Consolidate your unstructured data into your choice of private or public cloud
Enable real-time global file sharing for your distributed workforce by using NetApp’s intelligent Global File Cache.
Why NetApp Global File Cache
Leverage the cloud to consolidate data and cut costs
NetApp’s proven intelligent Global File Cache allows distributed enterprises to securely consolidate silos of file servers into one cohesive global storage footprint in the public cloud, which streamlines overall IT management, significantly cuts costs, and boosts business productivity on a global scale.
Centralize and consolidate branch office server and storage assets
Global File Cache deploys transparently on a Microsoft Windows Server instance, allowing enterprises to consolidate local storage and embed services like Microsoft Active Directory, DNS/DHCP, DNS, DFS Namespaces, and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager distribution in their unified IT infrastructure resulting in reduced IT complexity and significant cost savings.
Key use cases
Distributed file server consolidation
Leverage the cloud for a single enterprise data footprint for all users, simplify data management, and improve business continuity.
Global VDI deployments
Enable regional VDI farms to keep user productivity high and keep data close to the users without needing replication/sync overhead.
Large file collaboration
Enable a “single set of data” for users globally to leverage virtual teams and increase their productivity for team and collaborative workflows.
Benefits
Global File Cache is a software-based solution that delivers fast and secure access to data for users by caching active data sets to distributed offices globally. Anywhere, anytime, your data is consistent, and performance is guaranteed.
Consolidate and centralize
Consolidate and centralize your data into the public cloud and leverage the scalability and performance from enterprise-grade storage solutions.
Operational efficiency
Create a single set of data for users globally and leverage intelligent file caching to improve global data access, collaboration, and performance.
Cost efficiency
Rely on a self-sustaining, self-managing cache, and eliminate full data copies and backups. Utilize local file caching for active data and cut storage costs.
Transparent access
Benefit from transparent access from branch locations through a global namespace with real-time central file locking.
Features
Deliver secure, rapid access of remote worker data—anywhere, anytime.
Cloud platform agnostic
Deploy Global File Cache together with Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, Azure NetApp Files, or Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud in any of the major hyperscaler platforms to kick-start your cloud consolidation project.
End-to-end security
Seamless integration with Microsoft Active Directory and data access control through ACLs and NTFS permissions along with data encryption at-rest and in-flight.
Cost savings
Leverage existing hardware or VM infrastructure at distributed locations while providing file services to globally dispersed users.
Operational simplicity
Zero-touch management through a self-sustaining, self-managing cache at the edge, and a consolidated and centralized storage environment at the core in the public cloud.
Transparent integration
By accessing data and collaborating in real-time, users will feel as if they’re all working in the same office, anywhere in the world, regardless of bandwidth, latency, and distance.
High performance
Accelerated data access as active data is cached locally in your office together with efficient data transfer over WAN through compression, streaming, and delta differencing.
- Robert Bird Group
- Metromont
- GEI Consultants
- CAPITA
The feedback from the locations has been fantastic, with users commenting that they feel like they are working the LAN, which is exactly what we were aiming for.
Robert Bird Group
We looked at other similar solutions, but the pricing and the comparable performance was not competitive to NetApp Global File Cache.
Metromont
NetApp Global File Cache was cost-effective and makes it feel like information is on your local file server, even when it is not.
GEI Consultants
Bringing the data together using NetApp Global File Cache software allows users to work simultaneously on large project files from any location. And in a disaster recovery situation, you get the business back up and running very, very, quickly.
CAPITA
Supported platforms
AWS customers
Global File Cache is available for use with Cloud Volumes ONTAP and Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP.
Azure customers
Global File Cache is available for use with Cloud Volumes ONTAP and Azure NetApp Files.
Google Cloud customers
Global File Cache is available for use with Cloud Volumes ONTAP and Cloud Volumes Service.
NetApp ONTAP customers
Global File Cache is available for use with NetApp ONTAP for on-premises environments.
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