Most organizations making an investment in NetApp Filers count on the system to store user data and host virtual machine datastores from an environment like VMware. In addition these organizations want their NetApp systems to do more and be the repository for the next wave of unstructured data; data generated by machines. NetApp systems are busting at the seams, so these organizations are trying to decide what to do next.

1. What Does Your Next NetApp Refresh Look Like?
Available On Demand
A live panelist discussion on how to best leverage NetApp filers
● Modern use cases for unstructured data
● NetApp’s challenges in meeting these use cases
● NetApp alternatives: all-flash and object storage
● Repurposing, not replacing your NetApp

2. Our Speakers
George Crump is the founder of Storage
Switzerland, the leading storage analyst focused on
the subjects of big data, solid state storage,
virtualization, cloud computing and data protection.
He is widely recognized for his articles, white papers,
and videos on such current approaches as all-flash
arrays, deduplication, SSDs, software-defined
storage, backup appliances, and storage networking.
He has over 25 years of experience designing
storage solutions for data centers across the US.

3. ● Analyst firm focused on storage, cloud
and virtualization
● Knowledge of these markets is gained
through product testing and interaction
with end users and suppliers
● The results of this research can be
found in the articles, videos, webinars,
product analysis and case studies on
our web site:
http://storageswiss.com
Who Is Storage Switzerland?

4. Our Speakers
With over 2 decades of experience, Caringo Product
Manager Glen Olsen has a keen focus on
architecting data and storage solutions. At Caringo,
Glen leads efforts to bridge the gap between
traditional storage and our leading-edge scale-out
storage solution.

5. Who Is Caringo?
Object Storage Experts
10+ Years
Swarm 8
Searchable Storage
for the Cloud Age
500+ Deployments

6. Is It Just About NetApp?
• No!

7. Types Of Unstructured Data
• Office automation files
• Images of customer
interactions (e.g., contracts)
• Rich media (drawings, pictures,
videos)
• HD security cameras
• Storing social media interaction

8. Use Cases For Unstructured Data
• Data Discovery
• Trend Analysis (e.g.,
social media)
• Data Exploration (e.g.,
most common diagnosis)
• Signal detection (e.g.,
diagnosis phrases that
could lead to trouble)

9. NetApp’s Challenges In Meeting
These Use Cases
• Limited scalability
• Leads to storage silos
• No centralized catalog of data
content
• Repeated backup of fixed
content
• Not usually performance: more
scalability & management

10. NetApp Alternative: All-Flash Storage
• The problem was not performance
• Much more expensive
• Leaves with scalability issues

11. NetApp Alternative: Object Storage
• Very scalable long term
storage of unstructured data
• Right price point for data with
low perceived value
• Difficult to learn & manage
another storage protocol
• Users will have multiple places
to find their data

12. NetApp Alternative:
Thin Provisioning Your NetApp
• Automatically move older files out
to object storage
• Maintain mount point
• Gain scalability and manageability
advantages of object storage
• Maintain mount points
• No change in user behavior

13. Have Your Cake And Eat It Too
• Don’t replace or buy more
NetApp just because
you’re at capacity
• Repurpose it instead
• Everybody wins!

14. Thin-Provision Primary NAS Storage
One quarter the cost of legacy storage
Transparent file access – no
application changes
● Plugs into Windows and NetApp file servers
Streamlines backups, auto-tiering &
restores
● Policy-driven – set it and forget it
Global file repository & access
● Aggregate files from multiple servers
Data is continuously protected,
consolidated & searchable
Aligning data to the cost and performance of where it’s stored.

15. FileFly – Retain Primary Storage Investment
Retain Primary
Storage Footprint
Existing Primary Storage
now only10% consumed
100TB
0TB
New Secondary Storage
200TB
0TB
Smart Tiered 90%
Reclaiming
90TB Primary Storage

16. Overcomes NetApp Performance Barriers
Business Benefits Achieved with Caringo
● Over 2.5PB video for 650+ vehicles
accessible anytime, anywhere
● No performance degradation
to access large static files
● No future NetApp primary storage
spend & reduced backup windows
● Achieved internal strategy to deliver
IT like large cloud providers
“Their Swarm system had the scale. It did not have file system limitations. And,
they had the ability to tier data off our traditional NAS into a much cheaper, more
scalable storage system.”
Tony Williams
Director of IT

17. Complete Policy Control
Set policies on any
combination of file
attributes

18. Complete Policy Control
Run multiple policy at
once
At any time

19. For a demo please email Caringo at
info@Caringo.com
Would You Like A Demo?

20. Thank you!
Storage Switzerland
http://www.storageswiss.com
georgeacrump@storageswiss.com
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