It gives us the performance we need and the reliability we need to make sure that our systems have the uptime that our internal customers demand.
NetApp AFF enhances speed for transactional workloads, optimizing storage via deduplication and compression. It supports business continuity with features like MetroCluster and SnapMirror. While scalable to 24 nodes, scaling can be costly. Customer support is mixed; however, improvements are needed in VMware integration, response times, and performance in large clusters. Enhanced performance analytics could help compete better with market offerings, addressing demands for improved data efficiency features.
