and NetApp: Riding on cloud nine |url=https://www.netapp.com/partnerships/ducati/ |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=NetApp.com}}</ref> and the [[TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team]] since July 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Porsche Motorsport and NetApp |url=https://www.netapp.com/partnerships/porsche-motorsport/ |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=NetApp.com}}</ref>
On March 1, 2021, a partnership with the [[Aston Martin F1 Team]] was announced. NetApp is currently responsible for data provision and cloud services for the racing team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aston Martin F1® Team and NetApp |url=https://www.netapp.com/partnerships/aston-martin-formula-one/ |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=NetApp.com |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530015010/https://www.netapp.com/partnerships/aston-martin-formula-one/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Similar partnerships have been in place with the [[MotoGP]] team [[Ducati Corse]] since 2018,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ducati and NetApp: Riding on cloud nine |url=https://www.netapp.com/partnerships/ducati/ |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=NetApp.com}}</ref> and the [[TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team]] since July 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Porsche Motorsport and NetApp |url=https://www.netapp.com/partnerships/porsche-motorsport/ |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=NetApp.com}}</ref>
 
==Products==
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===Hardware Appliances===
{{Main|NetApp FAS}}
[[File:Wikimedia Foundation Servers-8055 01.jpg|thumb|right|NetApp FAS3240 (second from bottom) with three DS4243 shelves on top]]
[[File:NetApp AFF A800.jpg|thumb|right|NetApp AFF A800 with 48 NVMe SSD drives]]
NetApp's FAS (Fabric-Attached Storage), AFF (All-Flash FAS), and ASA (All SAN Array) storage systems are the company's flagship products. Such products are made up of storage controllers, and one or more enclosures of hard disks, known as shelves.
 
In the early 1990s, NetApp's storage systems initially offered [[Network File System (protocol)|NFS]] and [[Server Message Block|SMB]] protocols based on standard [[local area network]]s (LANs), whereas block storage consolidation required [[storage area network]]s (SANs) implemented with the [[Fibre Channel]] (FC) protocol.
 
In 2002, in an attempt to increase market share, NetApp added block-storage access as well, supporting the Fibre Channel and [[iSCSI]] protocols. {{As of | 2016}} NetApp systems support Fibre Channel, [[iSCSI]], [[Fibre Channel over Ethernet]] (FCoE) and the FC-NVMe protocol.
 
===ONTAP===
{{Main|ONTAP}}
Many of NetApp's products use the company's proprietary [[ONTAP]] data management operating system, under continuous development since 1992, which includes code from Berkeley Net/2 [[BSD Unix]], Spinnaker Networks technology and other operating systems.<ref name="Is Data ONTAP Based On UNIX">
{{cite web|url=http://blogs.netapp.com/dave/2007/04/is_data_ontap_b.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130010318/http://blogs.netapp.com/dave/2007/04/is_data_ontap_b.html  |archive-date=January 30, 2013 |title=Is Data ONTAP Based on UNIX? |date=April 27, 2007 |access-date=June 11, 2016 }}
</ref> There are three [[ONTAP#Platforms|ONTAP platforms]]: FAS/AFF systems, software on commodity servers ([[ONTAP#ONTAP Select|ONTAP Select]]) as virtual machine or in the cloud ([[ONTAP#Cloud Volumes ONTAP|Cloud Volumes ONTAP]]). All ONTAP systems use [[Write Anywhere File Layout|WAFL]] file systems which provide basis for snapshots and other snapshot-based and data protection technologies. Key IP from ONTAP is also used in NetApp Astra,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.storagereview.com/news/netapp-astra-hits-ga-on-google-cloud|website=www.storagereview.com|access-date=2023-09-20|title=NetApp Astra Hits GA On Google Cloud}}</ref> a newer data management-as-a-service system built for [[Kubernetes]].
 
===Cloud Backup===
Previously known as Riverbed SteelStor before its acquisition by NetApp, this product was later renamed to AltaVault and then to Cloud Backup. Cloud Backup was initially available in three forms: as a hardware appliance, virtual appliance, and cloud appliance. Later, NetApp announced the end of sale for hardware and virtual appliances. Data placed on NAS share on Cloud Backup deduplicated, compressed, encrypted and transferred to object storage systems like [[Amazon S3]], [[Microsoft Azure|Azure]] Blob Storage or StorageGRID; thus Cloud Backup appears as a transparent gateway for archiving data to a private or public cloud.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=NetApp|title=NetApp BlueXP - Data Estate Operations Made Simple|url=https://bluexp.netapp.com/|access-date=2024-01-05|language=en}}</ref>
 
===NetApp HCI===
[[File:NetApp HCI.png|thumb|NetApp HCI: two 2U HCI Chassis with four half-width blade servers at the bottom and one 1U storage node at the top]]
NetApp [[Hyper-converged infrastructure]] (HCI) or sometimes referred by NetApp as Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure, NetApp HCI is based on commodity blade and rack servers, NetApp Element software and [[VMware vSphere]]. NetApp HCI includes the NetApp Deployment Engine (NDE) for configuring vCenter, [[IP address]]es, login and password, and storage nodes.<ref>{{cite web
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|url        = https://blog.netapp.com/blogs/introducing-netapp-enterprise-scale-hci-the-next-generation-of-hyper-converged-infrastructure/
|title      = Introducing NetApp Enterprise-Scale HCI: The Next Generation of Hyper-Converged Infrastructure
}}{{in lang|en}}</ref>
 
