I&T Solution

Reference No.

S-0821

Solution Name

NetApp Keystone Storage-as-a-Service

Solution Description

NetApp Keystone is an ONTAP-powered pay-as-you-go hybrid multi-cloud storage subscription delivering block, file and object storage for on-prem, colo and major public clouds under one contract.

It shifts spending from upfront CapEx to scalable OpEx with committed capacity plus metered burst billing. Four performance SLA tiers deliver up to 99.999% uptime with guaranteed latency. All-in lifecycle package includes deployment, licenses, AI monitoring, support, data replication, encryption and ransomware protection. A global unified dashboard tracks cross-site resources and costs; offline dark-site deployment supports regulated air-gapped industries. It keeps enterprise storage reliability alongside cloud agility, elastic scaling and streamlined purchasing.

Application Areas

Broadcasting

City Management

Climate and Weather

Commerce and Industry

Development

Education

Employment and Labour

Environment

Finance

Food

Health

Housing

Infrastructure

Law and Security

Recreation and Culture

Social Welfare

Transport

Technologies Used

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Augmented Reality

Building Information Modelling

Cloud Computing

Computer Vision

Data Analytics

Deep Learning

Image Recognition

Internet of Things (IoT)

Machine Learning

Natural Language Processing

Predictive Analytics

Robotic Process Automation

Robotics

Video Analytics

Virtual Reality

Use Case

CapEx to OpEx transformation Swap upfront storage hardware purchases for flexible pay-as-you-grow subscriptions to ease budget pressure. Hybrid/multi-cloud unified data platform Consistent ONTAP storage across on-prem, colo and AWS/Azure/GCP with one contract and data mobility.

AI & high-performance workloads High-speed Extreme tier flash for AI training, analytics and HPC without over-provisioning hardware. Regulated air-gapped dark site deployment Offline metered storage for finance, defense and healthcare with strict data sovereignty rules. Zero-RPO mission-critical DR MetroCluster active-active replication for core ERP/database systems with bundled SLA guarantee. Backup & cold archive tiering Low-cost Value tier for backups, long-term retention and auto tiering to object storage.

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