
Element Software
Simplify data management at scale for NetApp HCI and SolidFire.
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Power your private cloud with Element software.
Build your cloud infrastructure with agile software, enabling scale-out growth, predictable performance, and end-to-end automation.
Consolidate diverse, rapidly changing applications. Guarantee performance to every workload. And automate storage consumption so you can focus on moving the business forward.

Leverage the Element API to control your private cloud through software.
Create on-demand services to deliver the public cloud experience on-prem with the Element software API.
Flexible purchasing for your flexible software.
Element capacity licensing unbundles Element software from the underlying hardware, allowing you to purchase and grow your cloud infrastructure in a way that aligns with your ever-changing demands.
- Enterprise-wide Element license eliminates stranded capacity and enables geographic flexibility.
- The Element license is not locked to particular hardware, allowing upgrades or replacements at any time.
- Built-in, usage-based discounts drive prices down as capacity grows
Element Software Delivers Agility
Primary Use Cases
Improve Collaboration and Productivity
Trident for Containers
Deliver persistent enterprise container storage with Trident and Element. Simplify the deployment of containers while protecting and managing data—wherever, whenever across the Data Fabric.
Flexible Deployments
Build your cloud on an infrastructure that aligns with your business needs. Element software powers each deployment model to provide automated, predictable performance at scale.
NetApp HCI
Consolidate workloads with guaranteed performance and the ability to easily manage storage and compute independently.
Multiple Business Advantages
Independent Resources
Allocate and manage independent pools of performance and capacity for complete control of resource utilization.
Unmatched Agility
Respond to changing demands on the fly—without migrating data or interrupting I/O.
Global Efficiencies
Shrink your data center footprint. Lower operational costs. Global, always-on efficiencies maximize your resources.
Data Assurance
Reduce operational overhead and risk. Element software delivers secure multitenancy on a resilient, self-healing architecture.

Download the Element Demo Node
Experience how quick and simple it can be to test APIs, manage your storage environment, and run multiple applications at the same time with the Element software simulated environment.