The launch of NetApp’s HCI solution marks a major turning point, highlighting an industry-wide shift away from traditional infrastructures and towards a software defined approach. Plugging a huge gap in the market, the solution harnesses the cloud and facilitates digital transformation – a major concern for UK businesses.
After battling the challenges of performance bottle necks, data complexity and rigidity, HCI is the solution for businesses keen to adopt a software defined cloud strategy – utilising the best of a multi-cloud approach. NetApp’s key market differentiator is the solution’s ability to easily integrate into the data fabric, enabling instant proof on return with enhanced data management functions.
For over a third (36%) of UK IT decision makers surveyed by NetApp*, digital transformation is the primary concern when it comes to purchasing and resourcing decisions and the majority (80%) are already using HCI. This is backed up by IDC research, demonstrating a strong move in the enterprise towards the modernisation of data centres, with a strong cloud transition strategy to deliver on businesses’ DevOps needs.
With the focus on simplicity and automation, HCI brings forth the next-generation data centre by minimising the margin for human error and down-time, while enabling the scalability essential for businesses with growing data sets.