====2U HCI Chassis with four half-width blade servers====
[[File:NetApp HCI.jpg|thumb|NetApp HCI, two 2U HCI Chassis]]
Each storage node drive set consists of six SSD drives directly connected to a dedicated storage node and installed in front of the blade chassis. Each storage and compute blade nodes have [[25 Gigabit Ethernet]] ports which could be used as 10&nbsp;Gbit/s ports as well as dedicated 1&nbsp;Gb ports for management purposes. Network switches were not included, and in NetApp HCI with Element software release 11 NetApp announced H-Series Switch as part of HCI, so all hardware components must be bought from NetApp. [[ONTAP#ONTAP Select|ONTAP Select]] available as [[Software-defined storage|SDS]] on NetApp HCI for customers interested in NAS protocols. The self-service portal allows automating common provisioning and management tasks.
 
====SolidFire====
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SolidFire storage system uses an OS called NetApp Element Software (formally SolidFire Element OS) based on [[Linux]] and designed for SSDs and scale-out architecture with the ability to expand up to 100 nodes and provide access to data through SAN protocols [[iSCSI]] natively and [[Fiber Channel]] with two gateway nodes. Element OS provides a REST-based API for storage automation, configuration, management, and consumption. Element SW version 11 will not support FC. SolidFire uses iSCSI login redirection to distribute reads and writes across the cluster using helix algorithm.<ref>{{cite web
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|archive-date= November 18, 2017
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171118200344/https://blog.netapp.com/blogs/why-solidfire-uses-iscsi-storage-protocol/
|url        = https://blog.netapp.com/blogs/why-solidfire-uses-iscsi-storage-protocol/
|title      = Why SolidFire Uses iSCSI Storage Protocol
}}{{in lang|en}}</ref> Each node has pre-installed SSD drives, which must all be of the same type and capacity. Each SolidFire cluster can have a mix of different node models and generations.
 
===StorageGRID===
[[File:NetApp SG6060 StorageGRID Webscale.jpg|thumb|NetApp SG6060 StorageGRID Webscale]]
StorageGRID is a software-defined storage system which provides access to data via object IP-based protocols like [[Amazon S3|S3]] and [[OpenStack Swift]]. It is available in the form of hardware or as software.
 
===E-Series===
[[File:NetApp E5700.jpg|thumb|E5700 with 60 disk drives enclosure]]
[[File:DDP vs RAID6.png|thumb|RAID comparison with DDP]]
[[File:DDP D-Stripe and D-Piece.png|thumb|DDP components and data reconstruction process]]
Previously known as LSI Engenio '''RDAC''' after NetApp acquisition the product renamed to NetApp E-Series. It is a general-purpose enterprise storage system with two controllers for SAN protocols such as [[Fibre Channel]], [[iSCSI]], [[Serial Attached SCSI|SAS]] and [[InfiniBand]] (includes SRP, iSER, and NVMe over Fabrics protocol). NetApp E-Series platform uses proprietary OS SANtricity and proprietary [[RAID]] called Dynamic Disk Pool (DDP) alongside traditional RAIDs like RAID 10, RAID 6, RAID 5, etc. In DDP pool each D-Stripe works similar to traditional [[RAID#RAID-F|RAID-4]] and [[RAID#RAID-F|RAID-6]] but on block level instead of entire disk level, therefore, have no dedicated parity drives. DDP compare to traditional RAID groups restores data from lost disk drive to multiple drives which provide a few times faster reconstruction time<ref>{{cite web
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|title      = TR-4652 SANtricity OS 11.40.1 Dynamic Disk Pools – Feature Description and Best Practices
}}{{in lang|en}}</ref> while traditional RAIDs restores lost disk drive to a dedicated parity drive. Starting with SANtricity 11.50 E-Series systems EF570 and E5700 support [[NVMe]] over Ethernet ([[RDMA over Converged Ethernet|RoCEv2]]) with 100&nbsp;Gbit/s Ethernet ports and NVMe over InfiniBand. Starting with EF600 systems are end-to-end NVMe and capable of NVMe/FC in addition to NVMe/RoCE and NVMe/InfiniBand. Sync and async mirroring are supported with SANtricity 11.50. SANtricity Unified Manager is a web-based manager that supports up to 500 EF/E-Series arrays and supports LDAP, RBAC, CA and SSL for authorization and authentication. In August 2019 NetApp announced E600 with support for NVMe/IB, NVMe/RoCE, NVMe/FC protocols, up to 44&nbsp;GBps of bandwidth and full-function embedded REST API.
 
