Inside NetApp’s Disaster Recovery Solution for VMware Workloads
Episode description
In this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson sit down with Glenn Sizemore from NetApp live at VMware Explore 2025 to discuss NetApp Disaster Recovery, a SaaS service within the BlueXP portfolio designed specifically for VMware workloads.
Glenn explains how the service delivers disaster recovery that feels a lot like Site Recovery Manager (SRM) — but built exclusively for NetApp systems. Leveraging SnapMirror for data transport and array-based offloads, the service provides:
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A guided wizard for building replication plans
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Easy configuration of mappings between data centers
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Support for existing or new SnapMirror relationships
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Non-disruptive test failovers using FlexClone technology
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Fast failover execution in as little as 5–10 minutes
Pricing is capacity-based (about $0.03 per GB/month, or ~$368 per TB/year) — avoiding traditional per-VM licensing.
Currently, NetApp Disaster Recovery supports on-prem to on-prem, and on-prem to EVS or VMC on AWS, with Azure and Google Cloud support in development.
👉 Learn how this service simplifies disaster recovery for VMware environments while reducing costs and complexity.
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