Converged Infrastructure
NetApp AIPod
Introducing NetApp AIPod, an AI-focused converged infrastructure built on NetApp ONTAP all-flash storage and powered by NVIDIA accelerated computing.
Introducing NetApp® AIPod™, an AI-focused converged infrastructure built on NetApp ONTAP® all-flash storage and powered by NVIDIA accelerated computing. Supported by the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software stack, NetApp BlueXP®, NetApp AI Control Plane, and NetApp DataOps Toolkit, AIPod enables organizations to integrate with MLOps platforms and internal processes. NetApp AIPod is a comprehensive AI solution designed to address the challenges that organizations face in adopting and implementing AI.
Features and Benefits
The capabilities that set NetApp AIPod apart.
Data management simplicity
Unified hybrid data architecture
NetApp AIPod significantly simplifies data management by offering an integrated, scalable solution that unifies AI workloads. Its unified hybrid data architecture facilitates the management of diverse data across different platforms and technologies, supporting file, block, and object protocols across cloud or on-premises environments.
Data mobility
NetApp's data mobility capabilities enable enterprises to move data easily to meet AI practitioners where they are, exactly when they need it.
Flexible architecture
NetApp AIPod is designed to handle vast, diverse data efficiently, and its flexible architecture adapts swiftly to changing data needs. Integration with NVIDIA's high-performance GPUs, purpose-built AI architectures, and NetApp AFF A-Series and C-Series arrays with NVIDIA GPU Direct Storage means powerful AI processing capabilities and rapid data access, maximizing the return on AI hardware investment.
DataOps Toolkit
With its DataOps Toolkit, NetApp AIPod enables teams to automate AI training workflows and simplify provisioning, reducing the time and effort required to deploy AI models and accelerating insights. Built on NetApp's scalable storage solutions, AIPod adapts quickly and efficiently to changing data needs, helping businesses grow their AI initiatives without the constraints of traditional siloed architectures.
NVIDIA AI Enterprise integration
The integration of AIPod with NVIDIA's AI Enterprise software suite provides the necessary building blocks to develop and rapidly deploy end-to-end AI workflows, streamlining AI operations and reducing the complexity of integrating disparate systems and technologies.
High-performing data
All-flash hybrid cloud-enabled storage
NetApp AIPod delivers high-performance data for AI workloads through its all-flash hybrid cloud-enabled storage arrays, designed to efficiently handle the data that fuels AI. The resulting rapid processing and analysis lead to efficient business operations. The flexible architecture of the NetApp AIPod system scales efficiently, adapting to changing data needs that are crucial for growing AI initiatives.
Unified hybrid data architecture
NetApp AIPod provides a unified hybrid data architecture, facilitating seamless integration of diverse platforms and technologies across cloud or on-premises environments. This solution breaks down barriers created by traditional, siloed architectures by offering a common platform that meets the unique requirements of different teams involved in AI initiatives.
NVIDIA GPU and reference architecture integration
Integration with NVIDIA's high-performance GPUs and reference architectures provides powerful AI processing capabilities for rapid training and deployment of AI models without performance limitations. NVIDIA's AI Enterprise software suite reduces the complexity of AI operations, resulting in rapid deployment of end-to-end AI workflows and adaptability to meet changing data needs.
NVIDIA Magnum IO GPUDirect Storage
NetApp AIPod eliminates storage-related bottlenecks through NetApp AFF A-Series and C-Series arrays with NVIDIA Magnum IO GPUDirect Storage. Additionally, the DataOps Toolkit enables the automation of AI training workflows and simplifies provisioning, so NetApp AIPod accelerates AI model development and deployment, resulting in faster insights and improved business outcomes.
The most secure data
Unified hybrid data architecture with robust data services
NetApp AIPod equips enterprises to manage and process their most secure data safely and effectively through its unified hybrid data architecture, which includes robust data services for policy-driven governance and security. This architecture safeguards data, supports compliance efforts, and fosters transparency.
Integrated data pipeline
NetApp AIPod offers an integrated data pipeline that intelligently manages data from edge to core to cloud for secure control and protection of data at all stages. It supports a unified hybrid data architecture with robust data services, enabling policy-driven governance and security, while automatically creating auditable copies of AI models and associated data for traceability and performance tracking.
Advanced data management features
NetApp's advanced data management features, including Snapshot™ copies, FlexClone® files, and SnapLock® compliance software, provide a comprehensive audit trail for regulatory compliance, enhanced data governance, and protection against potential threats such as data loss, corruption, and ransomware.
NetApp and NVIDIA: Better together
Proven collaboration
NetApp and NVIDIA have a proven collaboration of 6 years. Together, they offer a field-tested, reliable AI infrastructure standard that is validated by thousands of deployments.
First-party hyperscaler services
NetApp is the only storage company that offers first-party services in the three major hyperscalers. NetApp's do-it-all data fabric for NVIDIA AI infrastructure delivers a hybrid cloud that enables insights up to 5 times faster.
Validated AI solutions
We know the challenges and have years of experience building tailor-made, validated AI solutions to solve them.
Flexible consumption models
We offer a full spectrum of IT infrastructure consumption models, integrated and custom fit for all organizations. Hundreds of real-world deployments deliver real-world return on investment. ROI is optimized as AI moves into production environments, where performance and value count the most.
Expert Guidance
Thrive with expert-led storage guidance
Get tailored advice on how NetApp AIPod fits your environment — from sizing and deployment to long-term optimization.
Technical Specifications
Exhaustive hardware and software metrics extracted directly from official documentation.
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Storage FoundationNetApp ONTAP all-flash storage
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ComputeNVIDIA accelerated computing
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Software StackNVIDIA AI Enterprise software stack
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ManagementNetApp BlueXP
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Control PlaneNetApp AI Control Plane
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AutomationNetApp DataOps Toolkit
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Storage ArraysNetApp AFF A-Series and C-Series arrays
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Storage AccelerationNVIDIA Magnum IO GPUDirect Storage
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Supported ProtocolsFile, block, and object protocols
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EnvironmentCloud or on-premises
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Snapshot TechnologyNetApp Snapshot copies
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CloningNetApp FlexClone files
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ComplianceNetApp SnapLock compliance software
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Common questions about NetApp AIPod & AI Validated Architectures
Answers to what enterprise IT leaders ask most before deploying NetApp AIPod & AI Validated Architectures with SANDataWorks.
NetApp AIPod is a turnkey converged-infrastructure solution built on high-performance all-flash storage. It eliminates data bottlenecks that starve expensive GPUs by delivering rapid processing and analysis — keeping GPUs fully utilized during AI training and inferencing.
Integrating compute, network, and storage from different vendors for AI is complex and prone to failure. SANDataWorks delivers NetApp AIPod as a fully validated, field-tested architecture (partnered with NVIDIA and Intel), eliminating design complexity and accelerating time-to-value.
AIPod Mini is a streamlined, purpose-built runtime AI solution combining NetApp storage with Intel Xeon 6 processors. It is designed for department-level AI workloads — legal contract analysis, factory predictive maintenance — providing affordable, secure inferencing without overspending on massive enterprise infrastructure.
NetApp infrastructure unifies data across edge, core, and cloud to feed large language models. Using tools like the GenAI Toolkit, you can securely combine public foundation models with your proprietary enterprise data for highly accurate Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
Yes. NetApp provides the most secure storage on the planet, with robust access control lists (ACLs) and metadata-driven governance. It is the only enterprise storage validated to store top-secret data, holding certifications including FIPS 140-3, DoDIN APL, and NSA CSfC.