===Converged Infrastructure===
FlexPod, nFlex and ONTAP AI are commercial names for [[Converged Infrastructure]] (CI). Converged Infrastructures are joint products of a few vendors and consists from 3 main hardware components: computing servers, switches (in some cases switches are not necessary) and NetApp storage systems:
* FlexPod based on [[Cisco Unified Computing System|Cisco Servers]] and [[Cisco Nexus switches]]
* nFlex based on [[Primergy|Fujitsu Servers]] with [[Extreme Networks]] switching
* ONTAP AI using [[NVIDIA#DGX|NVIDIA]] supercomputers with Mellanox or Cisco Nexus switches.
Converged Infrastructures typically include popular infrastructure software like [[Docker (software)|Docker Enterprise Edition (EE)]], Red Hat OpenStack Platform, [[VMware vSphere]], [[Microsoft Servers]] and [[Hyper-V]], [[Microsoft SQL Server|SQL]], [[Microsoft Exchange Server|Exchange]], [[Oracle VM]] and [[Oracle Database|Oracle DB]], [[Xen|Citrix Xen]], [[Kernel-based Virtual Machine|KVM]], [[OpenStack]], [[SAP HANA]] etc. and might include self-service portals [[PaaS]] or [[IaaS]] like [[Cisco Unified Computing System#Management|Cisco UCS Director]] (UCSD) or others.
 
====FlexPod====
[[File:FlexPod Converged Infrastracture.jpg|thumb|FlexPod Converged Infrastracture]]
The FlexPod platform is designed to integrate cloud services and manage data in a Converged Infrastructure. Offerings include FlexPod XCS, FlexPod Express, FlexPod Datacenter, and FlexPod AI.
 
NetApp ''Converged Systems Advisor'' (CSA) is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that consists of an on-premises agent and a cloud-based portal.
 
Multi-Pod is a FlexPod solution with a FAS or AFF system leveraging [[ONTAP#MetroCluster|MetroCluster]] technology for stretching storage system between two sites.
 
====ONTAP AI====
[[File:NetApp ONTAP AI.jpg|thumb|NetApp ONTAP AI]]
Converged infrastructure solution based on Cisco Nexus 3000 or Mellanox Spectrum switches with 100&nbsp;Gbit/s ports, NetApp AFF storage systems, [[Nvidia#DGX|Nvidia DGX supercomputer servers]]. DGX servers interconnected with each other over [[RDMA over Converged Ethernet|RDMA over RoCE]], and developed for [[Deep Learning]] based on Docker containers with NetApp Docker Plugin Trident. DGX servers connected to the storage with Ethernet connection and consume space over NFS protocol.
 
===OnCommand Insight===
OnCommand Insight (OCI) is software for data center management, capacity management, and infrastructure analytics.
 
===Memory Accelerated Data===
NetApp MAX Data for short, MAX Data is a proprietary [[Linux]] [[file system]] with auto-tiering from PMEM to SSD and data protection features.
 
MAX Data consists of two tiers: Tier 1 and Tier 2, where cold data destaged to Tier 2 from Tier 1 or promoted from Tier 2 to Tier 1 when accessed, by MAX Data tiering algorithm, transparently to the applications.
 
==Cloud Business==
''Cloud Central'' is a web-based GUI interface that provides a multi-cloud interface based on Qstack for NetApp's cloud products like Cloud Volumes Service, Cloud Sync, Cloud Insights, Cloud Volumes ONTAP, SaaS Backup in multiple public cloud providers.
 
''Cloud Manager'' is a service for high-level management of ONTAP-based systems on-premise and in the cloud: CVO, CVS, ONTAP Select, FAS, and AFF. Cloud Manager allow setup SnapMirror data protection replication between systems through the GUI interface with drag-and-drop.
 
===Cloud Volumes On-Prem===
It is a storage system installed on-premises in a customer's data center and available to the customer as service. All work for updates and technical support provided by NetApp while the customer consumes space from the storage using web-based GUI or API and performs data backup and replication if needed.
 
====Cloud Volumes ONTAP====
Formally ONTAP Cloud. [[ONTAP#Cloud Volumes ONTAP|Cloud Volumes ONTAP (CVO)]] is software-defined (SDS) version of [[ONTAP]] available in some public cloud providers like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and IBM Cloud. Cloud Volumes ONTAP is a virtual machine which is using commodity equipment and running ONTAP software as a service.
 
====Cloud Volumes Service====
Cloud Volumes Service is a service in Amazon AWS and Google Cloud {{En dash}} it is public cloud provider based on [[NetApp FAS#All Flash FAS|NetApp All-Flash FAS]] systems and [[ONTAP]] software, allowing for synchronizing data between cloud and on-premises NetApp systems.
 
===NetApp Private Storage===
NetApp Private Storage (NPS) is based on [[Equinix]] partner provided [[Colocation center|colocation]] service in its data centers for NetApp Storage Systems with 10&nbsp;Gbit/s direct connection to public cloud providers like Azure and AWS etc. NPS storage could be connected to a few cloud providers or on-premise infrastructure, thus in case of switching between clouds does not require data migration between them.
 
===Astra===
Astra is NetApp's [[Kubernetes]] cloud service for consistent application-consistent backups, Data Cloning, and data mobility across clouds and on-premises. Astra can deploy and maintain data-rich applications across Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and on-premises datacenters, enabling easily backup and restoring data or migrating the applications from one Kubernetes cluster to another in a multi-cloud environment.
 
