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 FAS Series offers excellent performance and cost efficiency, supporting both Windows and Unix systems with centralized data sharing. It includes advanced features like SnapMirror and SnapVault for data protection and high availability. Despite its robust deduplication and compression, the high cost makes it less competitive. Configuration flexibility and cloud integration need improvement, and the adaptive storage quality and tiering features lag behind competitors. Ease of setup and multi-protocol support enhance flexibility and scalability.