During the NetApp Insight 2024 event, the E-series storage system seemed sidelined as the company emphasized its new AI capabilities for Ontap, raising concerns about its future.
The E-series, acquired through Engenio in 2011, still operates on the older SanTricity OS and struggles to align with the newer Ontap platform and its AI developments.
Despite some uncertainty, NetApp executives assured that the E-series is still a point of commitment, though it felt somewhat like an embarrassing relative at the event.
The EF-series, initially skeptical of flash but later adapted for it, targets high-performance computing workloads, including AI, defining its ongoing relevance in a shifting landscape.
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