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FAS Storage: Simple, secure, trusted
The #1 customer-trusted, cloud-optimized unified storage platform.
Why NetApp FAS Storage?
Best-in-class data management to simplify operations
Powered by NetApp® ONTAP® data management software, we can help you build a storage infrastructure that is simple, secure, and trusted. NetApp FAS Storage Arrays provides customers with a balance of performance and capacity.
Optimized for easy deployment and operations, NetApp FAS systems deliver the flexibility to handle your future growth and cloud integration. With their highly available hardware and powerful software, FAS systems cost-effectively deliver the data protection, security, and scalability to safeguard your data and help your team be more efficient.
The new FAS9500 provides just the right mix
Capacity, performance, security, cloud
When the stakes are high and you need a trusted solution, you can count on the new FAS9500. Built for the perfect balance of performance and capacity, the latest in the FAS lineup delivers 50% more performance, advanced cyber resilience, and a modular design to enhance reliability, availability, and serviceability to make it the de-facto choice for your general-purpose applications as well as backup and retention.
Meet the six NetApp FAS models
Unmatched business agility, superior uptime, and certification across multiple platforms—all available in every one of the six models in the NetApp FAS series. No matter how big—or small—your business, find the perfect fit for superior data storage with a FAS model.
FAS2720 and FAS2750
Streamlined storage for the distributed enterprise that simplifies growth management.
FAS500f
Enjoy the perfect balance of capacity and performance while remaining flexible.
FAS8300, FAS8700, and FAS9500
Effortless scalability for enterprise applications that don't have time for downtime.
Flexibly adapt to evolving business needs
Provision storage in minutes.
Go from initial power-on to serving data in less than 10 minutes with provisioning for key business applications.
Simplify ongoing management.
Upgrade software or service storage during regular business hours with zero downtime.
Streamline operations.
Leverage one unified system for SAN and NAS with proven storage efficiency.
Secure and protect your data across your hybrid cloud
On-premise & public clouds, we have you covered
Start small and scale nondisruptively as your data requirements grow, on premises and in the cloud.
The Best Cloud Integration
Connect effortlessly to the cloud with leading integration to Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and others.
Prevent problems before they affect your business
Optimize your storage environment and reduce costs with the predictive analytics and proactive care of NetApp
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Customer proven for diverse workloads
Secure your sensitive information
Protect your data at rest and in transit with our portfolio of security capabilities.
Safeguard against data loss
Efficiently replicate data and accelerate recovery with application-consistent data protection.
Eliminate business disruptions
Maintain access to data at all times during service, failures, and site disasters.
Customer proven, real-world results
IDC Whitepaper validates NetApp customers achieve six-nines availability.
Primary use cases
From backup and recovery to content collaboration, NetApp FAS storage arrays are built to get things done.
Distributed Enterprise/Remote to Core
Consolidate SAN and NAS workloads.
High-volume unstructured data
Easily support large volume of data - media and entertainment, EDA, CAD/CAE, medical imaging.
Backup and Disaster Recovery
Efficiently use for Disaster Recovery OR as backup destination
We love a good win-win-win
GigaOm recently ranked NetApp #1 across its three Radars: Primary Storage for Large Enterprises, Enterprise Scale-out File Systems, and Cloud File Systems. As the “clear winner,” our "unified platform with ONTAP, unmatched cloud integration, and rich set of data services" put us at the center of it all.Source: GigaOm, Data Storage for the Hybrid Multicloud Era, January 25, 2022
Thanks, Gartner, we could get used to this
For the third year in a row, NetApp has been recognized by Gartner as a leader in the Magic Quadrant for Primary StorageJeff Vogel, Roger W. Cox, Joseph Unsworth, Santhosh Rao, "Gartner Magic Quadrant for Primary Storage," October 11,2021.
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We’ve been working at this—and delivering on it—for 10+ years: our vision of extending ITOps into a unified hybrid cloud with consistent data services everywhere.
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| FAS500f | FAS9500 | FAS8700 | FAS8300 | FAS2750 | FAS2720 | |
| For customers with demanding application performance objectives in a cost-effective, high capacity system. | Designed with a modular architecture that is optimized for serviceability and availability. Ideal for consolidated environments. | High-end system that is optimized for high capacity and performance to consolidate multiple business workloads. | Designed for a wide range of midrange deployments that need a balance of capacity and performance. | Optimized for midsize businesses and small enterprises that require simple deployment and operations. Supports 24 internal drives plus external storage shelves. | Optimized for midsize businesses and small enterprises that require simple deployment and operations. Designed with 12 internal NL-SAS drives, plus external storage shelves, for deployments needing high capacity. | |
| Maximum Scale-out in a Cluster | up to 24 nodes (12 HA pairs) | up to 24 nodes (12 HA pairs) | up to 24 nodes (12 HA pairs) | up to 24 nodes (12 HA pairs) | up to 24 nodes (12 HA pairs) | up to 24 nodes (12 HA pairs) |
| Maximum Drives per HA Pair (2 nodes) | 48 | 1,440 | 1,440 | 720 | 144 | 144 |
| Maximum Raw Capacity per HA Pair | 734TB | 14.7PB | 14.7PB | 7.3PB | 1.2PB | 1.4PB |
| Maximum Raw Capacity for Cluster | 8.8PB | 176PB | 176PB | 88PB | 15PB | 17PB |
| Controller Chassis Form factor | 2U | 8U | 4U | 4U | 2U | 2U |
Software features
Harness the power of NetApp® ONTAP® to simplify and accelerate your storage environment.
Storage efficiency
Reduce costs with leading data reduction technologies and built-in configuration efficiencies.
Backup and recovery
Protect against data loss and accelerate recovery from local and regional outages.
Business continuity
Ensure your critical applications stay online with continuous data availability.
Nondisruptive operations
Eliminate business disruptions during maintenance and upgrades.
Performance and scalability
Ensure performance for consolidated workloads, and scale up or scale out capacity and performance.
Cloud integration
Automatically tier cold data to the hybrid cloud.
Security
Avoid unauthorized data access and secure your data at rest and in transit across your hybrid cloud.
Compliance
Meet strict governance and data retention policies.
Testimonials
See how our customers are using FAS storage arrays.
University of New Mexico
UNM's Computer Science Department relies on NetApp to conduct cutting-edge research.
ON Semiconductor
NetApp FAS and All Flash FAS systems enable ON Semiconductor to keep manufacturing running 24/7.
Okada Manila
Okada Manila delivers a data-driven customer experience with NetApp's hybrid flash storage solutions.
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