NetApp has acquired JetStream Software, a provider of VMware disaster recovery and migration technology, to expand its cyber resilience, data protection, and cloud migration capabilities. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
JetStream’s technology is designed to protect VMware workloads and help organizations recover those applications in cloud environments, including on NetApp first-party storage offerings such as Azure NetApp Files.
The acquisition addresses enterprises that continue to operate critical applications on VMware but are considering cloud migration.
Rather than requiring companies to move production workloads immediately, JetStream allows disaster recovery to serve as an initial step. Organizations can protect workloads in the cloud first and potentially transition production environments later as their cloud strategies mature.
JetStream also expands NetApp’s reach beyond customers already using NetApp storage.
NetApp’s existing SnapMirror technology remains its preferred replication solution for NetApp environments, while JetStream can protect VMware deployments running on third-party storage platforms.
The combination gives NetApp a broader opportunity to support the large installed base of enterprise VMware workloads while positioning its cloud storage offerings as potential destinations for disaster recovery and eventual production migration.
JetStream is headquartered in San Jose and has a subsidiary in Bangalore, India.
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“As customers look to unlock greater value from their data while strengthening protection against disruption, bringing JetStream into NetApp expands our ability to help keep their data secure, available, and ready for what comes next.”
George Kurian, CEO of NetApp
“Customers want to move to the cloud on their schedule, not their infrastructure’s schedule. JetStream helps customers start with disaster recovery and seamlessly evolve to production in the cloud.”
Pravjit Tiwana, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cloud Storage and Services at NetApp
“Joining NetApp allows us to bring our technology to more organizations worldwide and deliver even greater value by combining our expertise with NetApp’s industry-leading data services and cloud storage portfolio.”
Tom Critser, Co-Founder and CEO of JetStream Software
