Organizations face fundamental challenges with data security. It's clear that the traditional approaches to data security, while once sufficient, are struggling to keep pace with the sheer volume, velocity, and variety of data today. We're at an inflection point, and it's time to think differently. ... View more

The Azure NetApp Files VS Code Extension v1.2.0 introduces a major leap toward agentic, AI‑informed cloud operations with the debut of the autonomous Volume Scanner. Moving beyond traditional assistive AI, this release enables intelligent infrastructure analysis that can detect configuration risks, recommend remediations, and execute approved changes under user governance. Complemented by an expanded natural language interface, developers can now manage, optimize, and troubleshoot Azure NetApp Files resources through conversational commands - from performance monitoring to cross‑region replication, backup orchestration, and ARM template generation. Version 1.2.0 establishes the foundation for a multi‑agent system built to reduce operational toil and accelerate a shift toward self-managing enterprise storage in the cloud.  ... View more

NetApp Backup and Recovery for Kubernetes is now generally available, delivering enterprise-grade data protection for containerized applications and virtual machines on Kubernetes, including Red Hat OpenShift and OpenShift Virtualization. This release includes official support for managing Kubernetes clusters with Trident protect installed and introduces CLI- and custom resource (CR)-based operations for application protection and restoration. This enhancement significantly simplifies the automation of these operations via GitOps and other automation solutions.   This blog post provides detailed steps for defining applications in Backup and Recovery, managing protection policies, and performing backup and restore operations using the Trident protect CLI.   Readers will learn how to create applications, assign protection policies, and execute on-demand backups and snapshots. The post also covers restoring applications from backups and snapshots, showcasing the flexibility and efficiency of CLI-based operations in managing data protection workflows. ... View more

Trident for Google Cloud NetApp Volumes (GCNV) now supports Block volumes in GCNV Flex Unified storage pools! This article describes how to install, configure and use Trident for to create and manage Block volumes within Google Cloud NetApp Volumes. Now you can run both NFS, SMB, and Block with Trident.  ... View more

Google Cloud NetApp Volumes introduces the Flex Unified service level—bringing file and block workloads together under a single, fully managed storage experience. With Flex Unified, enterprises can provision NAS (NFS, SMB) and SAN (iSCSI) volumes from the same storage pool, streamlining operations, unifying data management, and simplifying cloud migrations. ... View more