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NetApp Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner\u00ae Magic Quadrant\u2122 for Enterprise Storage Platforms<\/b><\/p>\n

NetApp is ranked first in the Hybrid Cloud Storage Use Case in the 2026 Gartner\u00ae Critical Capabilities for Enterprise Storage Platforms<\/i><\/p>\n

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–
\nNetApp\u00ae (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced it has been recognized by Gartner as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Storage Platforms, continuing to acknowledge NetApp as a Leader in this market from its inaugural edition of this report in 2025. The evaluation was based on specific criteria that analyzed the company\u2019s overall Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute. Additionally, the 2026 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Enterprise Storage Platforms report ranks NetApp first in the Hybrid Cloud Storage Use Case and second in the Hybrid Platform Services Use Case.<\/p>\n

\nNetApp believes this recognition validates the company\u2019s ability to help customers address their most pressing data challenges while offering more predictable hardware delivery timelines than its competitors. The NetApp Platform is an intelligent, governed foundation that provides zero-copy access to an organization\u2019s data, wherever it resides. It enables seamless connections to AI and analytics ecosystems, supported by secure, best-in-class hybrid multicloud storage. By delivering real-time, in-place access to AI-ready data, it eliminates the need for constant extraction, transformation, and consolidation. With the NetApp Platform, organizations can more easily unify storage for every cloud and workload, proactively protect against evolving threats, keep their data ready for AI, and maintain the control needed to modernize with confidence and turn data into business advantage.<\/p>\n

\nAccording to Gartner, \u201cEnterprise storage platforms provide file, block and object data services for structured and unstructured workloads. Heads of infrastructure and IT operations can use this research to evaluate vendor platforms and support capabilities for modern storage infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cEven as markets, customer needs, and technology have evolved since NetApp was founded, we have been a steady and trusted leader in data infrastructure, helping organizations simplify complexity, protect their data, and turn it into business advantage,\u201d said C\u00e9sar Cernuda, President at NetApp. \u201cWe believe continued Gartner recognition of NetApp as a Leader, even as it has updated market definitions to reflect the changing environment, validates the consistency of our innovation and execution, as well as our ability to anticipate what customers will need next. With the NetApp Platform, we are building on that proven foundation to help customers build Intelligent Data Infrastructure, for any data, any workload, anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nIn the 2026 Critical Capabilities for Enterprise Storage Platforms report, NetApp received its highest Use Case scores for Hybrid Cloud Storage and Hybrid Platform Services, which NetApp perceives as reflecting its native integrations into every major cloud combined with its unified control plane. NetApp believes these findings reinforce the value of the NetApp Platform in helping customers manage data seamlessly across hybrid multicloud environments, activate unstructured data for AI without costly movement, and operate with greater visibility, resilience, and control.<\/p>\n

\nGartner Magic Quadrant reports are a culmination of rigorous, fact-based research in specific markets, providing a wide-angle view of the relative positions of providers in markets where growth is high and provider differentiation is distinct. Providers are positioned into four quadrants: Leaders, Challengers, Visionaries and Niche Players. The research enables readers to get the most from market analysis in alignment with their unique business and technology needs.<\/p>\n

\nAs an essential companion to the Gartner Magic Quadrant, the Critical Capabilities report provides deeper insight into providers\u2019 product and service offerings by extending the Magic Quadrant analysis. Enterprises can use this research to further investigate product and service ratings based on key capabilities set to important, differentiating use cases. Critical Capabilities research complements a Gartner Magic Quadrant by allowing deeper insight into the providers\u2019 product or service offerings by identifying which ones best fit various use cases.<\/p>\n

\nTo read a copy of the full 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Storage Platforms report, visit: https:\/\/ntap.com\/2026GartnerMQ<\/a><\/p>\n

\nTo read a copy of the full 2026 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Enterprise Storage Platforms report, visit: https:\/\/ntap.com\/2026GartnerCC<\/a><\/p>\n

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