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title: "Announcing our latest addition to Astra: Astra Trident"
description: Astra, as a product portfolio, is our answer for all things Kubernetes storage and data, building on Trident’s success.
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# [Announcing our latest addition to Astra: Astra Trident](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/astra-blg-announcing-our-latest-addition-to-astra-astra-trident)

 Written by [Sayan Saha, Senior Director of Product Management](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/author/sayan-saha-senior-director-of-product-management) | Aug 1, 2021 5:51:44 PM

At NetApp, our primary goal has always been to answer business-critical questions raised by our customers running Kubernetes applications in production. As you would have guessed, Kubernetes is not a one-size-fits-all and requires careful evaluation and architectural planning. No two environments are alike. At the same time, there are certain base requirements that are essential for stateful production workloads:

- Access to reliable, on-demand persistent storage.
- [Comprehensive](http://netapp.io) feature set that empowers Kubernetes users to achieve more with storage than just provisioning/deprovisioning.
- Application consistency, when backing up and migrating entire workloads.
- Data and application mobility, to exploit the true potential of a hybrid multi-cloud strategy.

As a leader in data management, NetApp understands the challenges that are unique to Kubernetes deployments. Customers today require products that are purpose-built for Kubernetes and a portfolio that addresses the requirements described above. For effectively supporting production-grade Kubernetes applications, a suite of storage and data management solutions should be provided such that:

- Users can flexibly choose what they want, without worrying about compatibility.
- Users can consume multiple constituents, should priorities change.

## Say hello to Astra Trident

With these goals in mind, we are excited to announce Trident’s addition to the Astra portfolio. Say hello to Astra Trident. As a foundational pillar of NetApp’s Kubernetes offerings, Astra Trident has been instrumental in providing a path forward for Kubernetes adopters and pioneers alike. After 44 releases and multiple CSI-compliant storage drivers, Trident has an established track record and is trusted by industry leading enterprise customers across multiple verticals. Our commitment to building a community-driven quality open-source product is stronger than ever. This change solidifies NetApp’s mission to make Astra the place to be for all things Kubernetes storage and data; Trident brings success and versatility to the Astra portfolio, making for a perfect union.

Users can continue to download and use Astra Trident the same way. Our latest release, v21.07.0, is now available to download from the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/NetApp/trident/releases). To learn more about everything that is new, be sure to check out the [release blog hosted on netapp.io](https://netapp.io/persistent-storage-provisioner-for-kubernetes/).

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