NetApp StorageGRID is an object storage solution that complements NetApp file and block systems including ONTAP FAS, ASA, and AFF, and E-Series. StorageGRID delivers a distributed content repository using object storage software with metadata-controlled data management executing on servers in virtual machines or containers and block storage attached to the physical servers or as an appliance. The metadata is stored in a distributed NoSQL database with distributed access. NetApp StorageGRID is capable of storing up to 640 PB of data and 300 billion objects in a single namespace. StorageGRID also provides migration of objects to tape and supports 200 PB of data on tape. StorageGRID supports third party storage for the software-defined distribution or NetApp appliances. Also offered is a software only version of StorageGRID as a VM for VMware, as a Docker container for bare metal installations, or for deploying in a client provided VM on a different hypervisor than VMware.
The origin of NetApp StorageGRID comes from the acquisition of Bycast, which had been a provider of federated systems with successes in the healthcare records storage and management area. NetApp has created a scalable object storage solution that uses an ILM engine to manage data across geographies or in a single data center environment.
StorageGRID is a mature object storage solution with a number of advanced features that have been added over time. Advanced features include the ability to make replicated copies at 16 locations, cross-namespace replication, geographic dispersion to multiple locations, cloud tiering to AWS, GCP, and Azure, and support as a target for FabricPool from NetApp ONTAP systems.
NetApp StorageGRID Product Review Includes:
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- Architecture Deployment
- Futurum EvaluScale Product Review Methodology
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