===SaaS Backup===
NetApp SaaS Backup (Previously Cloud Control) is back up and recovery service for [[SaaS]] Microsoft [[Office 365]] and [[Salesforce.com|Salesforce]] which provide extended, granular and custom retention capabilities of backup and recovery process compare to native cloud backup. NetApp planning to extend SaaS Backup and recovery service for [[Google Workspace]] (formerly G Suite and Google Apps for Work), [[Slack (software)|Slack]] and [[ServiceNow]].
 
===Cloud Sync===
Cloud Sync is service for synchronizing any NAS storage system with another NAS storage, an Object Storage like Amazon S3 or NetApp Storage GRID using an object protocol.
 
===Cloud Insights===
Cloud Insights is an [[SaaS]] application for monitoring infrastructure application stack for customers consuming cloud resources and also build for the dynamic nature of microservices and web-scale infrastructures. Cloud Insights uses similar to OnCommand Insight front-end API but different technology on the back-end. Cloud Insights available as a preview and will have three editions: Free, Standard and Premium.
 
====Cloud Secure====
Cloud Secure is a SaaS security tool that identifies malicious data access and compromised users, in other words, user behavior analytics. Cloud Secure uses machine learning algorithms to identify unusual patterns, and can identify if users have been infected with [[ransomware]], and prevent them from encrypting the files.
 
Currently supported data repositories include NetApp Cloud Volumes, NetApp ONTAP, NetApp StorageGRID, [[OneDrive]], AWS, Google Suite, HPE, DELLEMC Isilon, [[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]], [[Box (company)|Box]], @workspace and [[Office 365]].
 
===NDAS===
NetApp Data Availability Services (NDAS) provides data protection in the cloud [[GUI]]. This cloud service is located only in AWS but can be copied to other clouds. NDAS is for backup, data protection and disaster recovery purposes from ONTAP storage. ONTAP systems starting with ONTAP 9.5 have a built-in proxy application that converting NetApp snapshots with WAFL data and metadata into the S3 format unlike FabricPool technology, which stores only data in the object storage. NDAS is one of the Data Fabric manifestations.
 
==Data Fabric==
Often referred as to "Data Fabric Story," the variety of integrations between NetApp's products and data mobility is considered by NetApp to be its ''Data Fabric vision'' . Data Fabric defines the NetApp technology architecture for hybrid cloud and includes:
*SnapMirror replication from SolidFire to ONTAP
*SnapMirror replication from ONTAP to Cloud Backup
*FabricPool tiering feature for de-staging cold data from ONTAP to StorageGRID, Amazon S3 or Azure Blob
*Volume Encryption with FabricPool provide secure data storage and secure over the wire transfer of enterprise data in a cloud provider; SnapMirror between FAS, AFF, ONTAP Select and Cloud Volumes ONTAP
*Archiving and DR to public cloud
*CloudMirror feature in StorageGRID replicates from on-premise object storage to Amazon S3 storage and triggers some actions in AWS Cloud
*SolidFire backup to StorageGRID or Amazon S3
*Cloud Backup archiving to variety of object storage systems (including StorageGRID) or many cloud providers
*CloudSync is replication of NAS data to object format and back
*replication to Cloud Volumes Service
*Data backup to on-premise storage from SaaS Backup
*SANtricity Cloud Connector for block-based backup, copy, and restore of E-Series volumes to an S3, NetApp Data Availability Services for data protection from ONTAP to cloud S3 storage with backup, DR and data mining capabilities, etc.
 
==Software integrations==
NetApp products could be integrated with a variety of software products, mostly for [[ONTAP]] systems.
 
===Automation===
NetApp provides a variety of automation services directly to its products with HTTP protocol or through middle-ware software.
 
====Docker====
NetApp Trident software provides a persistent volume plugin for Docker containers with both orchestrators Kubernetes and Swarm and supports ONTAP, SolidFire, E-Series, Azure NetApp Files (ANF), Cloud Volumes and NetApp Kubernetes Service in Cloud.
 
Also, NetApp with [[Cisco]] sells CI architectures which incorporate the Trident plugin: FlexPod Datacenter with Docker Enterprise Edition and ONTAP AI.
 
====CI/CD====
NetApp Jenkins Framework provides integration with ONTAP storage for DevOps, accelerating development with automation operations like provisioning and data-set cloning for test and development and leverage ONTAP for version control, create and delete checkpoints etc. Jenkins also integrate with NetApp Service Level Manager software which provides RESTful API for guarantee level of storage performance. Apprenda and CloudBees integrate and accelerate DevOps through Docker persistent volume plugin and Jenkins Framework integration. Apprenda could be integrated with OpenStack running on top of FlexPod.
 
===Backup and recovery===
CommVault, Veeam and Veritas have integrations with ONTAP, SolidFire, Cloud Backup and E-Series leveraging storage capabilities like snapshots and cloning capabilities for testing backup copies and SnapMirror for Backup and Recovery (B&R), Disaster Recovery (DR) and Data Archiving for improving restore time and number of recovery points (see [[Recovery point objective|RPO/RTO]]). Cloud Backup integrates with nearly all B&R products for archiving capabilities since it is represented as ordinary NAS share for B&R software. Backup and recovery software from competitor vendors like IBM Spectrum Protect, [[EMC NetWorker]], [[HP Data Protector]], Dell vRanger, Acronis Backup and others also have some level of integrations with NetApp storage systems.
 
