Tag: NetApp

NetApp appoints Alessandra Yockelson as CHRO

NetApp, the intelligent data infrastructure company, announced Alessandra Yockelson has joined the company as Chief Human Resources Officer, reporting to CEO, George Kurian. Alessandra will lead all aspects of people and organizational strategy, including talent development and growth, performance management, team engagement, recruiting, DEIB, and compensation and benefits. Alessandra joins NetApp from Pure Storage, where…

NetApp appoints Haiyan Song as EVP and General Manager of CloudOps Business

NetApp, a global, cloud-led, data-centric software company, welcomed Haiyan Song as the new Executive Vice President and General Manager of its Cloud Operations (CloudOps) Business. Song brings with her a wealth of industry experience and expertise, having most recently served as Executive Vice President and General Manager, Security and Distributed Cloud at F5, a statement…

NetApp opens new international headquarters in Ireland, expected to create 500 jobs by 2025

NetApp, a global, cloud-led, data-centric software company, announced the opening of its new international headquarters in Cork, Ireland. The office is in Navigation Square within Cork’s Docklands, Ireland’s largest and most ambitious urban regeneration project. The new international headquarters will serve NetApp’s international commercial, sales, and technology operations, expanding the company’s ability to support its…

NetApp completes acquisition of Instaclustr

NetApp, a global, cloud-led, data-centric software company, announced it has completed its acquisition of Instaclustr, a leading platform provider of fully managed open-source database, pipeline and workflow applications delivered as a service. The acquisition of Instaclustr builds on a series of strategic acquisitions made by NetApp to deliver a comprehensive suite of offerings for Cloud…

NetApp to acquire CloudCheckr and expand its Spot by NetApp CloudOps Platform

NetApp, a global, cloud-led, data-centric software company, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire CloudCheckr, a cloud optimization platform that provides cloud visibility and insights to lower costs, maintain security and compliance, and optimize cloud resources. Financial details of the transaction are not being disclosed. “Managing costs while accelerating cloud applications…

NetApp Acquires Data Mechanics

NetApp, a global, cloud-led, data-centric software company, has announced that it has acquired Data Mechanics, a managed platform provider for big data processing and cloud analytics with offices in Paris, France, that helps businesses capitalize on Apache Spark, an open-source unified analytics engine for large-scale data processing and machine learning, in Kubernetes. Financial details of…

NetApp acquires Spot to improve cloud infrastructure services

NetApp, a US-based hybrid cloud data services company, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Spot, a leader in compute management and cost optimization on the public clouds, to establish leadership in Application Driven Infrastructure. Digital transformation initiatives have accelerated and remain the top business priority, especially in today’s environment, and the…

Microsoft veteran Cesar Cernuda appointed as President of NetApp

NetApp, a US-based hybrid cloud data services company, announced the appointment of Cesar Cernuda as president of NetApp, effective in July. He will be reporting to CEO George Kurian. In his new role as President, Cernuda will continue to evolve the NetApp go-to-market strategy and organization to accelerate growth by transforming how to approach the…