NetApp AFX OVERVIEW

Purpose-built for enterprise AI

AI innovators across industries trust NetApp

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AFX = Hardware + ONTAP

A disaggregated storage system for enterprise AI

NetApp AFX combines AFX controller nodes, shared all-flash storage, high-speed networking, and ONTAP software—so performance and capacity can scale independently.

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WHY AFX IS PURPOSE-BUILT

Scale performance and capacity separately

AFX separates controller performance from storage capacity, so you can,
scale the part of the system your AI workload actually needs.

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Scale confidently. Handle thousands of transactions per second with consistent speed and reliability.

  • Stat: 4 TB/s

    Up to throughput

  • Stat: 1+ EB

    Scale

  • Stat: 2.6k+

    DGX SuperPOD validation

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WHY ENTERPRISE AI IS DIFFERENT

A successful AI pilot is not the same as enterprise AI.

Pilots prove potential. Enterprise AI has to deliver outcomes securely, reliably, and at scale across the data, systems, and operating requirements of the business.

PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER

AFX is the foundation for enterprise AI

AFX provides the high-performance infrastructure foundation for demanding AI workloads.
AI Data Engine extends AFX with integrated data services that help prepare and govern enterprise data for AI.

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EVIDENCE, NOT REPETITION

Enterprise AI leaders trust NetApp

Break customer validation out into its own section so proof does not get buried inside the broader evaluation area. Use approved customer quotes and outcomes here.

THE ENTERPRISE AI TEST

Performance is table stakes. Production AI has a higher bar.

Give buyers a clear set of requirements they can use to evaluate AFX and every alternative in the market.

Enterprise AI requires

What NetApp brings

Performance at scale

Throughput, concurrency, capacity, and rapid growth.

Disaggregated architecture

Scale performance and capacity independently with proven results.

Access to enterprise data

AI needs the right data without creating another copy-driven silo.

ONTAP + AI Data Engine

Connect infrastructure to enterprise data and AI.

Security

AI must respect existing enterprise protections and isolation.

Enterprise security foundation

Encryption, secure multitenancy, cyber resilience, and ONTAP controls.

Governance

Access, retention, and policy must carry into AI workflows.

Governed data services

AI Data Engine offers discovery, curation, guardrails, and AI-ready data.

Operational fit

Infrastructure has to live inside existing enterprise operations.

ONTAP operating model

Standard protocols, nondisruptive operations, multitenancy.

Put AFX to the test

The marketing argument ends here. Give technical and executive buyers clear paths into evidence.

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