NetApp Takes On The Challenge In Data Storage World
Founded in 1992, NetApp is the second-largest provider of external data storage systems and software, behind EMC. Besides its data storage hardware, NetApp’s (NTAP) core software offering is Data OnTap, an operating system that helps users manage companywide data operations, including cloud-computing environments. Software now plays a larger role in data management, a trend called software defined storage. NetApp says Data OnTap is the leading