SoftNAS Introduces File Services for NetApp StorageGRID Webscale Object Storage Solution

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SoftNAS®, the #1 best-selling software-defined NAS in the cloud, today announced participation in the NetApp Alliance Partner Program. SoftNAS is collaborating with NetApp to provide a unique, software-based file services solution with SoftNAS Cloud NAS that runs on top of NetApp StorageGRID Webscale object storage for a unified file and object storage solution.

“SoftNAS is software-based for immediate deployment, works across cloud platforms and protocols without sacrificing full enterprise NAS functionality.”

By integrating the SoftNAS and NetApp StorageGRID Webscale object storage solutions, customers can leverage the unlimited scalability and cost advantages of object storage, making a unified storage solution easier to access. This collaboration provides increased scalability and durability for file services when used with low cost object storage–without additional storage hardware, application modification or changed workflows.

Customers need a way for object storage to fit with their existing application infrastructure and fully-integrate with all existing IT systems, applications and users. Our joint solutions create a way for storage to be accessed by the systems that require NFS, CIFS/SMB with Active Directory integration, FTP, AFP (Apple File Protocol) and iSCSI block access.

“As enterprises generate petabytes of data, business environments need instant integration between existing storage infrastructures and object storage,” said Rick Braddy, CEO and CTO of SoftNAS. “SoftNAS is software-based for immediate deployment, works across cloud platforms and protocols without sacrificing full enterprise NAS functionality.”

The combination of SoftNAS Cloud NAS for files services with NetApp StorageGRID Webscale object storage solutions empower customers to leverage the power of expansive object storage while continuing to service the requirements of active file-based applications.

Our use cases include:

• General purpose file systems for one physical unified storage system
• Cloud migration from a public to a private cloud
• Back-up
• Video/media storage
• User file home directories
• Large amounts of unstructured data
• Grid federation for replicating to and from multiple clouds
• Bulk shared file storage

NetApp Alliance Program

NetApp Alliance Program provides qualified infrastructure and application providers with access to NetApp solutions, software development kits, technical support, training, certification, product information, and marketing and sales assistance. Customer benefits by having access to best-of-breed partner solutions that has been tested to work with NetApp storage. Additional information on the NetApp Alliance Program is available at http://www.netapp.com/alliances.

About SoftNAS

SoftNAS, is the leading provider of software-defined NAS solutions and protects mission-critical data for customers using any combination of public, private and hybrid clouds. SoftNAS gives its customers the enterprise-class data security, protection, and performance required to safely, predictably, and reliably operate IT systems and applications. SoftNAS believes in powerful, hassle-free data management and works with any hardware, any data type, across any geography, and with any IT environment, including the most popular public, private, and hybrid cloud computing platforms: Amazon® AWS™, Microsoft® Azure™, CenturyLink Cloud®, VMware vSphere®.