This week, Kim Garriott drops by to teach us all about digital pathology and how it is the next wave of change in the healthcare IT industry.

Episode 345 - NetApp and Digital Pathology with Kim Garriott

IT admins are raised on skepticism and there's an entire security philosophy centered around distrust, right? So, so when you start talking about managed services and what we like in the cloud and what we see in the cloud, you start to run into a lot of IT admins that simply do not like it. And we've invited one.

Melissa Palmer (also known as vMiss) joins us to tell us all about her cloud skepticism and how Azure VMware Solution with Azure NetApp Files helped her see the light about the usefulness of cloud.

Episode 376 - How To Stop Being A Cloud Skeptic (w  Melissa Palmer)

This week, a former director of IT at Naughty Dog - Justin Monast - stops by to discuss how NetApp ONTAP powered some of the most influential games in gaming history.

Episode 380 - NetApp in Gaming with Justin Monast (former Naughty Dog)

Another fall brings another new ONTAP release here at NetApp and this one is chock full of new features to better improve your NetApp experience. Keith Aasen joins us to break it all down and explain what's new.

Episode 381 - What's New in ONTAP 9.14.1

Ever wonder how the chips in your phones, TVs, cars and appliances are made? Well, a lot goes into those and in this episode, NetApp's resident Electronic Design Automation expert Michael Johnson tells us about the processes, challenges and basics of the EDA chip manufacturing industry.

Episode 382 - Electronic Design Automation 101

Databases traditionally are run in on-premises data centers, but as they scale larger and larger and require more performance, admins need to start evaluating whether to purchase new hardware to manage or move to a lease-based model in the cloud.

Amazon FSxN for NetApp ONTAP offers a way for database adminstrators to confidently move their workloads to the cloud without sacrificing performance or the feature-richness of NetApp ONTAP.

Semion Mazor and Pedro Fernandes join us to discuss how Amazon FSxN for NetApp ONTAP improves the life of database administrators considering a move to the cloud.

Episode 383 - Using Databases on Amazon FSxN for ONTAP

NetApp's ONTAP software design - with its multi-tenant Storage Virtual Machines, nondisruptive operations, integrated backup and replication, scale out approach - lends itself well to cloud deployments. Opti9Tech understands this, which is why, as a managed cloud provider, they use ONTAP and its features to deliver  leading cloud services to their customers.

Opti9Tech CTO Sagi Brody joins us to talk about how Opti9Tech helps you manage cloud without having to manage cloud.

Episode 384 - Managed Cloud with Opti9tech

SnapCenter is NetApp's flagship application driven backup and restore offering that provides data protection for databases such as SQL, Oracle, SAP and more. 

The latest release of SnapCenter also provides better cloud integration, including support for volumes as a service offerings such as Azure NetApp Files.

Join us as we discuss the new SnapCenter 5.0 release and all it delivers.

Episode 385 - Introducing SnapCenter 5.0

Security is one of the most important - and most complex - concepts to address when dealing with any aspect of IT. This becomes much more apparent in the cloud, which is why using a managed service makes a lot of sense, particularly for small to medium businesses that do not have the money or expertise to manage their own security.

Scott McCrady of SolCyber joins us to discuss how SolCyber provides managed security for the cloud.

Episode 386 - Managed Cloud Security with SolCyber

A lot goes into making a car, and even more data is used. That data has to go somewhere, and oftentimes, it goes on NetApp storage - whether on-prem or in the cloud.

Tilman Schroeder, NetApp's automotive industry expert, joins us to discuss how NetApp helps drive the automotive industry.

Episode 387 - How NetApp Drives the Automotive Industry

Object storage is gaining more and more of a foothold in an ever evolving cloud storage world and NetApp StorageGRID is delivering more functionality to address the growing demands. Vishnu Vardhan joins us to discuss the latest release of StorageGRID.

Episode 388 - StorageGRID 11.8

While generative AI is getting all the press in recent years, the practical use cases for AI, Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing have grown exponentially - particularly in the Healthcare and Life Sciences verticals.