===Enterprise applications===
NetApp systems can integrate with enterprise applications for backup purposes, cloning, provisioning, and other self-service storage features. Oracle DB can be connected using Direct NFS (dNFS) client build inside database app which will provide network performance, resiliency, [[Load balancing (computing)|load balancing]] for NFS protocol with ONTAP systems.
 
Oracle DB, Microsoft SQL, IBM DB2, MySQL, Mongo DB, SAP HANA, MS Exchange, VMware vSphere, Citrix Xen, KVM integrate with NetApp systems for provisioning, cloning and additional backup and recovery build - this includes capabilities like SnapShots, SnapVault and SnapMirror with a variety of software including NetApp's SnapCenter and SnapCreator.
 
===OpenStack===
NetApp systems have integration with such open source projects as OpenStack Cinder for Block storage (SolidFire, ONTAP, E-Series, OnCommand Insight, Cloud Backup), OpenStack Manila for Shared file system (ONTAP, OnCommand Insight), Docker persistent volumes through Trident plugin (SolidFire, ONTAP, E-Series) and others.
 
=== NetApp cloud technologies ===
NetApp's technology for private, public, and hybrid clouds includes, among other things:
 
* Building, protecting, and managing your hybrid multi-cloud data assets (including tiering, data classification, and infrastructure/application monitoring) - [https://www.netapp.com/data-services/backup-and-recovery/ BlueXP Backup and Recovery]
* Storage as a Service with these public clouds:
** [https://www.netapp.com/aws/fsx-ontap/ Amazon FSx for NetApp]
** [https://www.netapp.com/azure/azure-netapp-files/ Azure NetApp Files]
** [https://www.netapp.com/google-cloud/netapp-volumes/ Google Cloud NetApp Volumes]
* Storage as a Service on-premises:
** [https://www.netapp.com/cloud-services/cloud-volumes-ontap/ NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP]


==OEM==
==OEM==
IBM used to OEM NetApp FAS systems under its own brand known as IBM N-series and this partnership ended May 29, 2014. Dell OEM NetApp E-Series under its own name PowerVault MD.
September 13, 2018, Lenovo and NetApp announced its technology partnership, so Lenovo OEM Netapp products under its own name: Lenovo ThinkSystem DE (using NetApp's EF and E-Series array technology), and ThinkSystem DM uses ONTAP software with Lenovo servers and supports FC-NVMe (analog for NetApp FAS and AFF systems).<ref>NetApp press release: [https://www.netapp.com/newsroom/press-releases/news-rel-20180913-714214/ "Lenovo and NetApp Form Global Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Customers' Digital Transformation"]</ref><ref>Lenovo press release: [https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/lenovo-and-netapp-form-global-strategic-partnership-to-accelerate-customers-digital-transformation/ "Lenovo and NetApp Form Global Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Customers' Digital Transformation - Lenovo StoryHub"]</ref> Vector Data's Vault series of products are rugged and carrier-grade versions of NetApp systems including -48V DC Power and NEBS Level 3 Certification.
 
September 13, 2018, Lenovo and NetApp announced its technology partnership, so Lenovo OEM Netapp products under its own name: Lenovo ThinkSystem DE (using NetApp's EF and E-Series array technology), and ThinkSystem DM uses ONTAP software with Lenovo servers and supports FC-NVMe (analog for NetApp FAS and AFF systems).<ref>NetApp press release: [https://www.netapp.com/newsroom/press-releases/news-rel-20180913-714214/ "Lenovo and NetApp Form Global Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Customers' Digital Transformation"]</ref><ref>Lenovo press release: [https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/lenovo-and-netapp-form-global-strategic-partnership-to-accelerate-customers-digital-transformation/ "Lenovo and NetApp Form Global Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Customers' Digital Transformation - Lenovo StoryHub"]</ref>
 
Vector Data builds rugged and carrier-grade versions of NetApp FAS, AFF, E-Series and SolidFire products with -48V DC power and other customizations under their Vault product line.


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In November 2011, during the [[2011 Syrian uprising]], NetApp was named as one of several companies whose products were being used in the Syrian government crackdown. The equipment was allegedly sold to the Syrians by an authorized NetApp reseller.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-15/companies-that-aid-syria-crackdown-deserve-sanctions-slap-view.html |title=Companies That Aid Syria Crackdown Deserve Sanctions' Slap: View |publisher=Businessweek |date=November 14, 2011 |access-date=March 25, 2012  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502133353/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-15/companies-that-aid-syria-crackdown-deserve-sanctions-slap-view.html |archive-date=May 2, 2013 }}</ref>
In November 2011, during the [[2011 Syrian uprising]], NetApp was named as one of several companies whose products were being used in the Syrian government crackdown. The equipment was allegedly sold to the Syrians by an authorized NetApp reseller.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-15/companies-that-aid-syria-crackdown-deserve-sanctions-slap-view.html |title=Companies That Aid Syria Crackdown Deserve Sanctions' Slap: View |publisher=Businessweek |date=November 14, 2011 |access-date=March 25, 2012  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502133353/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-15/companies-that-aid-syria-crackdown-deserve-sanctions-slap-view.html |archive-date=May 2, 2013 }}</ref>


