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Jun 16, 2022

[By Diane Patton](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/author/diane-patton)

## [Astra now offers the namespace-as-a-service operational model](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/astra-blg-astra-now-offers-the-namespace-as-a-service-operational-model)

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DevOps Data Cloning Data Protection Advanced 5 minute read Automation Astra BlueXP Kubernetes Protection

Jan 25, 2022

[By Alan Cowles](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/author/alan-cowles-hybrid-cloud-solutions-architect)

## [DevOps with NetApp: Use Astra Control to perform post-mortem analysis and restore your application](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/astra-blg-restore-business-operations-quicker-with-devops-and-astra)

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Cloud Volumes ONTAP DevOps Data Cloning Data Protection Database Master 6 minute read BlueXP Kubernetes

Nov 07, 2021

[By Michael Shaul](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/author/michael-shaul-enterprise-solutions-engineer)

## [How to Set Up MySQL Kubernetes Deployments with Cloud Volumes ONTAP](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/how-to-set-up-mysql-kubernetes-deployments)

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Cloud Volumes ONTAP DevOps Data Cloning Master 4 minute read BlueXP Kubernetes

Oct 11, 2021

[By Michael Shaul](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/author/michael-shaul-enterprise-solutions-engineer)

## [Kubernetes Volume Cloning with Cloud Volumes ONTAP](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/kubernetes-persistent-volumes-cloning)

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Cloud Volumes ONTAP DevOps Data Cloning Customer Case Study Advanced 6 minute read BlueXP

Mar 05, 2019

[By Yifat Perry](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/author/yifat-perry-product-marketing-lead)

## [Customer Case Studies: How Cloud Volumes ONTAP Solves DevOps Challenges](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/overcoming-devops-challenges-in-leading-enterprises)

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Cloud Volumes ONTAP DevOps Data Cloning Cloud Manager 6 minute read Automation BlueXP

Feb 21, 2019

[By Aviv Degani](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/author/aviv-degani-cloud-solution-architect-netapp)

## [Automated Data Cloning for Cloud-Based Testing of Software Applications](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/automated-data-cloning-for-cloud-based-testing)

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Cloud Volumes ONTAP DevOps Data Cloning Advanced 1 minute read BlueXP

Feb 21, 2019

[By Aviv Degani](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/author/aviv-degani-cloud-solution-architect-netapp)

## [[Video Blog] Data Cloning Made Easy: Creating Clone Storage Volumes with NetApp FlexClone](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/cloning-storage-volumes-with-cloud-volumes-ontap)

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Cloud Volumes ONTAP DevOps Data Cloning Master 6 minute read BlueXP Kubernetes

Feb 10, 2019

[By Michael Shaul](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/author/michael-shaul-enterprise-solutions-engineer)

## [NetApp Trident and Docker Volume Tutorial](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/docker-volume-tutorial-using-trident-to-provision-storage)

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Cloud Volumes ONTAP Cloud Storage Storage Efficiencies Data Tiering Data Cloning Advanced 5 minute read BlueXP

May 15, 2018

[By Yifat Perry](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/author/yifat-perry-product-marketing-lead)

## [Lower Cloud Data Storage Costs with Cloud Volumes ONTAP (formerly ONTAP Cloud) Storage Efficiencies](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/lowering-cloud-data-storage-costs-with-ontap-cloud)

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Cloud Volumes ONTAP DevOps Data Migration Data Cloning Advanced 7 minute read BlueXP Added Values

Mar 28, 2018

[By Gali Kovacs](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/author/gali-kovacs)

## [The DevOps Benefits of Using Cloud Volumes ONTAP (formerly ONTAP Cloud)](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/the-devops-benefits-of-using-ontap-cloud)

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Azure Cloud Volumes ONTAP Hybrid Cloud Storage Efficiencies DevOps Data Migration Data Cloning Data Protection Advanced 8 minute read BlueXP Added Values

Jan 30, 2018

[By Yifat Perry](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/author/yifat-perry-product-marketing-lead)

## [Azure Cloud Data Management with Cloud Volumes ONTAP](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/azure-use-cases-with-ontap-cloud)

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Azure Cloud Volumes ONTAP Cloud Storage Storage Efficiencies Data Migration Data Cloning Advanced 6 minute read BlueXP

Jan 17, 2018

[By Gali Kovacs](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/author/gali-kovacs)

## [Storage Deduplication, Compression and More NetApp: Storage Efficiencies in Azure](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/ontap-cloud-for-azure-taking-storage-efficiency-to-the-next-level)

[Azure](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/topic/azure) [Cloud Volumes ONTAP](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/topic/cloud-volumes-ontap) [Cloud Storage](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/topic/cloud-storage) [Storage Efficiencies](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/topic/storage-efficiencies) [Data Migration](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/topic/data-migration) [Data Cloning](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/topic/data-cloning) [Advanced](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/topic/advanced) [6 minute read](https://bluexp.netapp.com/blog/topic/6-minute-read)

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