Shortfacts - May 2021


Secure and standardized
NetApp announces the widespread availability of NetApp Astra, formerly known as Project Astra. It is a fully managed application-based data management service designed specifically for Kubernetes workloads.
NetApp Astra enables organizations to protect, restore and move applications running on Kubernetes without the need to download, install, manage or update any software. This allows companies to focus on developing and scaling their applications without having to worry about managing the infrastructure.
With Astra, NetApp extends its industry-leading data management services to the Kubernetes ecosystem, helping organizations manage cloud-native applications and traditional workloads. NetApp Astra currently supports Google Cloud and will soon support Microsoft Azure and AWS public cloud environments as well as on-premises.