On April 7, 2014, NetApp was notified by the US Department of Commerce "that it had completed its review of this matter and determined that NetApp had not violated the U.S. export laws", and that the file on the matter had been closed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netapp.com/us/company/news/syria.aspx |title=NetApp response to allegations of potential use of equipment in Syria|publisher=NetApp |date=April 9, 2014 |access-date=May 23, 2014}}</ref>
On April 7, 2014, NetApp was notified by the US Department of Commerce "that it had completed its review of this matter and determined that NetApp had not violated the U.S. export laws", and that the file on the matter had been closed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.netapp.com/us/company/news/syria.aspx |title=NetApp response to allegations of potential use of equipment in Syria |publisher=NetApp |date=April 9, 2014 |access-date=May 23, 2014 |archive-date=August 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817084454/http://www.netapp.com/us/company/news/syria.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>


====Legal dispute with Sun Microsystems====
====Legal dispute with Sun Microsystems====
In September 2007, NetApp started proceedings against [[Sun Microsystems]], claiming that the [[ZFS]] File System developed by Sun infringed its patents.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.news.com/NetApp-files-patent-suit-against-Sun/2100-1014_3-6206194.html | title = NetApp files patent suit against Sun | date = September 5, 2007 | access-date = October 25, 2007 | archive-date = October 13, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081013231955/http://www.news.com/NetApp-files-patent-suit-against-Sun/2100-1014_3-6206194.html  }}</ref> The following month, Sun announced plans to countersue based on alleged misuse by NetApp of Sun's own patented technology.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9803882-39.html| title = Sun plans to countersue NetApp| date = October 24, 2007| access-date = October 25, 2007| archive-date = August 21, 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080821213101/http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9803882-39.html}}</ref> Several of NetApp's patent claims were rejected on the basis of [[prior art]] after re-examination by the [[United States Patent and Trademark Office]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.sun.com/lawsuit/zfs/ | title = NetApp Patent Lawsuit Against ZFS Open Source Technology | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101109044219/http://www.sun.com/lawsuit/zfs/|archive-date=November 9, 2010|access-date = August 13, 2010}}</ref> On September 9, 2010, NetApp announced an agreement with [[Oracle Corporation]] (the new owner of Sun Microsystems) to dismiss the suits.<ref>
In September 2007, NetApp started proceedings against [[Sun Microsystems]], claiming that the [[ZFS]] File System developed by Sun infringed its patents.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.news.com/NetApp-files-patent-suit-against-Sun/2100-1014_3-6206194.html | title = NetApp files patent suit against Sun | date = September 5, 2007 | access-date = October 25, 2007 | archive-date = October 13, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081013231955/http://www.news.com/NetApp-files-patent-suit-against-Sun/2100-1014_3-6206194.html  }}</ref> The following month, Sun announced plans to countersue based on alleged misuse by NetApp of Sun's own patented technology.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9803882-39.html| title = Sun plans to countersue NetApp| date = October 24, 2007| access-date = October 25, 2007| archive-date = August 21, 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080821213101/http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9803882-39.html}}</ref> Several of NetApp's patent claims were rejected on the basis of [[prior art]] after re-examination by the [[United States Patent and Trademark Office]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.sun.com/lawsuit/zfs/ | title = NetApp Patent Lawsuit Against ZFS Open Source Technology | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101109044219/http://www.sun.com/lawsuit/zfs/|archive-date=November 9, 2010|access-date = August 13, 2010}}</ref> On September 9, 2010, NetApp announced an agreement with [[Oracle Corporation]] (the new owner of Sun Microsystems) to dismiss the suits.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/360107/oracle_netapp_agree_settle_zfs_patent_litigation/?fp=2&fpid=1/oracle_netapp_agree_settle_zfs_patent_litigation | title = Oracle, NetApp agree to settle ZFS patent litigation | date = September 10, 2010 | access-date = January 6, 2024 | publisher = ARN | archive-date = January 5, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240105141804/https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/360107/oracle_netapp_agree_settle_zfs_patent_litigation/?fp=2&fpid=1/oracle_netapp_agree_settle_zfs_patent_litigation | url-status = live }}</ref>
{{cite web| url = https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/360107/oracle_netapp_agree_settle_zfs_patent_litigation/?fp=2&fpid=1/oracle_netapp_agree_settle_zfs_patent_litigation | title = Oracle, NetApp agree to settle ZFS patent litigation | date = September 10, 2010 | access-date = January 6, 2024|publisher=ARN}}</ref>
 
===Accolades===
NetApp was listed amongst Silicon Valley Top 25 Corporate Philanthropists in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/11/08/silicon-valley-corporate-philanthropists.html?page=2|title=Corporate philanthropy: Meet Silicon Valley's 25 most generous companies}}</ref> NetApp was Named Brand of the Year by the Think Global Awards in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190408005475/en/Congratulations-Global-Awards-Winners|title=Congratulations to All of the Think Global Awards Winners|date=8 April 2019|access-date=8 June 2019}}</ref>
 
''In 2023, NetApp was named “Best Company to Work For''” by U.S. News & World Report.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. News Best Companies Ratings |url=https://money.usnews.com/careers/companies/rankings?q=netapp |access-date=18 August 2024}}</ref>
 
