Co-founder & Chief Architect at Prescriptive Data Solutions
Reseller
Top 10
2023-01-17T19:28:40Z
Jan 17, 2023
We use the product mainly for data archival. For instance, a port we deal with uses it for its video archival. They have a lot of needs around that. They've got to record everything that happens at the port where containers are being loaded from trucks, ships, and back and forth. They have to monitor all that for safety purposes and keep a good amount of retention, unfortunately, due to some accidents that have happened there. For large data sets, file data sets, file and object data sets for archival is the primary use case that I've seen it used for where we don't necessarily want to keep this on a full-fledged filer. We need to get it down and tear it down, potentially leveraging some cloud buckets as well.
Co-founder & Chief Architect at Prescriptive Data Solutions
Reseller
Top 10
2021-12-10T21:26:00Z
Dec 10, 2021
It's an object store. It was used for archiving. They're kind of doing away with it in favor of just using object native ONTAP. It doesn't really seem like something that's still being developed. It's kind of being replaced within another solution set within NetApp.
We are currently using NetApp Cloud Backup at our Bangalore data center. We have a longer retention period as per the regulatory compliance requirement, so we have to comply with the regulatory processes in relation to our periodic backups. We have a lot of trade-related data which is all part of the regulatory process compliances, meaning we have to back up that data as well as back up the containers. So, for example, if I have some image which has been installed, then with the SECURE Act, we are required to secure the container images. And securing, in this sense, includes taking backups. Typically, we're able to see the target, the dashboard, and the different containers that are running. And then we define the backup strategy for that. Along with NetApp Cloud Backup, we make major use of other products like Veeam and Nutanix with our hyper-converged solutions. So it starts with the backup strategy, and then there are the backup policies based on that strategy. Those policies are enforced on the dashboard for the various hosts, and we can see whenever the real-time dashboard updates. Basically, our usage depends on the number of licenses that we have. On the cloud, it is a pay-per-use kind of model. Currently it is pretty well-aligned to our needs, so once the backup manager is installed and it's up and running, whether it's in the cloud or on-premises, we're okay, unless the licensing agreement changes or something impacts the number of users. Sometimes we have to cut down on licensing, and restrict the number of users as per the contractual agreement. As we are a customer of NetApp, it has been channeled through the vendor onboarding team, where there is representation from the APAC region to the entire central function of the vendor onboarding. There will typically be a system integrator who will be involved in case we need to procure certain specific services, particularly when it comes to professional support. If it's support that is provided by their partner, we consider that as well. There are a few available in India and it depends whether we go directly to the OEM or whether we go to the OEM partner.
NetApp AltaVault is a cloud-integrated storage solution created to increase recovery capabilities and lower cost and risks. It is better than traditional backup and recovery solutions because they are considerably slower, more expensive, risky, and can be too complex for the comprehension of many users. NetApp AltaVault solves issues related to backup, archival, and restoration. Compared to on-premises solutions, this software claims to be up to 90% less expensive while solving multiple...
I use the solution for backup and recovery.
My company uses NetApp AltaVault for the functionalities it provides, like file share and home directory share.
We use the product mainly for data archival. For instance, a port we deal with uses it for its video archival. They have a lot of needs around that. They've got to record everything that happens at the port where containers are being loaded from trucks, ships, and back and forth. They have to monitor all that for safety purposes and keep a good amount of retention, unfortunately, due to some accidents that have happened there. For large data sets, file data sets, file and object data sets for archival is the primary use case that I've seen it used for where we don't necessarily want to keep this on a full-fledged filer. We need to get it down and tear it down, potentially leveraging some cloud buckets as well.
We use the solution more for archiving. It's like having the data outside of the place and that's with the indexing and everything.
It's an object store. It was used for archiving. They're kind of doing away with it in favor of just using object native ONTAP. It doesn't really seem like something that's still being developed. It's kind of being replaced within another solution set within NetApp.
We are currently using NetApp Cloud Backup at our Bangalore data center. We have a longer retention period as per the regulatory compliance requirement, so we have to comply with the regulatory processes in relation to our periodic backups. We have a lot of trade-related data which is all part of the regulatory process compliances, meaning we have to back up that data as well as back up the containers. So, for example, if I have some image which has been installed, then with the SECURE Act, we are required to secure the container images. And securing, in this sense, includes taking backups. Typically, we're able to see the target, the dashboard, and the different containers that are running. And then we define the backup strategy for that. Along with NetApp Cloud Backup, we make major use of other products like Veeam and Nutanix with our hyper-converged solutions. So it starts with the backup strategy, and then there are the backup policies based on that strategy. Those policies are enforced on the dashboard for the various hosts, and we can see whenever the real-time dashboard updates. Basically, our usage depends on the number of licenses that we have. On the cloud, it is a pay-per-use kind of model. Currently it is pretty well-aligned to our needs, so once the backup manager is installed and it's up and running, whether it's in the cloud or on-premises, we're okay, unless the licensing agreement changes or something impacts the number of users. Sometimes we have to cut down on licensing, and restrict the number of users as per the contractual agreement. As we are a customer of NetApp, it has been channeled through the vendor onboarding team, where there is representation from the APAC region to the entire central function of the vendor onboarding. There will typically be a system integrator who will be involved in case we need to procure certain specific services, particularly when it comes to professional support. If it's support that is provided by their partner, we consider that as well. There are a few available in India and it depends whether we go directly to the OEM or whether we go to the OEM partner.
We primarily use the solution as an email backup and for some SharePoint instances on the cloud.
Our primary use case or this solution is data backup.