Arrow Quick Hits: NetApp

The NetApp A-Team drops by to chat about the NetApp launch announcements for February 2025. Listen as we cover updates to the ASA platform, new hardware models, BlueXP improvements and more!

Episode 400 - NetApp Launch Announcements February 2025

This week, NetApp FlexCache TME drops in to discuss the latest information around the sparse caching feature for NFS and SMB workloads - FlexCache.

Episode 401 - NetApp ONTAP: FlexCache (Spring 2025)

Did you know there's a way to stripe large files across multiple nodes in a NetApp ONTAP cluster now? NetApp TME John Lantz drops by to drop some knowledge on Advanced Capacity Balancing!

Episode 402 - NetApp FlexGroup: Advanced Capacity Balancing

Managing large amounts of data can be challenging, especially when you also have to manage the storage system where the data lives. So to make life easier for storage administrators, NetApp offers a data ops toolkit that can offload some of the work associated with storage management. On this Tech ONTAP Podcast episode, we welcome the creator of the toolkit, Michael Oglesby, to talk about the latest updates and where best to use it.

Episode 404 - DataOps Toolkit

We’re diving deep into AI at scale with NetApp experts Bobby Oomen and David Arnette. From NVIDIA SuperPod (think AI factories powering massive LLM training) to FlexPod solutions that bring inference into everyday enterprise workloads, we unpack what’s happening at the cutting edge of AI infrastructure.

You’ll hear how NetApp and NVIDIA are collaborating to solve one of AI’s biggest challenges—data management—with tools like SnapMirror, FlexCache, and FlexClone. We also explore why inference is becoming just as important (if not more) than training, and what that shift means for enterprises looking to integrate AI into their operations.

Whether you’re curious about NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP) offerings, KV cache innovations, or how Cisco and NetApp are pushing FlexPod into the AI era, this episode is packed with insights you won’t want to miss.

Tune in to learn how enterprises can scale AI securely, efficiently, and flexibly—with NetApp at the core.

Episode 405 - NVIDIA SuperPod Updates - Fall 2025

🚀 This week on the Tech ONTAP Podcast: NetApp Docs goes AI!

We sit down with Aksel Davis, Grant Glass, Jen Kaufman, and Adam Newton to explore how NetApp is transforming documentation—from static PDFs to a living, searchable, AI-powered ecosystem.

💡 Topics we cover:
	•	The shift from closed XML systems to GitHub + open standards
	•	How generative AI powers Doc the Owl, our chatbot trained on 120K+ NetApp documents
	•	Making documentation more accurate, agile, and accessible in 9 languages
	•	Future possibilities: AI-driven authoring tools, in-product assistance, and cross-dataset intelligence

Whether you’re a NetApp customer, partner, or just curious about how AI reshapes technical documentation, this episode is packed with insights.

Ep 406 - AI Powered NetApp Docs

🚀 This week on the Tech ONTAP Podcast: We’re talking all things StorageGRID 12.0 — and this release is a game changer for AI and data-driven workloads.

We are joined by Vishnu Vardhan and Morgan Mears to unpack how StorageGRID is evolving into an AI-ready object storage powerhouse.

Here’s what’s new in StorageGRID 12.0 👇 

💾 Bucket Branches – Think Git for data. Instantly create space-efficient dataset copies for AI/ML training, testing, and version control. 

⚡ Caching Load Balancers – Bring data closer to compute with up to 1.2PB of local cache for high-performance AI pipelines. 

📈 Scalability & Smarter Metadata – Handle hundreds of billions of objects with ease. 

☁️ Flexible Deployment – Run StorageGRID your way: appliance, container, or virtualized.

Whether you’re building data lakes, training large language models, or managing global datasets, StorageGRID 12.0 helps you scale with performance, simplicity, and efficiency.

Ep 407 - NetApp StorageGRID 12.0

This week on the Tech ONTAP Podcast, we sit down with global AI and digital transformation strategist Kamales Lardi to explore one of the most important conversations in modern IT: how to adopt AI responsibly, ethically, and effectively in the enterprise — with data at the core.

While AI capabilities continue to expand, most organizations still struggle with real-world implementation, scaling beyond pilots, and building trust within the business. Kamales shares why AI strategy must start with people, data governance, and business outcomes — not just tools and hype.

Ep 408 - AI in Business with Kamales Lardi

As artificial intelligence reshapes cybersecurity, organizations are being forced to rethink data sovereignty, trust, and resilience. In this episode, we sit down with Adam Gale, Field CTO for Cybersecurity and AI at NetApp, to explore how AI, security, and geopolitics are colliding in today’s digital infrastructure.

This conversation goes beyond theory to discuss real-world challenges and decisions organizations are facing right now.