In 2024, consulting firm Frost & Sullivan named NetApp “Global Company of the Year in the hybrid cloud storage management industry.”<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Award Recipients |url=https://www.frost.com/analytics/best-practices-recognition/2024-award-recipients/ |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=Frost & Sullivan}}</ref>
 
== Charity ==
In fiscal year 2021, NetApp made $3 million in corporate donations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Featured program: World's Largest Lesson |url=https://www.netapp.com/esg/social-impact/ |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=NetApp.com}}</ref>
 
NetApp participates in the World's Largest Lesson, a program of Project Everyone in partnership with [[UNICEF]], and with the support of [[UNESCO]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Partners |url=https://worldslargestlesson.globalgoals.org/partners/ |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=worldslargestlesson.com}}</ref>
 
Through the NetApp Serves program, 2,141 employees volunteer for social projects and charitable causes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NetApp Serves is empowering employees to do good and serve others |url=https://www.netapp.com/esg/social-impact/netapp-serves/ |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=NetApp.com}}</ref>


Through the NetApp Community Investments program, NetApp and its employees are committed to charitable causes in education, food provision and reducing homelessness.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NetApp is investing in local communities worldwide |url=https://www.netapp.com/esg/social-impact/community-investments/ |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=NetApp.com}}</ref>
===Awards===
 
NetApp was listed amongst Silicon Valley Top 25 Corporate Philanthropists in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/11/08/silicon-valley-corporate-philanthropists.html?page=2|title=Corporate philanthropy: Meet Silicon Valley's 25 most generous companies}}</ref> NetApp was Named Brand of the Year by the Think Global Awards in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190408005475/en/Congratulations-Global-Awards-Winners|title=Congratulations to All of the Think Global Awards Winners|date=8 April 2019|access-date=8 June 2019|archive-date=June 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608095304/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190408005475/en/Congratulations-Global-Awards-Winners|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, NetApp was named ''Best Company to Work For'' by U.S. News & World Report.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. News Best Companies Ratings |url=https://money.usnews.com/careers/companies/rankings?q=netapp |access-date=18 August 2024 |archive-date=January 23, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123211646/https://money.usnews.com/careers/companies/rankings?q=netapp |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2024, consulting firm Frost & Sullivan named NetApp ''Global Company of the Year in the hybrid cloud storage management industry''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Award Recipients |url=https://www.frost.com/analytics/best-practices-recognition/2024-award-recipients/ |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=Frost & Sullivan |archive-date=August 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826052901/https://www.frost.com/analytics/best-practices-recognition/2024-award-recipients/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
With Data Explorers, NetApp helps young people discover and develop data literacy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Empowering teens to discover and develop critical data skills |url=https://www.netapp.com/esg/social-impact/data-science-education/ |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=NetApp.com}}</ref>


== Environment ==
== Environment ==
Over the past six years (as of 2023), NetApp has reduced its greenhouse gas intensity by 70%. Between 2017 and 2022, NetApp reduced its energy consumption by 15%, and consequently reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 61%. NetApp is actively working to significantly reduce its [[Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions]] by 2030.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 ESG Report |url=https://investors.netapp.com/static-files/e3a41a70-4a87-4334-9b00-0ed279c13326 |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=NetApp.com}}</ref>
In 2021, the [[Carbon Disclosure Project|CDP]] Climate Change Score improved to B−.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CDP Disclosure Insight Action |url=https://www.cdp.net/en/responses?queries%5Bname%5D=netapp |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=CDP.net |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007102301/https://www.cdp.net/en/responses?queries%5Bname%5D=netapp |url-status=dead }}</ref> In some NetApp offices, employees have formed Green Teams to integrate sustainable values into their daily lives.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 October 2022 |title=NetApp Green Team promotes sustainability with e-waste shredding |url=https://thesunflower.com/67184/news/netapp-green-team-promotes-sustainability-with-e-waste-shredding/ |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=thesunflower.com |archive-date=August 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818132106/https://thesunflower.com/67184/news/netapp-green-team-promotes-sustainability-with-e-waste-shredding/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
In 2021, the [[Carbon Disclosure Project|CDP]] Climate Change Score improved to B-.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CDP Disclosure Insight Action |url=https://www.cdp.net/en/responses?queries%5Bname%5D=netapp |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=CDP.net}}</ref>
 
In 2022, NetApp switched to a new global e-waste partner and is actively promoting [[Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive|WEEE]] -compliant programs<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2024 |title=Certificate of Destruction |url=https://www.netapp.com/pdf.html?item=/media/21947-EU-weee-battery-compliance.pdf |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=NetApp.com}}</ref> to reduce e-waste.
 
