NetApp Wins '2026 Google Cloud Infrastructure Modernization Partner of the Year for Storage' Award

NetApp G.K. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Executive Officer and President: Chiharu Saito) — NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), an intelligent data infrastructure company, announced that it has received the '2026 Google Cloud Infrastructure Modernization Partner of the Year for Storage Award' at the Google Cloud Partner Awards. This award recognizes NetApp's highly-regarded efforts and achievements within the Google Cloud ecosystem. The company was praised for supporting the infrastructure of joint customers with Google Cloud and for leveraging Google Cloud NetApp Volumes to enable stable operation of enterprise systems in the cloud.

The Google Cloud Partner Award, 'Google Cloud Infrastructure Modernization Partner of the Year for Storage Award,' recognizes partners who have utilized Google Cloud's innovative solutions to help customers modernize their infrastructure, thereby improving agility, scalability, and cost efficiency.

Kevin Ichhpurani, Corporate Vice President, Global Partner Ecosystem & Channels at Google Cloud, stated: "The Google Cloud Partner Awards celebrate the strategic innovation and measurable value our partners bring to customers. I am proud to recognize NetApp as a 2026 Google Cloud Partner Award winner. We commend their commitment to driving customer success over the past year, continuing from last year's achievements."

Through the technology partnership between NetApp and Google Cloud, Google Cloud NetApp Volumes, a first-party service from Google Cloud, was developed. This has made it easier for joint customers to adopt intelligent data infrastructure, meet the needs of modern enterprise workloads, and establish a foundation for the future.

Pravjit Tiwana, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Cloud Storage and Services at NetApp, commented: "This seventh award reflects our commitment to working with Google Cloud to help customers run enterprise workloads in the cloud without re-architecting their systems. By leveraging Google Cloud NetApp Volumes, customers can easily bring data into Google Cloud and utilize it directly for applications and AI."

This marks NetApp's seventh 'Google Cloud Partner of the Year' award. Over the past year, NetApp and Google Cloud have enhanced the functionality of Google Cloud NetApp Volumes, including the addition of block storage capabilities and strengthened integration with Google Cloud services such as Google Cloud Assist and Gemini CLI Extensions. These updates enable customers to seamlessly onboard data to Google Cloud and integrate it with Google's AI services for utilization.

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