How is a customer impacted if the storage systems behind the NetApp Cloud Volumes Service are upgraded?

When the storage systems underlying the NetApp Cloud Volumes Service are upgraded, customers are designed to remain unaffected in their use of the service, allowing them to continue consuming storage seamlessly. This means that the upgrade process is handled transparently and does not require any action from the customer, such as creating new cloud volumes or migrating existing data.

The significance of this approach lies in its alignment with the principles of cloud services, which aim to provide high availability and reliability with minimal disruption to users. By ensuring that customers can maintain their workflows and applications without interruption, NetApp emphasizes the robustness and efficiency of its cloud storage solutions. This design allows enterprises to take advantage of enhancements and improvements in storage technology without the overhead of managing migrations or adjustments to their existing configurations.