As more and more enterprises migrate key operations to the cloud, cloud storage services are also beginning to move toward high availability, reliability, and scalability. At the same time, cloud service providers are constantly optimizing their services to reduce management overhead and improve business efficiency and quality.
Some key businesses, such as CRM, ERP, database, high-performance computing, new drug research and development, gene sequencing, semiconductor auxiliary design, etc., require cloud storage service providers to provide higher levels of data protection and security. Therefore, cloud service providers have begun to explore more advanced storage technologies and security measures to ensure the security and privacy of customer data.
Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP launched in China
"Since its establishment in 2006, Amazon Cloud Technology has continuously launched innovative storage services and brought these innovations to customers in China. The implementation of Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP in China allows customers to run on Amazon Cloud Technology and use their existing Locally deployed and very familiar file storage workflow and data management functions. Amazon Cloud Technology's further improvement of the specially built file storage service system will help more Chinese customers accelerate the migration of key businesses to the cloud." Talking about the development of storage, Amazon Cloud Chen Xiaojian, general manager of the product department of Technology Greater China, said this.
Recently, Amazon Cloud Technology launched the file storage service Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP in Beijing and Ningxia regions. Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP is NetApp's cloud file storage service. Users can start, run, and expand a fully managed NetApp ONTAP file storage system on Amazon Cloud Technology without changing existing applications or data management methods. At the same time, this service is highly integrated with other services of Amazon Cloud Technology, allowing users to fully enjoy the agility, scalability and security of Amazon Cloud. ONTAP is a file storage technology widely used by many customers in local data centers to support key business operations of enterprises.
Typical application scenarios of Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP include transactional services such as SAP/HANA, SQL Server, Oracle DB/RAC, CRM, VMware, etc., key enterprise applications such as manufacturing, semiconductor/EDA, radio and television media, financial data analysis, etc., and enterprise files Shared services, and hybrid cloud architecture.
Efficiently connect local and cloud
Wang Ang, senior manager of storage services for Amazon Cloud Technology Greater China, said, "In the past 30 years, NetApp ONTAP has had a high market share, and a large number of enterprises are deploying it. With the continuous development of cloud computing, these enterprises have begun to use Various applications are migrated to the cloud, so Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP came into being. Its emergence greatly reduces the difficulty of enterprises migrating to the cloud, and provides strong support for expanding new load requirements such as machine learning and model training. .”
The launch of Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP in China is of great significance. As mentioned above, the development and use of enterprise offline applications rely on many traditional features originally provided on ONTAP, such as APIs and enterprise-level data protection measures. They hope that cloud storage services can maintain compatibility with offline storage to reduce or avoid the need to modify application code.
In addition, many enterprises already have a large amount of computing and storage resources, and they may not migrate all their data to the cloud at once, but gradually. Some application scenarios can use the agility and elasticity of the cloud to work together with offline resources to better leverage the benefits of enterprise applications. Therefore, the implementation of Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP in China can meet the specific needs of customers and provide a more flexible transition method, helping them gradually migrate their business to the cloud and make full use of its advantages.
Key businesses move to the cloud, security comes first
When core applications and data are moved to the cloud, enterprises are of course most concerned about security, and Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP has clearly done its homework in this regard.
Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP is managed in exactly the same way as offline ONTAP, saving enterprise users a lot of training time and maintaining consistent usage and maintenance habits without the need for code modifications. This consistency also enables hybrid deployment of online and offline applications, allowing the cloud and local to work together efficiently.
ONTAP itself already has many enterprise-level features and data protection methods, and also provides data protection services in the cloud, further enhancing data security. Taking advantage of the diversity and elasticity of cloud services, enterprise users can easily meet business development needs. When deploying core or key applications in the cloud, ONTAP features and cloud services can be used to innovate, such as using SnapMirror to improve data replication efficiency and FlexCache to increase data access speed.
At the same time, FlexCache can also open up the data flow between online and offline data centers to improve access efficiency. In terms of key data protection, ONTAP comes with SnapVault, SnapLock and other measures, which are combined with Amazon Cloud Technology's data protection services to further protect corporate data.
Cloud storage is changing the future
Talking about the practical application of Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, Wang Ang said that data transactions, hybrid cloud architecture, key enterprise applications and shared file services have covered most of the enterprise application scenarios, and its better design It is also helping companies effectively reduce costs.
eHealth NSW is a division of New South Wales Health, Australia, responsible for providing comprehensive information services to the entire New South Wales health system. This includes aspects such as clinical systems, infrastructure and data analytics. Currently, they have adopted NetApp ONTAP technology to support their data storage and management needs. The current data volume has reached the PB level, and it still maintains an annual growth rate of 25%.
In order to ensure business continuity and reliability, eHealth NSW decided to use Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP to migrate its data storage system to the cloud. This solution provides fully managed shared storage along with ONTAP's popular data access and management capabilities, allowing them to take advantage of the elasticity of the cloud while being compatible with existing systems for a smooth transition.
Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP runs in the Amazon cloud, enabling users to launch, run, and scale fully managed NetApp ONTAP file storage services in the cloud. With just a few mouse clicks, you can migrate applications running on your NAS device to the Amazon cloud without modifying applications, tools, processes or workflows.
This migration process not only ensures security and reliability, but also delivers significant cost savings to eHealth NSW. With new cloud solutions, clinicians and care teams can collaborate more closely across the healthcare system to provide patients with more personalized care. The migration is reported to have saved eHealth NSW $800,000 per year.
In addition, Kerry Logistics supports the entire business system through Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, providing various services to different countries, meeting the requirements for high performance, stability, and reliability. It can also monitor the workload of the entire system and obtain data protection mechanism.
Cloud storage helps AI
Nowadays, almost all enterprise-level applications have begun to be combined with AI. So how does Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP perform in this regard?
According to Wang Ang, Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP has several main functions, including FlexCache. As mentioned above, FlexCache builds a cache on the cloud architecture that can connect online and offline files. This is useful for model training for many users, as the data needs to be uploaded online first. When the required files are accessed, FlexCache will connect to the offline ONTAP and copy the required files online. In addition to machine learning, there are also many scenarios including rendering, EDA design, etc., which require integrated online and offline processing.
According to the needs and habits of different developers and enterprises, their solutions for large model training are also different. Amazon Cloud Technology offers a variety of purpose-built file systems to meet the needs of different users. Some users can directly use Amazon EFS for large model training out of the box; while some customers may need to use a large number of high-end GPU servers for concurrent file access, in which case Amazon FSx for Luster may be more suitable; of course, there are also Some users have different development client needs. Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP has very complete support for different enterprise protocols. Different users can use different protocols for connection and model training, which is very convenient. Which service is ultimately chosen depends on the client's specific scenario and needs.
Overall, the emergence of Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP has brought great convenience and opportunities to enterprises in migrating to the cloud. It takes advantage of the diversity and elasticity of cloud services to help enterprises better protect data, improve data access efficiency, and improve flexibility in business changes. It not only reduces the difficulty of migrating to the cloud, but also provides a strong support for the development of emerging workloads. support. As cloud computing technology continues to advance and application scenarios continue to expand, I believe Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP will continue to play an important role and bring more innovation and development opportunities to enterprises.
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