NetApp is removing StoreVault from its portfolio, StoreVault is a network storage appliance designed for small and midsize businesses. While NetApp will not provide any further product upgrades for StoreVault, which had recently been renamed the S Family/S550, NetApp will continue supporting the product for three more years.
NetApp is removing the low-end storage array to focus its efforts on midsize enterprises and large companies. This means that going forward NetApp will design products only for businesses that have at least 100 employees and at least one dedicated IT professional.
"We will focus our efforts on building out our award-winning FAS2000 series by launching the new FAS2020 product bundles that are geared specifically for the MSE [mid-sized enterprise market. These bundles will provide MSE customers with enterprise level performance at a mid-market price along with easier ordering options."