Case Study: Axians achieves future-proof, high-efficiency hybrid cloud storage with NetApp

Axians Sweden chooses NetApp to future-proof operations

Axians Sweden, a managed services provider focused on hybrid cloud, needed to modernize its legacy storage to gain higher performance, better cloud integration, non‑disruptive operations, automated management, and greater storage efficiency. The company required a scalable, feature‑rich platform that would integrate with its Cisco networking and server infrastructure and support diverse customer workloads across datacenters.

Axians deployed a NetApp solution — an all‑flash AFF8080 MetroCluster with HDD FAS2620 nodes, ONTAP 9, Workflow Automation and OnCommand Insight — creating an all‑flash FlexPod. The migration eliminated two racks of legacy storage down to a single shelf, cut power and cooling costs by 66%, delivered high data reduction and QoS‑based service tiers, enabled automated workflows and improved reporting, and achieved continuous uptime and simplified hybrid‑cloud tiering and replication.

Axians

Erik Sohlman

Chief Technology Officer