TechONTAPPodcast
by NetApp
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Episode 414 - ONTAP Networking Updates - Fall 2026
Episode 414 - ONTAP Networking Updates - Fall 2026
About this podcast
Each week, the Tech ONTAP Podcast dives into all-things NetApp, including storage, public & private cloud, and much more. The team will also be interviewing subject-matter experts from across the industry and detailing various best practices for getting the most out of your datacenter.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 437 episodes
- Episode 414 - ONTAP Networking Updates - Fall 2026 · 48 minThis week on the Tech ONTAP Podcast, we’re going deep into something every storage environment depends on, but not everyone spends much time thinking about: networking. What…
- Episode 413: AI and Data Modernization · 36 minAI success starts with data. As organizations race to deploy AI initiatives, many discover that the biggest challenges aren't GPUs or models—they're data governance, data…
- Episode 412 - Disaggregated ONTAP (aka NetApp AFX) · 38 minIn this episode, Arindam Banerjee and Jeff Baxter join us to discuss disaggregated ONTAP, also known as AFX. We discuss how disaggregated ONTAP separates storage compute from…
- Episode 411 - NetApp Backup and Recovery: Modern Data Protection Made Simple · 34 minBackup isn’t just about copies anymore—it’s about resilience, efficiency, and simplicity at scale. From ransomware concerns to long-term retention and multi-cloud complexity…
- Ep 410 - Why Data Movement Defines Hybrid & AI Success · 43 minWhen moving data into or out of the cloud, the real cost isn’t storage, but latency, egress fees, and lost flexibility. For instance, if you spin up AI workloads in one cloud and…
- Episode 409 - Who Really Controls Your Data in the Age of AI? · 30 minAs artificial intelligence reshapes cybersecurity, organizations are being forced to rethink data sovereignty, trust, and resilience. In this episode, we sit down with Adam Gale…
- Ep 408 - AI in Business with Kamales Lardi · 35 minThis week on the Tech ONTAP Podcast, we sit down with global AI and digital transformation strategist Kamales Lardi to explore one of the most important conversations in modern…
- Ep 407 - NetApp StorageGRID 12.0 · 53 min🚀 This week on the Tech ONTAP Podcast: We’re talking all things StorageGRID 12.0 — and this release is a game changer for AI and data-driven workloads. We are joined by Vishnu…
- Ep 406 - AI Powered NetApp Docs · 49 min🚀 This week on the Tech ONTAP Podcast: NetApp Docs goes AI! We sit down with Aksel Davis, Grant Glass, Jen Kaufman, and Adam Newton to explore how NetApp is transforming…
- Episode 405 - NVIDIA SuperPod Updates - Fall 2025 · 47 minWe’re diving deep into AI at scale with NetApp experts Bobby Oomen and David Arnette. From NVIDIA SuperPod (think AI factories powering massive LLM training) to FlexPod solutions…
- Episode 404 - DataOps Toolkit · 48 minManaging large amounts of data can be challenging, especially when you also have to manage the storage system where the data lives. So to make life easier for storage…
- Episode 403 - CPOC! · 35 minThe NetApp Customer Proof of Concept lab is a place where prospective NetApp customers can "kick the tires" on real NetApp hardware, with their own workloads, before purchasing…
- Episode 402 - NetApp FlexGroup: Advanced Capacity Balancing · 23 minDid you know there's a way to stripe large files across multiple nodes in a NetApp ONTAP cluster now? NetApp TME John Lantz drops by to drop some knowledge on Advanced Capacity…
- Episode 401 - NetApp ONTAP: FlexCache (Spring 2025) · 31 minThis week, NetApp FlexCache TME drops in to discuss the latest information around the sparse caching feature for NFS and SMB workloads - FlexCache.
- Episode 400 - NetApp Launch Announcements February 2025 · 41 minThe NetApp A-Team drops by to chat about the NetApp launch announcements for February 2025. Listen as we cover updates to the ASA platform, new hardware models, BlueXP…
- Episode 399: The T-Systems Health Hybrid Cloud · 43 minThe healthcare industry has long been known for its cautious approach to technology, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced a dramatic shift. In this episode, Scott Charles from…
- Episode 398 - NetApp Hardware Announcements Fall 2024 · 36 minThis week, the NetApp A-Team joins us to discuss the latest NetApp hardware announcements, including the new A90 platform, as well as some new BlueXP additions!
- Episode 397 - Navigating the New EU AI Regulations (w/ Adam Gale) · 35 minThis week on the Tech ONTAP podcast, Adam Gale joins us to discuss the new EU AI regulations and how they may impact you and your business.