In 2022, the NetApp facility at [[Wichita State University]]'s (WSU) Innovation Campus in Kansas was completed. The facility is powered 100% by local wind power.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=2022 ESG Report |url=https://investors.netapp.com/static-files/e3a41a70-4a87-4334-9b00-0ed279c13326 |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=NetApp.com}}</ref>
 
NetApp's [[Bangalore]] campus gets 88% of its electricity from renewable energy, including wind turbines, hydroelectric power plants, and a small on-site solar plant with a production capacity of about 100&nbsp;kW.<ref name=":0" />
 
At the end of fall 2022, NetApp ranked among the top 7% of companies rated by EcoVadis.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) |url=https://www.netapp.com/esg/ |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=NetApp.com}}</ref>
 
The NetApp Environmental Management System, and thus almost all global NetApp offices, are certified according to ISO14001:2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2004 |title=Management System Certificate |url=https://www.netapp.com/pdf.html?item=/media/17163-14001certificate.pdf |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=NetApp.com}}</ref>
 
In some NetApp offices, employees have formed Green Teams to integrate sustainable values into their daily lives.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 October 2022 |title=NetApp Green Team promotes sustainability with e-waste shredding |url=https://thesunflower.com/67184/news/netapp-green-team-promotes-sustainability-with-e-waste-shredding/ |access-date=18 August 2024 |website=thesunflower.com}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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NetApp, Inc. is an American data infrastructure company that provides unified data storage, integrated data services, and cloud operations (CloudOps) solutions to enterprise customers. The company is based in San Jose, California. It has ranked in the Fortune 500 from 2012 to 2021.[1] Founded in 1992[2] with an initial public offering in 1995,[3] NetApp offers cloud data services for management of applications and data both online and physically.

History

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Former headquarters in Sunnyvale (which later became home to Walmart's West Coast office hub)[4]

NetApp was founded in 1992 by David Hitz, James Lau,[5] and Michael Malcolm[6] as Network Appliance, Inc.[7] At the time, its major competitor was Auspex Systems. In 1994, NetApp received venture capital funding from Sequoia Capital.[8] In 2006, NetApp sold the NetCache product line to Blue Coat Systems.[9] In 2008, Network Appliance officially changed its legal name to NetApp, Inc., reflecting the nickname by which it was already well-known.[10] On June 1, 2015, Tom Georgens stepped down as CEO and was replaced by George Kurian.[11] In May 2018, NetApp announced its first end-to-end NVMe array called All Flash FAS A800 with the release of ONTAP 9.4 software.[12]

Organization

George Kurian is the Chief Executive Officer of NetApp and a member of the Board of Directors. He joined the company in 2011. The President of NetApp is César Cernuda. In December 2009, Mike Nevens was appointed as Chairman of the Board.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The company employs around 12,000 people worldwide.[13]

Competition

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Former NetApp logo

NetApp competes in the computer data storage hardware industry.[14] In 2009, NetApp ranked second in market capitalization in its industry behind EMC Corporation, now Dell EMC, and ahead of Seagate Technology, Western Digital, Brocade, Imation, and Quantum.[15] In total revenue of 2009, NetApp ranked behind EMC, Seagate, Western Digital, and ahead of Imation, Brocade, Xyratex, and Hutchinson Technology.[16] According to a 2014 IDC report, NetApp ranked second in the network storage industry "Big 5's list", behind EMC (Dell), and ahead of IBM, HP and Hitachi.[17]

Partnerships

On March 1, 2021, a partnership with the Aston Martin F1 Team was announced. NetApp is currently responsible for data provision and cloud services for the racing team.[18] Similar partnerships have been in place with the MotoGP team Ducati Corse since 2018,[19] and the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team since July 2022.[20]

OEM

September 13, 2018, Lenovo and NetApp announced its technology partnership, so Lenovo OEM Netapp products under its own name: Lenovo ThinkSystem DE (using NetApp's EF and E-Series array technology), and ThinkSystem DM uses ONTAP software with Lenovo servers and supports FC-NVMe (analog for NetApp FAS and AFF systems).[21][22] Vector Data's Vault series of products are rugged and carrier-grade versions of NetApp systems including -48V DC Power and NEBS Level 3 Certification.

Reception

Controversy

Syrian surveillance

In November 2011, during the 2011 Syrian uprising, NetApp was named as one of several companies whose products were being used in the Syrian government crackdown. The equipment was allegedly sold to the Syrians by an authorized NetApp reseller.[23]

On April 7, 2014, NetApp was notified by the US Department of Commerce "that it had completed its review of this matter and determined that NetApp had not violated the U.S. export laws", and that the file on the matter had been closed.[24]

Legal dispute with Sun Microsystems

In September 2007, NetApp started proceedings against Sun Microsystems, claiming that the ZFS File System developed by Sun infringed its patents.[25] The following month, Sun announced plans to countersue based on alleged misuse by NetApp of Sun's own patented technology.[26] Several of NetApp's patent claims were rejected on the basis of prior art after re-examination by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.[27] On September 9, 2010, NetApp announced an agreement with Oracle Corporation (the new owner of Sun Microsystems) to dismiss the suits.[28]

Awards

NetApp was listed amongst Silicon Valley Top 25 Corporate Philanthropists in 2013.[29] NetApp was Named Brand of the Year by the Think Global Awards in 2019.[30] In 2023, NetApp was named Best Company to Work For by U.S. News & World Report.[31] In 2024, consulting firm Frost & Sullivan named NetApp Global Company of the Year in the hybrid cloud storage management industry.[32]

Environment

In 2021, the CDP Climate Change Score improved to B−.[33] In some NetApp offices, employees have formed Green Teams to integrate sustainable values into their daily lives.[34]

See also

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