Harare, Zimbabwe – On September 27, 2024, Frolgate Technology, in collaboration with Hiperdist, successfully hosted a comprehensive NetApp Customer Workshop at the Monomotapa Hotel. The event brought together industry professionals to explore NetApp’s cutting-edge data management and security solutions.
Attendees gained valuable insights into critical areas of modern IT infrastructure, with key presentations covering:
- ONTAP Data-Centric Security: Discussions focused on addressing cyber resilience, including advanced strategies for ransomware detection, prevention, and rapid recovery. The workshop highlighted NetApp’s Zero Trust architecture and robust encryption capabilities to secure data at rest and in flight.
- NetApp Portfolio Overview: Participants explored NetApp’s unified storage solutions, emphasizing simplicity at scale. The presentations showcased flexible unified storage options like ONTAP, AFF, and ASA, alongside comprehensive data management software offering automation, efficiency, data protection, and security features for file, block, and object data.
- The New NetApp Story and Strategy: This session delved into NetApp’s strategic vision amidst evolving technological landscapes and disruptive forces. It underscored NetApp’s leadership in data infrastructure innovation, particularly in unifying data silos, pioneering data fabric strategies, and integrating cloud operations with data services. The emphasis was on NetApp’s role as an intelligent data infrastructure company, promoting unified data storage, integrated data services, and CloudOps solutions, along with a strong commitment to sustainability through energy-efficient storage.
Customer feedback from the event was overwhelmingly positive, with attendees expressing high satisfaction with the speaker’s presentation skills, the event’s location, and the overall presentation. The usefulness of the content provided was also rated highly. Solutions that generated significant interest included SYBRID STORAGE, On-premise/Hybrid solutions, and intelligent data management. Many participants indicated a keen interest in evaluating the discussed solutions and receiving further information via email.
The workshop provided a valuable platform for knowledge exchange and networking, reinforcing NetApp’s commitment to helping customers serve their clients better.
For a visual event recap, please visit the official event pictures: NetApp Event Pictures.