From June through August 2025, NetApp delivered a series of enhancements to Workload Factory that further simplify deployment, improve resilience, and automate storage operations on FSx for ONTAP workloads. ... View more

This article was originally published in March 22 on netapp.io, discussing a specific use case for a single NetApp Trident PVC being used by multiple Kubernetes clusters.     ... View more

This article was originally published in March 2023 on netapp.io, discussing the value of NetApp storage for Apache Kafka and Confluent. ... View more

Adding NetApp Trident CSI integration for Enterprise RAG   OPEA Enterprise RAG now includes NetApp Trident CSI deployment automation. This integration implemented for the Intel Enterprise RAG supports NetApp AIPod Mini deployment with NetApp ONTAP storage. Built on the strong foundation of OPEA, Intel® AI for Enterprise RAG converts enterprise data into actionable insights with key features that enhance scalability, security, and user experience. This integration adds support for NetApp ONTAP storage as a CSI driver option in the Enterprise RAG deployment. With this integration, customers and partners will now be able to use the Enterprise RAG repo as a “one stop shop” for the deployment of NetApp AIPod Mini software stack.    A RAG-ready enterprise system in two commands   Customers can deploy the prerequisite data pipeline and a RAG-ready enterprise system in two commands: Run playbook to deploy Kubernetes and NetApp Trident​.  Run playbook to deploy Intel AI for Enterprise RAG   Validated software stack for RAG   The validated software stack includes: Production-ready implementation of OPEA ChatQnA OPEA - free and open-source software: OPEA [Open Platform for Enterprise AI] Runs on Kubernetes Validated with Trident (ONTAP NFS) Ongoing programmatic data ingest from ONTAP S3   What is OPEA? OPEA is an open platform project that lets you create composable GenAI solutions and streamline the implementation of enterprise-grade Generative AI by efficiently integrating secure and cost-effective Generative AI workflows. It includes a detailed framework of composable building blocks for state-of-the-art generative AI systems including LLMs, data stores, and prompt engines and architectural blueprints for developing retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems.   Intel AI for Enterprise RAG architecture with NetApp ONTAP   Deployment automation key features include Automated Trident operator installation using Helm ONTAP NAS backend configuration Dynamic StorageClass creation with ReadWriteMany support Seamless integration with existing Enterprise RAG deployment workflow The NetApp Trident CSI deployment automation into the Intel Enterprise RAG project provides customers and partners an enterprise-grade persistent storage capabilities using NetApp ONTAP systems.   To learn more please visit, https://github.com/opea-project/Enterprise-RAG ... View more

You can now orchestrate volumes using AI. NetApp DataOps Toolkit v2.6 includes two new MCP servers for volume orchestration - one for traditional environments, and one for Kubernetes-based environments. ... View more