Building a Cloud on FlexPod. Boosting Availability with AutoSupport Tools. The Virtual Storage Guy Blog: Better Late Than Never, Predictions for 2012.
_____________________________________
TECH ONTAP NEWSLETTER: Building a Cloud on FlexPod
HIGHLIGHTS | March 2012
_____________________________________
EDITOR'S NOTE
Excitement continues in the marketplace about the FlexPod(TM) data center platform. So far, FlexPod configurations have been installed at over 600 customer sites in 33 countries. In this month's newsletter, we focus on validated FlexPod management solutions for automation and orchestration.
In addition to the great information on FlexPod, you may want to check out the AutoSupport article, 2012 predictions from The Virtual Storage Guy, and a blog on why not all snapshots are created equal.
Mina Eng
Tech OnTap
Editor
_____________________________________
LEAD STORY
Building a Cloud on FlexPod: Validated Management Solutions
Jeff Guerrero, Solutions Product Manager
Anand Louis, Product Manager
Henry Vail, Reference Architect
With its pretested, validated design, FlexPod simplifies the move to a shared infrastructure and the cloud.
NetApp and Cisco are working with software partners to offer a range of validated FlexPod management solutions so you can pick the ideal toolset to build your cloud.
> More
_____________________________________
TIPS FROM THE TRENCHES
Boost Availability with AutoSupport Tools
Malcolm Chaney, Support Account Manager
Careful attention to best practices increases storage stability. Find out how one large bank eliminated Priority-1 incidents and exceeded availability SLAs by using AutoSupport, My AutoSupport and RSDT.
> More
_____________________________________
BLOG OF THE MONTH
Predictions for 2012: Better Late Than Never
Vaughn Stewart, The Virtual Storage Guy
Find out what Vaughn is doubling down on from last year. Also learn what to bet on this year for new storage technologies and their use, integration into server virtualization infrastructures, and cloud computing solutions.
> Read the Blog
_____________________________________
OUR NEWS SHOW
Special Report--St. Baldrick's: Be a Hero for Kids with Cancer!
Whether you're willing to shave your head, do some shaving, raise some money, or volunteer your time, you can help St. Baldrick's raise money for childhood-cancer research.
> More
_____________________________________
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
Are All Snapshots Created Equal?
Cesar Orosco, Business Solutions Architect
There are clear and distinct differences between NetApp(R) Snapshot(TM) copies and other competitive snapshot solutions. It's important that we highlight key differences to our customers and prospects because the differences are essential to enable a robust data protection and recovery strategy.
> Read the Blog
