NetApp All Flash FAS AFF A250 HA - NAS server - with NetApp All SAN Array

Data driven organizations require an agile and efficient IT infrastructure to meet the demand for fast, secure, and continuous data access. A fundamental first step in undertaking an IT transformation is to modernize your infrastructure with all-flash storage to improve speed and responsiveness for critical business applications. New workloads, such as data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and deep learning (DL), demand extreme performance that first-generation flash systems cannot deliver. Additionally, more and more organizations are adopting a "cloud first" strategy, driving the need for enterprise-grade data services for a shared environment across on-premises data centers and the cloud. As a result, modern all-flash arrays must provide robust data services, integrated data protection, seamless scalability, and new levels of performance - plus deep application and cloud integration.

IT departments need smart, powerful, trusted solutions that take advantage of modern cloud technologies. NetApp AFF A-Series systems are designed to help organizations accelerate their infrastructure transformation and fuel data-driven strategies. Powered by NetApp ONTAP data management software, AFF systems deliver the industry's highest performance, superior flexibility, and best-in-class data services and cloud integration to help you accelerate, manage, and protect your business-critical data in the hybrid cloud.

AFF A-Series systems, from entry-level to high-end, support end-to-end NVMe technologies, from NVMe-attached SSDs to front-end NVMe over Fiber Channel (NVMe/FC) host connectivity. These systems deliver the industry's lowest latency for an enterprise all-flash array, making them a superior choice for driving the most demanding workloads and AI/DL applications. With a simple software upgrade to the modern NVMe/FC SAN infrastructure, you can drive more workloads with faster response times, without disruption or data migration.