NetApp pioneers IT modernization for federal agencies through intelligent data infrastructure and cost-saving solutions

To improve service delivery and enhance data management and analytics, technological advancements are needed to modernize archaic systems in the public sector, making room for an intelligent data infrastructure.

NetApp Inc. has set the ball rolling for federal agencies to modernize their IT operations by leveraging cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence, to boost mission-critical capabilities, improve decision-making and bolstering cybersecurity with zero-trust architectures, according to Michelle Rudnicki (pictured), president of the U.S. public sector at NetApp.

"NetApp's been a trusted partner of the federal government for over 30 years, and some of the reasons that they've trusted us is we always have kept security in the forefront," Rudnicki stated. "Where NetApp has been able to help them is to really cross those silos and bring intelligent data infrastructure that they can take advantage of, whether they're in the cloud or they're working on-prem. I think we're going to get tremendous traction with that. Also, it's AI ready."

Rudnicki spoke with theCUBE Research's Rebecca Knight and Rob Strechay at NetApp Insight, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media's livestreaming studio. They discussed how NetApp helps the public sector deploy an intelligent data infrastructure for enhanced service delivery. (* Disclosure below.)

Since modernizing legacy systems is expensive, NetApp helps the public sector with cost management through an intelligent data infrastructure and consumption-based offerings. As a result, federal agencies are able to adapt to changing public demands, Rudnicki pointed out.

"We see a number of our customers struggling, there's been an increase in costs with their VMware by Broadcom licensing," she said. "Helping them to re-architect and utilize more efficient solutions so that they can reduce the cost of those bills. In fact, we helped one customer save over a million dollars by just using NetApp in places where they were using some other products, and it helped to reduce their overall bill tremendously. The other area that we see is in use of consumption-based offerings, our Keystone offering is really getting traction with our federal customers."

To drive simplicity across all federal agencies' environments, NetApp deploys a unified storage. As a result, data management and observability are maximized, triggering high-value tasks, according to Rudnicki.

"From a simplicity standpoint, NetApp has always been good at unified storage," she noted. "Being able to have the same set of tools, whether I'm working on files, blocks or objects. I can have a single system administrator, and now we extend that not only to the on-prem environment, but into the cloud. You've got the same APIs, you've got the same things."

Here's the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE's and theCUBE Research's coverage of NetApp Insight: