# NetApp infrastructure and sovereignty updates

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> Updated: 2026-10-09T06:56:25.000Z. Sources: 20. Developments: 4.

NetApp has expanded its data infrastructure platform with new technologies designed to transition artificial intelligence from pilot programs to full-scale production. Building on the NetApp Novus architecture, which separates the metadata layer from the data layer to support large-scale GPU environments, the company has entered a strategic cooperation with Supermicro. This partnership offers validated AI infrastructure solutions combining Supermicro’s computing systems with NetApp’s data management.

NetApp has further detailed the Novus architecture, positioning it to eliminate data bottlenecks in AI factories. The system is designed to support aggregate throughput of up to 100 TB/s and zettabyte-scale capacity, addressing issues where insufficient data delivery causes expensive GPU clusters to sit idle. To support the rise of agentic AI, NetApp introduced the AI Data Engine (AIDE), enabling zero-copy data access to reduce latency and costs.

Regarding data sovereignty, NetApp launched Keystone Sovereign, a storage-as-a-service offering for the European Economic Area (EEA). This service allows customers to manage hardware deployment locations while ensuring that data, logs, backups, and telemetry remain within specified European borders. The rollout is proceeding on a country-by-country basis, starting with Germany, France, and the United Kingdom.

Expanding its cloud capabilities, NetApp has partnered with Oracle to launch the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) NetApp Storage Service. This fully managed service integrates NetApp ONTAP data management capabilities directly into OCI as a native service, intended to simplify the migration and management of mission-critical AI and enterprise workloads. The OCI service is expected to be generally available within the next 12 months.

## Claims

- NetApp announced the winners of the North America Partner Award for fiscal year 2026 during the NetApp Insight 2026 event. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- NetApp introduced NetApp Novus, which it describes as 'the fastest storage on the planet'. (single source)
- NetApp Novus offers 100 TB/s of performance with unlimited horizontal scalability. (single source)
- The first versions of NetApp Novus combine NetApp Novus Data Director software with Supermicro infrastructure and NetApp ONTAP data services via AFF A90 systems. (single source)

## Timeline

### 2026-10-09: NetApp announces new cloud storage services with Oracle and sovereign data controls

NetApp has launched NetApp Keystone Sovereign for European data compliance and partnered with Oracle to provide fully managed NetApp ONTAP storage services on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/netapp-announces-new-cloud-storage-services-with-oracle-and-sovereign-data-controls

### 2026-10-01: NetApp announces 2026 partner award winners and launches AI-focused Novus storage

NetApp has announced its 2026 North America Partner Award winners and introduced NetApp Novus, a high-performance storage architecture designed to support AI workloads with 100 TB/s performance.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/netapp-announces-2026-partner-award-winners-and-launches-ai-focused-novus-storage

### 2026-09-29: NetApp launches Keystone Sovereign storage service for Europe

NetApp launched Keystone Sovereign, a storage-as-a-service offering providing enhanced data sovereignty and operational control for European customers, starting with Germany, France, and the UK.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/netapp-launches-keystone-sovereign-storage-service-for-europe

### 2026-09-29: NetApp unveils Novus architecture to support AI factory throughput

NetApp introduced its Novus storage architecture, targeting 100 TB/s throughput to prevent data bottlenecks in AI factories and support large-scale GPU environments.

13 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/netapp-partners-with-supermicro-and-introduces-ai-driven-storage-automation

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