NetApp enables flexible quality of service and maximum resource utilisation. NetApp recognises that your business and technical applications have important service level requirements. Our performance management solutions were designed with these requirements in mind, are easy to deploy and use and are designed for maximum cost effectiveness.

FlexShare

NetApp FlexShare is a powerful tool that enables quality of service for Data ONTAP® 7G storage systems. With FlexShare, you can host multiple workloads on a single NetApp system and assign individual priorities to each. FlexShare gives storage administrators the ability to leverage existing infrastructure and increase processing utilization without sacrificing the performance allocated to business-critical tasks. Using FlexShare, administrators can confidently consolidate disparate applications, prioritise specific data sets, and dynamically adjust priorities if business needs change.

FlexCache

FlexCache has the ability to distribute files to remote locations without the need for continuous hands-on management. Filers deployed in remote offices automatically replicate, store, and serve the files or file portions that are requested by remote users without the need for any replication software or scripts. In addition, the same filers can be used to store data created and accessed locally.

FlexCache automatically manages the consistency between its locally stored files and the central filer. Users do not wait for the next replication window in order to transfer changes from their remote location back to the central filer. FlexCache simplifies an organization's file distribution processes and thus reduces overall data management and WAN bandwidth costs.