Two – no, Three! no, Four! – new features for Azure NetApp Files released! (Feb 2023)

UPDATED Feb 4, 2023 to reflect new added features One of the bigger benefits of managed services in the cloud is how new features can just appear seemingly from thin air without admins having to do anything, and without needing any maintenance window. Azure NetApp Files is no exception to that, and this month, two …

New Year, New Role!

Last year, I transitioned from the on-prem ONTAP product group over to the Google CVS and Astra group to work on some new challenges. While over there, I created some new stuff. For starters, I partnered up with Oliver Krause to work on a Cloud Volumes Services security doc for Google Cloud. You can find …

Behind the Scenes Episode 317 – NetApp Astra Control Center: What’s new in Winter 2022?

Welcome to the Episode 317, part of the continuing series called “Behind the Scenes of the NetApp Tech ONTAP Podcast.” This week, NetApp Senior Product Manager for Cloud, Hrishi Keramane (hrishi.keramane@netapp.com) joins us to discuss Astra Control Center and the payload in the latest release, including: Support for Kubernetes Operators Support for OpenShift Operator Hub Public cloud block …

Behind the Scenes: Episode 243 – NetApp Project Astra

Welcome to the Episode 243, part of the continuing series called “Behind the Scenes of the NetApp Tech ONTAP Podcast.” This week on the podcast,  we have a deep discussion about Project Astra and what it means going forward for NetApp's Cloudand Kubernetes story - as well as what went into container-izing ONTAP! Joining us this week: …

Behind the Scenes: Episode 212 – Azure NetApp Files

Welcome to the Episode 212, part of the continuing series called “Behind the Scenes of the NetApp Tech ONTAP Podcast.” This week on the podcast,  Lee Jiles (lee.jiles@netapp.com, Sr. Manager of Azure Global) and Will Stowe (wstowe@netapp.com, Cloud Architect) tell us all about the NetApp cloud native offering in Microsoft Azure, why you might want to use it, …