Sr Systems Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 10
Sep 19, 2025
It started back when we first got NetApp StorageGRID at Cox Automotive, approximately seven years ago. We first got it replacing EMC's ECS. Although it didn't really replace the usage for ECS because NetApp StorageGRID was more tied with NetApp, and we only used NetApp StorageGRID to save us space on snapshots. I tested NetApp StorageGRID on S3, and it was very good. We went from having two sites, an Atlanta site and a Las Vegas site, with approximately seven nodes to double the nodes in the seven-year span. We now have 15 nodes at each site. We definitely saw the benefits of NetApp StorageGRID immediately. Our growth of snapshots and our internal customers, including Kelly Blue Book, AutoTrader, and HomeNet - we have close to 15 brands that we service for and they require long-term snapshots. We saw the results of having NetApp StorageGRID saving us on SSD space, which at times the snapshot would definitely be assigned to SSD space. The product is great. We did have some challenges throughout the years, especially with centricity under the covers, which is not well exposed in the background. I think that should be more exposed by NetApp, letting everyone know that it is centricity. All support calls were after-hours calls. One thing about NetApp StorageGRID is that if it's working, it's nothing else. The same applies to EMC ECS. Once it's working and, in our case for NetApp StorageGRID, was the snapshots, utilizing for snapshots or archival. We also used it for an application called Acorda, which provides all dealers with a certain amount of space for DMS functionalities. That had grown over 100 terabytes, and NetApp StorageGRID worked very well to accommodate the snapshots of that large data.
My customers' usual use cases for NetApp StorageGRID usually involve either secondary storage or a solution for some kind of cloud, multi-hybrid cloud purposes. By implementing NetApp StorageGRID, my customers are usually trying to solve problems related to getting proper storage and S3 storage.
Presales Consultant at KPN IT Solutions - Trusted Services
Real User
Top 10
Jun 12, 2024
We use the product to manage large, unstructured files and data requiring scalable storage solutions. It's particularly effective for storing unstructured files efficiently with metadata in one accessible location.
We use StorageGRID to manage our organization's data. We've created separate spaces to manage our archives. We partition the data – one partition is dedicated to archiving, and the other partition hosts and manages our live data.
The solution is used for cost-effective storage data purposes. With OpenShift architecture we can do more depending on the requirements of the customer.
There are specific use cases for StorageGRID. The target customer market is the oil and gas sector, and media and entertainment, where they have large files including videos and archived news information. I am head of IT support and services and we are customers of NetApp StorageGRID.
System Administrator - Storage and Backup at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Reseller
Feb 17, 2022
I am a system administrator for storage and backup, and we only work with NetApp systems. At the moment, we are only using the StorageGRID for file archiving. In a few months, we will be using it for production data. This product is connected using fiber and iSCSI technologies.
Senior IT-Ingenieur at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Jan 23, 2022
We primarily use NetApp as a service provider for IT structures, and are using it in three areas: for archiving, for backups, and for replacing some of the SES architectures, which are basically build machines. We are starting to replace some of them with these StorageGRID appliances. We have a couple of customers in private cloud areas who are using this type of storage from NetApp.
Our primary use case for this product is to replicate our backups to cloud on StorageGRID. We are integrators and don't use the solution ourselves, we install it for our clients. I'm an IT Service Consultant.
Senior Systems Administrator at a aerospace/defense firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Oct 28, 2018
For the amount of data storage that our engineers use, I need a big data storage grid. We use IoT, but I am unable to provide examples because of our classified environment. Our NetApp system administrators say that it runs well. It does have its quirks here and there, but it is an older NetApp system.
We have set up an Internet-facing S3 service. We use and sell that to customers in that format. We also use it internally, though not that much. I set up the networking for the internal use case. It is mostly used for backup and archival workloads at this point.
Enterprise Storage Manager at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Oct 24, 2018
Our only use case at this point is for security video for our campers' security cameras. We used to have it on individual servers, then we consolidated that into E-Series storage arrays to increase the performance of the disks behind the video. Before, it was a bottleneck to have our storage on the local disks. Now, there is no bottleneck at all with this work. It's fantastic. At the moment, we only do video. We may expand out the solution in the future.
Lead Infrastructure Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Oct 23, 2018
We use StorageGRID at our DR site for backup solutions. We have it as an S3 bucket where we have an AltaVault in place which communications with our StorageGRID, replicates our backup data, and whatever we place on our AltaVault sends it over to our StorageGRID. We also have another AltaVault virtual appliance in DR, which helps us do the backup in case of a disaster. We use the solution purely for backup.
