Assessing the Cost of NetApp ONTAP Migrations in Oracle Environments

Wikibon key findings include:
– The breakeven for most migration projects from 7-Mode to Clustered ONTAP are poor at over 50 months – the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) is anemic at 12% or lower;
– For most workloads there are better strategic alternatives if a move must be made;
– NetApp customers with 7-Mode running well should pass on converting to Clustered ONTAP, and focus on conversions to true private clouds and public clouds;
– Storage vendors (and other component vendors) should no longer be considered as strategic partners by enterprise IT.