IBM Aspera on Cloud vs. NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP

IBM Aspera on Cloud is a hosted SaaS service of IBM Aspera. Rather than optimize or accelerate data transfer, IBM Aspera’s high-speed data transfer fully utilizes available network bandwidth to maximize speed and quickly scale up with no theoretical limit, without impacting other network traffic. The result is unmatched transfer speeds, end-to-end security, reliability, and exceptional bandwidth control. IBM Aspera on Cloud also offers intuitive file sharing, big data transfer, workflow automation, central administration, and real-time visibility.

NetApp® Cloud Volumes ONTAP® offers a self-managed, unified storage management solution built on NetApp’s industry-leading ONTAP® software—empowering organizations with unmatched control and flexibility across block and file workloads in hybrid and multicloud environments. Seamlessly integrated with all major cloud providers, it runs natively on each cloud platform (Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, AWS), allowing you to deploy and manage storage for mission-critical applications, databases, containers, and user files without requiring extra tooling or complex configuration.