Tech OnTap Newsletter August 2012

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August 2012

Last month we featured an in-depth article on Data ONTAP® 8 operating in Cluster-Mode, and this month we  bring you a case study on how PeakColo is using Data ONTAP 8 to deliver 100% SLAs.  If you are heading to VMworld in San Francisco, be sure to check out PeakColo's session to learn more about how it built its full-scale enterprise-class cloud using Data ONTAP 8. Our featured blogger of the month, Tom Mendoza, may not talk about the technical details behind Data ONTAP 8.  What you will find is his perspective on the leadership and culture it took to develop products such as Data ONTAP 8.  You can also find him on Twitter @TomMendozaTalks. - Mina Eng, Tech OnTap Editor

Case Study: Accelerating the Cloud with Data ONTAP 8 Cluster-Mode Luke Norris, Founder, CEO and Chief Architect, PeakColo This cloud service provider built an agile, high-performance IT infrastructure on NetApp® clustering. Find out how the Intelligent, Immortal, and Infinite capabilities of Data ONTAP helped PeakColo overcome its infrastructure challenges to deliver maximum performance and achieve 100% SLAs in a multi-tenant environment. Full article See PeakColo at VMworld

FAS6200 Cluster Delivers Exceptional Low-Latency Block Performance Dimitris Krekoukias, Systems Engineer Data ONTAP 8 Cluster-Mode was the first to deliver scale-out unified storage, enterprise-ready features, and industry-leading SPECsfs performance. In recent benchmarking it demonstrated outstanding block performance too! Full article

Blog of the Month: Tom Talks This is not your average tech blog.  Join Tom Mendoza, NetApp’s vice chairman, as he talks about leadership and creating positive corporate cultures. View Tom’s video blog Follow Tom @TomMendozaTalks

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