There is a strong push at Netapp for cloud based recurring revenue. So I agree it was kind of a "stupid question" (I say this nicely) -- Netapp is not focused on prem/physical appliances as new growth. They are merely using FAS/GRID as a stepping stone (data fabric) via features like CVO, tiering, cloud backup etc.

There is always going to be a place for onprem devices, in the coming year I think you'll see more of these workloads return on prem. The economy is forcing folks to admit maybe not all workloads are meant to be cloudy :) I guess, good news the data fabric is there to return the data back home!

On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 8:34 AM Basil <basilberntsen@gmail.com> wrote:

There will come a time when physical appliances are not profitable anymore. I don’t think it’s coming anytime soon, though.

On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 5:11 AM Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming <tdtemccna@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, 12 Aug 2022 at 16:23, Sebastian Goetze <spgoetze@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yes. (Was this a serious question???)
>
> https://www.netapp.com/data-storage/
>
> Scroll down to see FAS/AFF/ASA systems plus
> E-Series/StorageGrid/Solidfire appliances...
>
>
> Was that difficult to find?
> The Data Fabric vision means *connecting* on-prem with cloud data services.
> The Data Services e.g. ONTAP/StorageGrid/ElementOS can be delivered via
> specialized HW ("appliances") or virtualized on VMware/Hyperscaler
> (AWS/Azure/GCP/...)/Linux container.
> Venturing into the cloud and offering services not available on-prem
> (e.g. Spot) doesn't mean giving up on on-prem appliances.

I saw the Wikipedia article that NetApp is specializing on cloud
services. I thought it has given up on physical appliances.

>
>
> my 2c
>
> Not a NetApp employee, just a Storage Instructor.
>
>
>
> On 12.08.2022 10:09, Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote:
> > Subject: Does NetApp still sell physical file servers?
> >
> > Good day from Singapore,
> >
> > Does NetApp still sell physical file servers?
> >
> > I read from Wikipedia that NetApp, Inc. is an American hybrid cloud
> > data services and data management company headquartered in San Jose,
> > California. It has ranked in the Fortune 500 from 2012–2021. Founded
> > in 1992 with an IPO in 1995, NetApp offers cloud data services for
> > management of applications and data both online and physically.
> >
> > I see that NetApp has ventured into the cloud.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
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> >
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