--- title: BlueXP Blog | Aviv Degani, Cloud Solutions Architecture Manager, NetApp description: Aviv Degani is leading the Cloud Solutions Architecture team at Netapp, the data authority for hybrid cloud. Aviv is a cloud, storage & enterprise IT veteran who loves his family, surfing, photography, traveling, and combining it all together. 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Aviv is a cloud, storage & enterprise IT veteran who loves his family, surfing, photography, traveling, and combining it all together. He once eats an entire Carolina Pepper, it was painful as configuring a highly available file server in the clouds without Cloud Volumes ONTAP. Find me on: Email: avivd@netapp.com ### Recent Posts [![High Availability Architecture on GCP with Cloud Volumes ONTAP](https://bluexp.netapp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/High%20Availability%20Architecture%20on%20GCP%20Blog.png?width=357&height=200&name=High%20Availability%20Architecture%20on%20GCP%20Blog.png) ](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/gcp-cvo-blg-high-availability-architecture-on-gcp-with-cloud-volumes-ontap) Cloud Volumes ONTAP High Availability Google Cloud Master 6 minute read BlueXP Jan 11, 2021 [By Aviv Degani](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/author/aviv-degani-cloud-solution-architect-netapp) ## [High Availability Architecture on GCP with Cloud Volumes ONTAP](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/gcp-cvo-blg-high-availability-architecture-on-gcp-with-cloud-volumes-ontap) [Cloud Volumes ONTAP](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/topic/cloud-volumes-ontap) [High Availability](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/topic/high-availability) [Google Cloud](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/topic/google-cloud) [Master](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/topic/master) [6 minute read](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/topic/6-minute-read) [![Vlog: Enhancing Data Management with NetApp Cloud Manager](https://bluexp.netapp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Vlog%20Enhancing%20Data%20Management%20with%20NetApp%20Cloud%20Manager-Blog%201200x672.png?width=357&height=200&name=Vlog%20Enhancing%20Data%20Management%20with%20NetApp%20Cloud%20Manager-Blog%201200x672.png) ](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/cvo-blg-vlog-enhancing-data-management-with-netapp-cloud-manager) Cloud Volumes ONTAP Hybrid Cloud Cloud Manager Advanced 2 minute read Automation BlueXP Added Values Dec 08, 2020 [By Aviv Degani](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/author/aviv-degani-cloud-solution-architect-netapp) ## 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