Lionel Sujay Vailshery
Research expert covering the consumer electronics industry
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The largest of NetApp's segments by revenue was its "Product" segment, totaling about three billion U.S. dollars in 2023. The company's flagship products include NetApp's FAS (Fabric-Attached Storage), AFF (All-Flash FAS), and ASA (All SAN Array) storage systems. The company's Open Network Technology for Appliance Products (ONTAP) data management operating system has been under development continuously since 1992 and is used for several of its hardware product management. Currently, there are three ONTAP platforms: FAS/AFF systems, software running as a virtual machine on servers (ONTAP Select), and cloud computing (Cloud Volumes ONTAP). Some of the sought-after features of NetApp systems are the ease of integration of enterprise applications for data backup, cloning, provisioning, and other self-service storage.Partners and controversy
Together, the Americas - the United States, Canada, and Latin America - account for the majority of NetApp's regional revenues worldwide. NetApp provides a software-defined storage solution that supports file and block workloads for businesses across various cloud service providers. Cloud Volumes ONTAP is a solution to the challenges of using cloud enhancing performance, data protection, and compliance, all while streamlining costs. In 2007, NetApp filed a lawsuit against Sun Microsystems for patent infringement of file systems. After the acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle Corporation, NetApp announced an agreement with the new owners to dismiss the lawsuits.