- Tech ONTAP Podcast Episode 396 - BlueXP Classification · 31 minSifting through millions of files to filter out PII, compliance violations, or other sensitive data is a huge burden for many organizations. BlueXP Classification from NetApp…
- Episode 395 - How Azure NetApp Files Powers EDA Workloads · 45 minElectronic Design Automation (EDA) is the industry that powers the innovations to technology we utilize everyday by making smaller, more powerful microchips for use in our cell…
- Episode 394 - DataDobi · 36 minDataDobi provides world class migration and data analytics software that works seamlessly with NetApp ONTAP - both on-prem and in the cloud. Danny Esposito from DataDobi joins…
- Episode 393 - SnapCenter 5.0 Use Cases · 23 minSnapCenter 5.0 brought with it a ton of new features and functionality, and NetApp Solutions Architect Artie Noel joins us to discuss how exactly SnapCenter 5.0 can benefit your…
- Episode 392 - Talking EDA with Jon from Asianometry · 42 minAsianometry is a newsletter and podcast channel started by a gentleman named Jon who became disillusioned with Silicon Valley and moved to Asia, started making videos about Asia…
- Episode 391 - What's in a brand? NetApp's New Identity · 50 minBrands define how people think about companies, so it's not only important to get it right, but to stay current and not be afraid to switch it up when necessary. NetApp recently…
- Episode 390 - NetApp Goes All In on AI · 46 minWhile it may feel like AI/ML are simply tech buzzwords, the influence on enterprises and their products is unquestionable. As a result, many companies are making significant…
- Episode 389 - Current State of AI in Healthcare · 28 minWhile generative AI is getting all the press in recent years, the practical use cases for AI, Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing have grown exponentially…
- Episode 388 - StorageGRID 11.8 · 43 minObject storage is gaining more and more of a foothold in an ever evolving cloud storage world and NetApp StorageGRID is delivering more functionality to address the growing…
- Episode 387 - How NetApp Drives the Automotive Industry · 37 minA lot goes into making a car, and even more data is used. That data has to go somewhere, and oftentimes, it goes on NetApp storage - whether on-prem or in the cloud. Tilman…
- Episode 386 - Managed Cloud Security with SolCyber · 34 minSecurity is one of the most important - and most complex - concepts to address when dealing with any aspect of IT. This becomes much more apparent in the cloud, which is why…
- Episode 385 - Introducing SnapCenter 5.0 · 23 minSnapCenter is NetApp's flagship application driven backup and restore offering that provides data protection for databases such as SQL, Oracle, SAP and more. The latest release…
- Episode 384 - Managed Cloud with Opti9tech · 32 minNetApp's ONTAP software design - with its multi-tenant Storage Virtual Machines, nondisruptive operations, integrated backup and replication, scale out approach - lends itself…
- Episode 383 - Using Databases on Amazon FSxN for ONTAP · 34 minDatabases traditionally are run in on-premises data centers, but as they scale larger and larger and require more performance, admins need to start evaluating whether to purchase…
- Episode 382 - Electronic Design Automation 101 · 48 minEver wonder how the chips in your phones, TVs, cars and appliances are made? Well, a lot goes into those and in this episode, NetApp's resident Electronic Design Automation…
- Episode 381 - What's New in ONTAP 9.14.1 · 36 minAnother fall brings another new ONTAP release here at NetApp and this one is chock full of new features to better improve your NetApp experience. Keith Aasen joins us to break it…
- Episode 380 - NetApp in Gaming with Justin Monast (former Naughty Dog) · 41 minThis week, a former director of IT at Naughty Dog - Justin Monast - stops by to discuss how NetApp ONTAP powered some of the most influential games in gaming history.
- Episode 379 - NetApp Astra 23.10 Updates · 32 minWhen you have a Kubernetes cluster that your applications depend on to stay online, you have to seriously consider how you plan on recovering in the case a disaster strikes…
- Episode 378 - Electronic Healthcare Records in the Cloud with AWS · 30 minThe more healthcare companies start to digitize their records, the more they realize they need more capacity to do it, but they don't always have the resources to manage it…
- Episode 377 - ONTAP 9.13.1 · 38 minThis week, we go over the newest additions to ONTAP in the latest release with Keith Aasen. Join us as we discuss the new guarantee program, autonomous ransomware updates and…
- Episode 376 - How To Stop Being A Cloud Skeptic (w Melissa Palmer) · 38 minIT admins are raised on skepticism and there's an entire security philosophy centered around distrust, right? So, so when you start talking about managed services and what we…
- Episode 375 - BlueXP Backup: Fall 2023 Updates · 22 minNetApp BlueXP delivers a unified experience for storage and data services across on-premises and cloud environments. It enables operational simplicity through the power of AIOps…
- Episode 374 - Improving Postgres with pganalyze · 40 minPostgres is a popular open source database that powers applications for companies such as Atlassian and DoorDash due to its cost, performance and versatility. But what if you…
- Episode 373 - Medical Imaging on Amazon FSxN for NetApp ONTAP · 32 minMedical imaging is a prevalent cog in the healthcare industry. Millions of images can be stored in a single location and provide use cases not just in radiology, X-rays, CT…
- Episode 372 - Jetstream Software And Azure VMware Solutions on Azure NetApp FIles · 41 minJetstream Software offers one of the premiere backup and recovery options for VMware in the cloud and we invited Dennis Bray to tell us all about it. Dennis really knows his…
- Episode 371 - Azure VMware Solution in the Financial Sector · 24 minWhen dealing with storing data in the cloud, trust becomes a critical component for customers - especially ones in the financial sector. If you can't trust the solution you've…
- Episode 370 - Azure VMware Solutions on Azure NetApp Files with Baptist Health: Customer Story · 33 minThe shift to remote work in the past few years has caused enterprises to re-think how they handle virtualization infrastructure. Do they continue to offer it on-prem, where they…
- Episode 369 - Cloud Deployment Automation with Argonaut · 26 minSite reliability engineers for cloud providers are the oil that makes the cloud engine run smoothly. They're responsible for the management and automation of the cloud resource…
- Episode 368 - Spot by NetApp: Elastigroup for your Spot VM Instances · 37 minA Spot instance is a cost effective way to provision storage because you give cloud providers control over when the instance's resources can be reclaimed. But what if you want…
- Episode 367 - Infrastructure Automation with RackN · 43 min!!WARNING: DEEP SYSADMIN CUTS AHEAD!! Back in the early 2000s, if you were a sysadmin that had to set up desktops or servers, you probably used Norton Ghost to create images…
- Episode 366: Incident Response Automation with Spot Connect · 22 minIncident response in enterprise IT environments is a time critical task, where any delays can mean potential loss of revenue. When dealing with the cloud, incident response…
- Episode 365 - The Future of CloudOps featuring Spot by NetApp · 29 minThere's an old saying: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. But what if it could be better? What if "fixing it" simply means "improving it"? Or - even better - letting someone else…
