Storage as a Service with NetApp Keystone
Only one storage-as-a-service (STaaS) offering in the market delivers a true hybrid cloud experience with a common, multi-protocol storage OS across on-prem and public cloud, all via a single subscription: NetApp Keystone.
The only true hybrid cloud STaaS
Speed time to value with unmatched agility and flexibility
Seize your advantage with Keystone’s pay-as-you-go, hybrid cloud storage services. Power all your block, file, and object workloads wherever you want them — on-prem, in colos, and natively in all three major public clouds. Accelerate and optimize your IT with the industry-leading performance, resiliency, and seamless hybrid data mobility of NetApp intelligent data infrastructure.
Simplify storage management
A single service supports both block and file on a unified platform.
Architect forward with real hybrid multicloud connectivity
As-a-service everywhere―monitor and orchestrate your hybrid data environment with a single pane of glass. You choose how, where, and when to use data services: on premises and in the cloud.
Cloud ready from the start
Bridge to the cloud with the ability to move to any major public cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), seamlessly.
Quickly accommodate new workloads
No need to modify your entire infrastructure.
Respond faster to business changes
Move data, automatically, wherever you need it.
Stop paying for high-performance storage you don’t need
Save over 50% of capacity cost by automatically offloading unused cold data into cost-efficient cloud storage.
Burst storage on demand
No hidden costs for bursting to the cloud, and no premium charges for data changes.
Lower your rates
Flexible multi-year contracts enable you to reduce capacity or shift to the cloud by 25% annually.
Pay only for what you need
Align costs with usage by matching workloads to the broadest range of performance tiers available.
Keystone STaaS
delivers the right operating model for cloud flexibility
NetApp is a Leader (Again!)
The 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Primary Storage Platforms marks our 12th consecutive year as a Leader. Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Primary Storage Platforms, Jeff Vogel, Chandra Mukhyala, September 18, 2024.
A Leader in Magic Quadrant for Primary Storage Platforms (2024)
A 5-year Leader in Magic Quadrant for Primary Storage (2019-2023)
A 3-year Leader in Magic Quadrant for Solid-State Arrays (2016-2018)
A 6-year Leader in Magic Quadrant for General-Purpose Disk Arrays (2013-2018)
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Flexible Hybrid Cloud StaaS with NetApp Keystone
Scale easily without hardware costs
Pay only for the performance used
Seamlessly bridge to any major cloud provider
Monitor and orchestrate hybrid cloud data via BlueXP
Services Catalog
Keystone STaaS offerings are optimized for performance outcomes and costs for unified file and block, object storage, and cloud data services. It’s time to sink into simplicity and dive into innovation. Experience the ultimate on premises and cloud connector that delivers agility, operational flexibility, and reduced financial risk.
File and block – NFS, CIFS, iSCSI, and FC protocols
| Tiers | Extreme | Premium | Performance | Standard | Value |
| Best for | Analytics, databases | VDI, virtualized apps, sw dev | OLTP, OLAP, VDI, containers, sw dev | File shares, web servers | Backup |
| Max IOPS/TiBMay vary depending on the workload characteristics. (effective capacity) |
12,288 | 4096 | 2048 | 512 | 128 |
| Max throughput MBps/TiB[2] | 384 | 128 | 64 | 16 | 4 |
| Latency | < 1 ms | < 2 ms | < 4 ms | < 4 ms | < 17 ms |
| Minimum commitmentMinimum and incremental capacity sizes. | 25 TiB | 25 TiB | 25 TiB | 100 TiB | 100 TiB |
| Starting MSRPMSRP based on usable capacity that is measured against subscribed committed capacity, 3-year term, and customer-operated. No add-ons are included. per GiB/month | $0.250 | $0.171 | $0.085 | $0.043 | $0.021 |
Object – S3 protocol
Cloud Services (S3) and Cloud Volumes ONTAP (NFS, CIFS & iSCSI)
| Tiers | Blue XPNetApp Blue XP and NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP are dependent on the cloud storage and compute characteristics. Cloud-native services like compute, storage, and networking will be invoiced by the cloud service providers.
(all cloud) |
Cloud Volumes ONTAP®
(all cloud) |
| Best for | Backup | DR, dev/test, business apps |
| Max IOPS/TiB[2] (effective capacity) | N/A | N/A |
| Max throughput MBps/TiB[2] | N/A | N/A |
| Latency | N/A | N/A |
| Minimum commitment[3] | 4 TiB | 4 TiB |
| Starting MSRP[4] per TiB/month | $0.045 | $0.094 |
Value-added solutions
Keystone provides the building block to design, build, and integrate our STaaS offering into other technologies and services, delivering value-added solutions through NetApp and our certified partners.
Do full-stack hybrid cloud on your terms
Enjoy the advantages of industry-leading NetApp Flash Storage fully interconnected with Equinix Bare Metal for secure hybrid cloud storage services that can be consumed as part of a full-stack (compute, networking, and storage) solution under a single subscription.
Partner-delivered FlexPod as a Service
Procure a full-stack infrastructure as a service (IaaS), powered by Keystone and Cisco+ from a FlexPod®-certified partner. This simplifies the IT operational experience and unifies subscription, billing, contracts, and support for your hybrid cloud infrastructure.
Easy as 1-2-3
Getting started with NetApp Keystone STaaS is easy. First, determine which workloads are best for a storage-as-a-service model. Next, select your performance levels, capacities, and add-on data services. And finally, choose your terms. Our team of specialists will take care of the design, build, and deploy, and have you up and running in as little as two weeks.
Build your Keystone roadmap for success
Start by identifying those use cases that will benefit from a storage-as-a-service offering. Need help planning your roadmap? Explore our portfolio of Professional Services for Hybrid Multicloud, and one of our specialists will help guide your success.
Hop on the Keystone train
With a solid plan in place, it’s time to subscribe to Keystone. Select your performance service levels and committed capacities, add-ons like advanced data protection and data tiering services, contract terms, and who will operate the environment—you, a certified partner, or us. NetApp offers a fully managed service for an additional monthly fee. Need help determining storage requirements for your various workloads? Request a Workload Analysis for Keystone workshop.
Lean on our expertise
Our team of NetApp specialists is here to provide design, build, installation, configuration, deployment, and onboarding services according to your contract terms. And we can migrate your data onto Keystone and put it on the same bill. We won’t leave until you're happy.
