September 29, 2009
NetApp’s Support Enables NC State’s Next Generation Cloud Computing Research
The NC State University Department of Computer Science announced today that NetApp, a Super ePartner with the department, has contributed hardware, software and services valued in excess of $260,000 to the university to expand the Virtual Computing Lab (VCL) and build the next generation of cloud computing environments. NetApp has a dedicated team focused on higher education and this investment in NC State demonstrates its continued commitment to higher education.
NetApp contributed a FAS3070 data storage system; Data ONTAP®, FlexClone®, and SnapMirror® software; and consulting support services to accelerate the University’s cloud computing research. This is the second large donation that NetApp has made to the Department of Computer Science’s Cloud Computing research efforts in an ongoing effort to support the development of cloud infrastructure.