NETAPP FAS9000 8U DUAL CONTROLLER STORAGE SYSTEM

The NetApp FAS9000 is an excellent choice as a powerful, high-performance storage controller and the foundation of a highly scalable storage system. While a single chassis itself does not hold primary data drives, its core strength lies in its ability to manage a vast amount of external storage with exceptional performance.

This device stands out due to its advanced hybrid flash architecture, which is bolstered by onboard NVMe Flash Cache modules for a significant boost in speed and a reduction in latency, making it highly responsive for critical applications. Its true power, however, comes from its scalability; a single FAS9000 system can be expanded to a massive raw capacity of up to 172PB by connecting multiple external disk shelves, such as those from the DS-series. This design provides a flexible path for growth. The FAS9000 is also built for 'always-on' operation, featuring a modular, non-disruptive design that allows for seamless maintenance and upgrades without service interruption, ensuring reliability for your most important workloads.

FAS9000 is perfect for:

Large Enterprise Data Center Consolidation: The FAS9000 can unify SAN and NAS storage infrastructures within a single, highly-available system. Its ability to scale up to 172PB by adding external disk shelves makes it an ideal solution for consolidating multiple workloads and data types onto a single, centrally managed platform.

Mission-Critical Workloads and Databases: With its high-performance NVMe Flash Cache, support for high-speed protocols (like 32Gb FC and 40GbE), and 99.9999% availability, the FAS9000 is perfectly suited for hosting demanding applications like enterprise databases (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server) and other mission-critical services that require minimal latency and zero downtime.

Hybrid Cloud Integration: The FAS9000 can be used as the on-premises foundation of a hybrid cloud strategy. Through NetApp's ONTAP software, it can seamlessly tier data to and from public cloud providers, allowing businesses to optimize costs and leverage cloud resources for backup, archiving, or disaster recovery.

Virtualized Environments: The FAS9000 is an excellent choice for large-scale virtualized environments. It provides the performance and scalability necessary to support a high density of virtual machines and virtual desktops, ensuring consistent and predictable performance for all users and applications.

Big Data and High-Performance Computing (HPC): The system's high throughput and ability to handle vast, unstructured datasets make it a strong candidate for applications in Big Data analytics, media and entertainment, and HPC where quick access to large volumes of data is essential.