“Software-defined storage is a foundation for the cloud that allows NetApp and VMware to deliver agile, simple, and easy scalable IT infrastructures,” said Dan Neault, senior vice president, Datacenter Solutions Group, NetApp. “Our new solutions for VMware environments accelerate our customers’ businesses with automated, simple, and efficient IT operations. NetApp is focused on simplifying data center deployment, monitoring, management, and automation whether data lives on-premises or in the cloud.”