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NetApp Discontinues SolidFire, Including Enterprise SDS (eSDS)
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NetApp has announced the end of availability (EOA) for the entire SolidFire product line. The announcement was effective the first week of October, with the last SolidFire shipment on October 31, 2023.
The announcement covers all SolidFire hardware models and includes the ElementOS software-defined product, eSDS. For the SolidFire appliances, the last support date will be October of 2028. The EOA and support for eSDS is effective immediately.
As customers continue the dramatic shift to the cloud, NetApp made the decision to focus more strategically on hybrid multicloud (HMC). For example, NetApp announced BlueXP at NetApp Insight, which is a rebranding of NetApp Cloud Manager but with many new features. BlueXP can function as a single-view control plane for on premises, cloud and HMC environments. The SolidFire product line is not well-positioned to be an integral part of NetApp's HMC strategy going forward.
For those existing SolidFire customers, the one-year notice provides significant time to make hardware additions to their existing SolidFire environment(s) prior to the EOA date.
With hardware support through most of 2028, there's no need for immediate action but it is important to understand your options.
You have several options:
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