\In this episode, we cover:
	•	How AI is being used in modern cybersecurity
	•	Why “human in the loop” still matters for critical decisions
	•	What data sovereignty really means—and why it’s not one-size-fits-all
	•	The role of encryption and key ownership in protecting data
	•	Real-world examples of dark sites, resilience, and infrastructure disruptions
	•	Why trust and transparency are essential in security platforms

With AI accelerating and regulations evolving worldwide, data sovereignty is no longer just a compliance issue—it’s becoming a strategic and board-level concern.


Episode 309 - Who Really Controls Your Data in the Age of AI?

In this episode of Arrow Bandwidth, we will discuss NetApp’s new, mid-range to high-end FAS and mid-range AFF systems. These new models are simple, efficient and versatile; and they offer more capacity and greater IO scaling to your customers than ever before.

SPEAKERS:

Ryan Rascop
Technical Solutions Engineer, Arrow
Ryan Rascop is an Arrow Technical Solutions Engineer who has been with Arrow for over 11 years and is focused on multiple storage suppliers. As a dedicated technical resource to a national Arrow partner, Rascop supports growth in their supplier-specific storage business. He is passionate about creating technical and sales enablement programs, such as Arrow’s Quick Hits, and producing content with a focus on simplicity and ease of consumption. Rascop was selected as a President’s Club MVP pick for the NetApp line of business for 2019.
 
Walter Lemieux
Technical Solutions Engineer, Arrow
Walter Lemieux is a Technical Solutions Engineer at Arrow. He is a NetApp-proficient engineer with more than five years of experience working with customers to attain a plethora of goals and achievements. Lemieux brings his hands-on experience to Arrow as a dedicated technical resource to a national Arrow partner. He has a zeal for creative solutions and collaboration, and has contributed to Arrow’s technical and sales enablement programs, including Arrow’s Quick Hits podcast.

What You Need to Know About NetApp’s New FAS and AFF Models

In this episode of Arrow Bandwidth, we will cover NetApp’s special edition of Arrow Quick Hits, packed full of NetApp resources and solutions designed to help you protect your current environment and ensure performance as you support a remote workforce during these unprecedented times.

NetApp can help you understand, optimize and protect your entire multi-vendor infrastructure by giving you visibility into your hybrid cloud and on-premises environments with a range of NetApp tools and offerings. Ensure that your customers can provide the best end-user computing and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure experiences to all their users.

Our current need to work from home requires around the clock access with no dips in performance. NetApp can help you rationalize your data and application infrastructure, move data between on-premises storage and clouds, and ensure data availability across clouds. With NetApp’s industry-leading resiliency and focus on reliability, you can be sure your data will always be ONTAP.

Read the Quick Hit on Arrow Channel Advisor: https://www.arrow.com/ecs/na/channeladvisor/channel-advisor-articles/arrow-quick-hits-netapp-business-continuity-special-edition/

SPEAKERS:

Ryan Rascop
Technical Solutions Engineer, Arrow
Ryan Rascop is an Arrow technical solutions engineer who has a combined 11 years at Arrow, focused on multiple storage suppliers. As a dedicated technical resource to a national Arrow partner, he helps support growth in their supplier-specific storage business. He is passionate about creating technical and sales enablement programs such as Arrow’s Quick Hits, creating content with a focus on simplicity andease of consumption. Rascop was selected as a President’s Club MVP pick for the NetApp line of business for 2019.

Walter Lemieux
Technical Solutions Engineer, Arrow
Walter Lemieux is a technical solutions engineer at Arrow. He is a NetApp-proficient engineer with more than five years of experience working with customers to attain aplethora of goals and achievements. Lemieux brings his hands-on experience to Arrow as a dedicated technical resource to a national Arrow partner. He has a zeal for creative solutions and collaboration, and has contributed to Arrow’s technical and sales enablement programs, including Arrow Quick Hits podcasts.

Arrow Quick Hits: NetApp Business Continuity Special Edition

In this episode of Arrow Bandwidth, you’ll hear about NetApp’s new AFF All-SAN (ASA) solution, a dedicated, block-only SAN solution that includes FC and ISCSI protocols (no NFS or SMB) — a perfect fit for customers looking to isolate SAN workloads for mission-critical applications.

The AFF ASA is based on the already popular AFF A220, A400 and A700 controller hardware that your customers know and trust with added benefits that position a great fit for many SAN customers. With NetApp's unparalleled cloud integration, your customers can expect reliability and performance.

Tune in to learn about the added benefits and how you can overcome objections you may have faced in the past, continue to grow your SAN business and offer your customers yet another amazing solution from NetApp.

