# NetApp

> NetApp is a San Jose-based data infrastructure company that helps enterprises store, manage, protect and move their data across on-premises systems and every major public cloud. Founded in 1992 as Network Appliance, it built its business on the ONTAP data management operating system and today sells all-flash storage arrays, cloud storage services and software that increasingly targets AI and machine-learning workloads. A Fortune 500 company trading on the Nasdaq as NTAP, it reported record fiscal-2026 revenue of roughly $6.93 billion.

- **Founded:** 1992
- **Headquarters:** San Jose, California, United States
- **Founders:** David Hitz (Co-founder), James Lau (Co-founder), Michael Malcolm (Co-founder (first CEO))
- **Team size:** ~12,000 employees
- **Products:** ONTAP, All-Flash Arrays (AFF / ASA / EF-Series), Cloud Volumes ONTAP & first-party cloud storage, StorageGRID, BlueXP
- **Notable:** Pioneered the network-attached storage 'filer' and the ONTAP operating system starting in the early 1990s., IPO on NASDAQ in November 1995; now a Fortune 500 company., Reported record fiscal-2026 results with revenue of ~$6.93 billion.

## Products & services

- **ONTAP** — NetApp's flagship data management operating system and software, the foundation of its unified storage across on-premises and cloud.
- **All-Flash Arrays (AFF / ASA / EF-Series)** — High-performance flash storage systems, including new EF50 and EF80 models aimed at AI, HPC and database workloads.
- **Cloud Volumes ONTAP & first-party cloud storage** — NetApp storage delivered natively inside AWS, Microsoft Azure (Azure NetApp Files) and Google Cloud.
- **StorageGRID** — Object storage software for large-scale unstructured data and data lakes.
- **BlueXP** — Unified control plane for managing storage, data mobility, protection and governance across hybrid multicloud.
- **AI Data Engine & AFX** — Newer offerings that automate and optimize the NetApp data platform for enterprise AI and machine-learning pipelines.
- **Cyber resilience & ransomware protection** — Built-in data protection, ransomware detection and recovery capabilities across the storage estate.

## Achievements

- Pioneered the network-attached storage 'filer' and the ONTAP operating system starting in the early 1990s.
- IPO on NASDAQ in November 1995; now a Fortune 500 company.
- Reported record fiscal-2026 results with revenue of ~$6.93 billion.
- All-flash array revenue reached ~$4.2 billion in fiscal 2026, up ~11% year-over-year.
- Is the only data platform offered as a first-party, native service across all three major public clouds.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Reported record fourth-quarter and fiscal-year 2026 results, with FY revenue of ~$6.93 billion and Q4 revenue of ~$1.95 billion, up 12% year-over-year.
- **2026-05** — All-flash revenue reached ~$4.2 billion for the fiscal year, up ~11%, led by an 18% Q4 jump.
- **2026-02** — Cited roughly 200 AI infrastructure and data-lake modernization deals in a single quarter, up from ~125 the prior quarter.
- **2026-01** — Announced an expanded multi-year collaboration with Google Cloud for secure-by-design data infrastructure in air-gapped sovereign and private cloud environments.
- **2026-01** — Introduced next-generation EF50 and EF80 high-performance storage systems for AI, HPC and database workloads.

## Links

- Website: https://www.netapp.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/netapp
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/netapp
- GitHub: https://github.com/NetApp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NetAppTV
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/netapp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NetApp

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Last updated: 2026-07-07