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Why storage assessment is critical when planning your migration to the AWS Cloud
Cloud migration has become a strategic priority for organizations seeking greater agility, scalability, and operational efficiency. However, while early planning discussions often focus on applications and compute resources, storage decisions are often deferred or simplified, even though they have a critical impact on…
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Optimizing Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP storage for EDA workloads with NetApp Workload Factory
Electronic design automation (EDA) workflows are among the most complex and resource-intensive in modern engineering. Each design iteration can trigger compute-heavy synthesis, simulation, and verification tasks that demand high performance, rapid data access, and large-scale collaboration across distributed teams.…
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Workload Factory for Google Cloud: VMware Migration Advisor
Introduction Workload Factory Migration Advisor helps organizations plan and execute VMware migrations to Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE) with less manual effort and greater confidence in sizing, architecture, and cost estimates. This post focuses on how Migration Advisor supports the GCVE planning workflow end-to-end.…
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NetApp Workload Factory: A well-architected way to launch and operate AWS workloads on FSx for ONTAP
This blog was updated on April 5, 2026. Deploying production workloads to the public cloud can stall manual design cycles, inconsistent configurations, and cost surprises. NetApp® Workload Factory changes that with guided designs, automation, and continuous optimization for workloads on AWS that use Amazon FSx for NetApp…
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Automate Amazon Elastic VMware Service migrations with Workload Factory inventory upload mode
VMware teams are facing growing pressure to modernize infrastructure and reduce costs while maintaining fast, reliable, and secure operations. To meet these demands strategically and at scale, Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS) can be the next step for these teams, offering scalability and access to a wide range of…
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Orchestrate and optimize NetApp Snapshot policies with NetApp Workload Factory
Data protection and recovery are two critical requirements to keep the lights on for your business and to keep your applications running smoothly. For Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP (FSx for ONTAP) workloads, the underlying technology that makes this possible is NetApp® Snapshot™ technology. Snapshot technology provides a…
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Optimize Oracle databases on AWS with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP and NetApp Workload Factory
This blog was co-authored by Bruno Almeida, Technology Advisor, bruno@exce.pt. Oracle databases remain the foundation of many enterprise applications. As organizations adopt cloud-first strategies, migrating and managing these critical workloads on AWS presents a whole new operating model. AWS offers multiple options for…
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Managing FSx for ONTAP replication relationships at scale with Workload Factory
Managing replication relationships, especially at scale, can pose significant challenges for organizations operating complex data environments. As workloads and datasets grow, maintaining replication consistency and efficiency across numerous volumes or file systems requires robust tools that address the intricacies of…
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Estimate Amazon EVS cost savings with FSx for ONTAP using the Workload Factory TCO calculator
Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS) is the recently launched AWS service that helps users to operate VMware workloads natively on AWS. And by using Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP (FSx for ONTAP) as an external datastore, you can decouple the VMware workload storage from compute. This opens the door to cost optimization…
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Simplify SQL Server log troubleshooting with the AI-powered log analyzer in NetApp Workload Factory
Microsoft SQL Server databases are a mainstay of enterprise deployments. But SQL Server logs are known to produce a large volume of logs that are often difficult to interpret because of their complex and technical format. Understanding these logs and diagnosing the root causes of issues typically requires in-depth…