Store and manage unstructured data at scale using NetApp StorageGRID for secure, durable object storage. Place content in the right location, at the right time, and on the right storage tier, optimizing workflows and reducing overall costs for globally distributed rich media.
It started back when we first got NetApp StorageGRID at Cox Automotive, approximately seven years ago. We first got it replacing EMC's ECS. Although it didn't really replace the usage for ECS because NetApp StorageGRID was more tied with NetApp, and we only used NetApp StorageGRID to save us space on snapshots. I tested NetApp StorageGRID on S3, and it was very good. We went from having two sites, an Atlanta site and a Las Vegas site, with approximately seven nodes to double the nodes in the seven-year span. We now have 15 nodes at each site. We definitely saw the benefits of NetApp StorageGRID immediately. Our growth of snapshots and our internal customers, including Kelly Blue Book, AutoTrader, and HomeNet - we have close to 15 brands that we service for and they require long-term snapshots. We saw the results of having NetApp StorageGRID saving us on SSD space, which at times the snapshot would definitely be assigned to SSD space. The product is great. We did have some challenges throughout the years, especially with centricity under the covers, which is not well exposed in the background. I think that should be more exposed by NetApp, letting everyone know that it is centricity. All support calls were after-hours calls. One thing about NetApp StorageGRID is that if it's working, it's nothing else. The same applies to EMC ECS. Once it's working and, in our case for NetApp StorageGRID, was the snapshots, utilizing for snapshots or archival. We also used it for an application called Acorda, which provides all dealers with a certain amount of space for DMS functionalities. That had grown over 100 terabytes, and NetApp StorageGRID worked very well to accommodate the snapshots of that large data.
My customers' usual use cases for NetApp StorageGRID usually involve either secondary storage or a solution for some kind of cloud, multi-hybrid cloud purposes. By implementing NetApp StorageGRID, my customers are usually trying to solve problems related to getting proper storage and S3 storage.
We use the product to manage large, unstructured files and data requiring scalable storage solutions. It's particularly effective for storing unstructured files efficiently with metadata in one accessible location.
We use StorageGRID to manage our organization's data. We've created separate spaces to manage our archives. We partition the data – one partition is dedicated to archiving, and the other partition hosts and manages our live data.
We have diverse use cases ranging from large work databases to scenarios requiring a higher volume of small objects.
The solution is used for cost-effective storage data purposes. With OpenShift architecture we can do more depending on the requirements of the customer.
There are specific use cases for StorageGRID. The target customer market is the oil and gas sector, and media and entertainment, where they have large files including videos and archived news information. I am head of IT support and services and we are customers of NetApp StorageGRID.
I am a system administrator for storage and backup, and we only work with NetApp systems. At the moment, we are only using the StorageGRID for file archiving. In a few months, we will be using it for production data. This product is connected using fiber and iSCSI technologies.
We primarily use NetApp as a service provider for IT structures, and are using it in three areas: for archiving, for backups, and for replacing some of the SES architectures, which are basically build machines. We are starting to replace some of them with these StorageGRID appliances. We have a couple of customers in private cloud areas who are using this type of storage from NetApp.
Our primary use case for this product is to replicate our backups to cloud on StorageGRID. We are integrators and don't use the solution ourselves, we install it for our clients. I'm an IT Service Consultant.
For the amount of data storage that our engineers use, I need a big data storage grid. We use IoT, but I am unable to provide examples because of our classified environment. Our NetApp system administrators say that it runs well. It does have its quirks here and there, but it is an older NetApp system.
We have set up an Internet-facing S3 service. We use and sell that to customers in that format. We also use it internally, though not that much. I set up the networking for the internal use case. It is mostly used for backup and archival workloads at this point.
Our only use case at this point is for security video for our campers' security cameras. We used to have it on individual servers, then we consolidated that into E-Series storage arrays to increase the performance of the disks behind the video. Before, it was a bottleneck to have our storage on the local disks. Now, there is no bottleneck at all with this work. It's fantastic. At the moment, we only do video. We may expand out the solution in the future.
We use StorageGRID at our DR site for backup solutions. We have it as an S3 bucket where we have an AltaVault in place which communications with our StorageGRID, replicates our backup data, and whatever we place on our AltaVault sends it over to our StorageGRID. We also have another AltaVault virtual appliance in DR, which helps us do the backup in case of a disaster. We use the solution purely for backup.