Which cloud-based NAS service is a cloud-native NetApp offering?

• A. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP
• B. Azure NetApp Files
• C. NetApp AFF systems
• D. Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP

Answer: (B)

The idea here is recognizing a NAS service that is provided as a native, fully managed cloud service. Azure NetApp Files is that kind of offering in Azure: a cloud-native NAS service delivered and managed within the Azure platform, using NetApp technology behind the scenes but exposed as a native cloud service with NFS and SMB access and tight integration with Azure networking, IAM, and regions.

In contrast, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is ONTAP software that you deploy on cloud VMs (an IAM- and VM-based deployment rather than a true cloud-native service), NetApp AFF systems are on-prem hardware, and Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP is a cloud service on AWS (not the Azure-native NetApp offering). Hence, the cloud-native NetApp NAS service is Azure NetApp Files.