WALID ISSA, SENIOR MANAGER, SOLUTIONS ENGINEERING, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA, NETAPP
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WALID ISSA, SENIOR MANAGER, SOLUTIONS ENGINEERING, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA, NETAPP
Partners play a crucial role in helping customers implement solutions that reduce carbon emissions. As enterprises increasingly prioritise improving their sustainability and compliance metrics, channel partners are uniquely positioned to deliver innovative solutions that combine sustainability with advanced technology.
With hybrid cloud and data management solutions enterprises can store data across multiple environments with lower energy consumption.
This enables companies to effectively achieve both their environmental objectives and operational targets.
From a data management point of view, one of the main opportunities for channel partners is the provision of solutions that optimise data infrastructure. For example, NetApp’ s intelligent data infrastructure is designed to help businesses consume data effectively and support sustainable initiatives.
NetApp’ s data storage solutions ensure smooth performance and allows organisations to reduce their energy consumption and carbon emission levels. When partners have access to such solutions, they can assist enterprises with the adaptation of implementing data management systems in alignment with sustainability objectives without putting a dent in security or compliance.
With hybrid cloud and data management solutions enterprises can store and access data securely across multiple environments with flexibility and lower energy consumption. Channel partners can help organisations reduce their carbon footprint while maintaining high standards of performance and compliance by integrating sustainability features into their offerings.
As the demand for sustainable solutions grows, channel partners can also help businesses meet their sustainability goals. NetApp has set ambitious emission reduction targets, including a 50.8 % decrease in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2030. These sustainability initiatives will help partners enable customers to meet their own goals, ensuring both environmental impact and compliance are addressed in their data management strategies.
Integration with legacy infrastructures poses challenges when implementing sustainable solutions. The old systems are typically less energy efficient and require upgradation or replacement, which may be complicated and expensive. Channel partners must be well-equipped to help
customers understand this transition and make a good business case for sustainability investments such as long-term energy savings and improved operational efficiency.
Partners have a lucrative opportunity with NetApp, especially with BlueXP, a unified control plane for a hybrid multi-cloud enterprise. The Sustainability dashboard provides AIOps-enabled reporting and scoring with actionable insights to improve our customer’ s sustainability posture.
The dashboard also provides detailed drill downs to explore real-time power consumption at the cluster, aggregate, and node levels. So, with careful energy management and sustainable innovations, customers creates a positive impact on the environment and at the same time enhance business profitability.
Ultimately, channel partners serve as trusted advisors by helping organisations reduce their carbon footprint while optimising data management. •
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