NetApp DataSense on AWS

Over the last years, demands and expectations on data security have increased dramatically. The main drivers are local data privacy regulations like the EU-GDPR, which imply awareness of sensitive data and an overview of potential risks. Amazon has offered its service Macie in 2017, added new capabilities lately, and is doing a great job with data on S3. But how do you include your EFS/FSx file shares and RDS databases to eliminate blind spots? Meet NetApp Cloud DataSense.

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FSx for NetApp ONTAP Manageability Options

While Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP (FSxN) seems relatively easy on the AWS level, it is vastly more powerful if you pick another way to manage it. This post will look at a quick run-down across the AWS Web Console, NetApp’s BlueXP, various APIs, and

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Safe Storage - CloudHSM and FSx for NetApp ONTAP (Part 1)

Sometimes, developing a fully-fledged Lambda is not feasible, is too much work, or is simply outside of the knowledge domain of the people involved. But what if we could run plain Bash scripts instead?

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FSx for ONTAP Backups

In our FSx for NetApp ONTAP series, we continue to one of the most vital topics: Backups. But did you know there are two types of backup with this service? Let’s compare the native backup and AWS Backup in this post.

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Logging Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP

Recently, I spent a lot of time using the exciting new member of the FSx family. One detail made working with it a bit unpleasant, though - the lack of log files. This post details how to create a custom integration into CloudWatch Logs and make ONTAP aud

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Safe Storage - CloudHSM and FSx for NetApp ONTAP (Part 2)

In the first part of this blog, we looked into the complexities of provisioning and initializing CloudHSM clusters. To make our safe storage solution functional, we still need more steps: Activation and Connection.

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