Brian O'Mahony and Tony Chidiac stop by to tell us all about the current state of AI in Healthcare.

Episode 389 - Current State of AI in Healthcare

While it may feel like AI/ML are simply tech buzzwords, the influence on enterprises and their products is unquestionable.

As a result, many companies are making significant investments in AI/ML and betting on its success. NetApp recently announced greater dedication towards AI/ML and we invited the AI team at NetApp to tell us all about it.

Episode 390 - NetApp Goes All In on AI

Asianometry is a newsletter and podcast channel started by a gentleman named Jon who became disillusioned with Silicon Valley and moved to Asia, started making videos about Asia, economics and the EDA industry.

Jon from Asianometry joins us to discuss his podcast and the EDA industry in general.

Episode 392 - Talking EDA with Jon from Asianometry

SnapCenter 5.0 brought with it a ton of new features and functionality, and NetApp Solutions Architect Artie Noel joins us to discuss how exactly SnapCenter 5.0 can benefit your backup and recovery use cases.

Episode 393 - SnapCenter 5.0 Use Cases

DataDobi provides world class migration and data analytics software that works seamlessly with NetApp ONTAP - both on-prem and in the cloud.

Danny Esposito from DataDobi joins us to tell us all about DataDobi, StorageMap and more.

Episode 394 - DataDobi

Electronic Design Automation (EDA) is the industry that powers the innovations to technology we utilize everyday by making smaller, more powerful microchips for use in our cell phones, smart devices, self-driving cars, laptops and more.

EDA requires a massive amount of compute and storage at a rapidly growing scale that most datacenters simply cannot keep up with in a cost effective manner. Usually, by the time a new datacenter is finished, it's already too small. That is why more and more EDA vendors and chip makers are turning to the cloud for their workflows.

Microsoft's Global Black Belt for EDA - Andy Chan - and NetApp's EDA expert Michael Johnson, join us to discuss how Azure NetApp Files is an ideal solution for EDA workloads.

Episode 395 - How Azure NetApp Files Powers EDA Workloads

Sifting through millions of files to filter out PII, compliance violations, or other sensitive data is a huge burden for many organizations. BlueXP Classification from NetApp provides a way to simplify those tasks and make regulatory compliance more of a molehill than a mountain.

Ben Kesten joins us to discuss how BlueXP Classification is changing the way you manage your data.

Tech ONTAP Podcast Episode 396 - BlueXP Classification

This week, the NetApp A-Team joins us to discuss the latest NetApp hardware announcements, including the new A90 platform, as well as some new BlueXP additions!

Episode 398 - NetApp Hardware Announcements Fall 2024

The healthcare industry has long been known for its cautious approach to technology, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced a dramatic shift. In this episode, Scott Charles from T-Systems (scott.charles@tsystems.com), and Brian O’Mahony from NetApp (omahony@netapp.com), break down how the healthcare sector has evolved in response to the pandemic and the role technology plays in this transformation.

Episode 399: The T-Systems Health Hybrid Cloud

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

The NetApp Customer Proof of Concept lab is a place where prospective NetApp customers can "kick the tires" on real NetApp hardware, with their own workloads, before purchasing. This try and buy approach is a game changer for anyone looking to move to a new storage platform. 

This week, the CPOC team tells us all about how they do things in this inaugural video edition of the Tech ONTAP podcast!

Episode 403 - CPOC!

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

This week on the podcast, we nerd out on data science and what it means to NetApp and its customers with a couple of NetApp data scientists – Garth Zoller and Stephen Kimel.

We also get input from the ONTAP AI product manager Sundar Ranganathan and performance analyst Sung-Han Lin about the work NetApp is doing to spark conversations with data scientists and how ONTAP AI fits in.

Episode 177: Data Science

Each week, the Tech ONTAP Podcast dives into all-things NetApp, including storage, public & private cloud, and much more. The team will also be interviewing subject-matter experts from across the industry and detailing various best practices for getting the most out of your datacenter.

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