Read the full Quick Hit on Arrow Channel Advisor: https://arrow.com/ecs/na/channeladvisor/channel-advisor-articles/arrow-quick-hits-netapp-aff-all-san-solutions/

SPEAKERS:

Ryan Rascop
Technical Solutions Engineer, Arrow
Ryan Rascop is an Arrow technical solutions engineer who has a combined 11 years at Arrow, focused on multiple storage suppliers. As a dedicated technical resource to a national Arrow partner, he helps support growth in their supplier-specific storage business. He is passionate about creating technical and sales enablement programs such as Arrow’s Quick Hits, creating content with a focus on simplicity and ease of consumption. Rascop was selected as a President’s Club MVP pick for the NetApp line of business for 2019.

Walter Lemieux
Technical Solutions Engineer, Arrow
Walter Lemieux is a NetApp-proficient engineer with more than five years of experience working with customers to attain a plethora of goals and achievements. Lemieux brings his hands-on experience to Arrow as a dedicated technical resource to a national Arrow partner. He has a zeal for creative solutions and collaboration, and has contributed to Arrow’s technical and sales enablement programs, including Arrow Quick Hits podcasts.

Arrow Quick Hits: NetApp AFF All-SAN Solutions

In this episode of Arrow Bandwidth, you’ll hear an audio version of the latest Arrow Quick Hit with NetApp and witness the power of their Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure (HCI) solutions.

Read the full Quick Hit on Arrow Channel Advisor: https://www.arrow.com/ecs/na/channeladvisor/channel-advisor-articles/arrow-quick-hits-witness-the-power-of-netapp-hybrid-cloud-infrastructure-hci/

Traditionally only available with a minimum of 2x compute nodes and 4x storage nodes, NetApp is pleased to offer the new 2+2 (2x compute nodes and 2x storage nodes) HCI configuration — opening the door to more customers, use cases and hybrid cloud possibilities.
This enterprise-scale, disaggregated HCI (dHCI) solution offers the guaranteed performance, cloud-like experience and automated management that your customers expect for their hybrid cloud journey.

The simplicity, flexibility and ability to reduce consumption costs empower organizations to move faster to achieve their hybrid cloud goals. With easy deployment, NetApp data fabric integration and a common experience across private and public clouds, NetApp HCI streamlines hybrid cloud infrastructure. Read the full Quick Hit to find out how you can break free from the constraints of traditional HCI solutions. 

SPEAKERS:
Ryan Rascop
Technical Solutions Engineer, Arrow
Ryan Rascop is an Arrow technical solutions engineer who has a combined 11 years at Arrow, focused on multiple storage suppliers. As a dedicated technical resource to a national Arrow partner, he helps support growth in their supplier-specific storage business. He is passionate about creating technical and sales enablement programs such as Arrow’s Quick Hits, creating content with a focus on simplicity and ease of consumption. Rascop was selected as a President’s Club MVP pick for the NetApp line of business for 2019.

Walter Lemieux
Technical Solutions Engineer, Arrow
Walter Lemieux is a technical solutions engineer at Arrow. He is a NetApp-proficient engineer with more than five years of experience working with customers to attain a plethora of goals and achievements. Lemieux brings his hands-on experience to Arrow as a dedicated technical resource to a national Arrow partner. He has a zeal for creative solutions and collaboration, and has contributed to Arrow’s technical and sales enablement programs, including Arrow Quick Hits podcasts.

Arrow Quick Hits: NetApp HCI Update

In this episode of Arrow Bandwidth, Ryan Rascop and Walter Lemieux discuss Arrow's newest Quick Hit around NetApp's Global File Cache.

NetApp’s intelligent Global File Cache (formerly Talon Fast Storage) is a software-based solution that delivers fast and secure access to data for users by caching “active data” sets to distributed offices globally. This allows access to data anywhere, at any time, with consistency and guaranteed performance. In addition, Global File Cache is cloud platform-agnostic, operationally simple with transparent integration, and end-to-end security. It provides cost-savings, high-performance access for remote offices to access their SMB shares. Listen today!

SPEAKERS:
Ryan Rascop
Technical Solutions Engineer, Arrow
Ryan Rascop is an Arrow technical solutions engineer who has a combined 11 years at Arrow, focused on multiple storage suppliers. As a dedicated technical resource to a national Arrow partner, he helps support growth in their supplier-specific storage business. He is passionate about creating technical and sales enablement programs such as Arrow’s Quick Hits, creating content with a focus on simplicity and ease of consumption. Rascop was selected as a President’s Club MVP pick for the NetApp line of business for 2019.

Walter Lemieux
Technical Solutions Engineer, Arrow
Walter Lemieux is a technical solutions engineer at Arrow. He is a NetApp-proficient engineer with more than five years of experience working with customers to attain a plethora of goals and achievements. Lemieux brings his hands-on experience to Arrow as a dedicated technical resource to a national Arrow partner. He has a zeal for creative solutions and collaboration, and has contributed to Arrow’s technical and sales enablement programs, including Arrow Quick Hits podcasts.

Arrow Quick Hits: NetApp Global File Cache

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