NetApp Partnered With Diskover to Resell Data Tools
The agreement enables NetApp customers to purchase Diskover software for storage management starting in November 2026.
Updated on Oct. 1, 2026 in Data Centers
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NetApp has announced a partnership to resell Diskover's data management platform, which identifies and catalogs metadata to help enterprises reclaim storage capacity. This software integration, which follows a June 2025 investment by NetApp, will be available to customers starting in November 2026.
Why it matters
Enterprises increasingly struggle to manage redundant, obsolete, and trivial data that inflates storage costs. By integrating these scanning tools, companies can proactively audit their storage footprints to improve cost efficiency.
Users can typically expect a return on investment within 30 to 60 days of deployment. The platform achieves these results by scanning and indexing data to build a metadata catalog, which integrates directly with ONTAP and StorageGRID storage systems via native scanning.
The players
NetApp
A provider of enterprise data management and storage solutions, including the ONTAP and StorageGRID platforms.
Diskover
A startup focused on file metadata indexing and data management software that helps organizations identify and reclaim storage space.
The details
The Diskover platform operates by scanning file systems to identify redundant or obsolete data for removal. It can be deployed on-premises or within virtual private clouds to index workflow-specific application data. By connecting to NetApp's ONTAP — a data management operating system — and StorageGRID — an object storage solution — the software automates the identification of data that no longer provides value to the organization.
Timeline
2016: Diskover was founded by Chris Park.
July 2024: Will Hall was appointed as CEO of Diskover.
June 2025: NetApp invested in Diskover's $7.5 million seed round.
October 1, 2026: NetApp announced the partnership and resell agreement.
November 2026: The product becomes available for purchase through NetApp.
The Tech Race
This partnership extends the functionality of NetApp's ONTAP storage operating system by adding granular metadata-driven management features. It places Diskover within the established NetApp distribution ecosystem, competing with other third-party storage analytics and data-governance software providers.
NetApp customers will gain access to these data reclamation tools in November 2026. The software is designed for environments that require audit-ready data catalogs to manage and reduce total storage footprint.
The takeaway
Enterprises can use these tools to drive operational savings, with some larger environments reporting cost reductions exceeding $3 million. Interested users should monitor the November 2026 commercial release to evaluate if their current data volume justifies the deployment.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Blocksandfiles.
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