NETAPP Malaysia Sdn Bhd, the Malaysian arm of intelligent data infrastructure outfit NetApp, has launched a new generation of its EF-Series storage systems as organisations ramp up investments in artificial intelligence, high-performance computing (HPC) and data-intensive applications.
The new EF50 and EF80 models are aimed at enterprises and neo-cloud providers that need higher throughput and lower latency for demanding workloads such as AI (artificial intelligence) model training, inferencing, HPC simulations and transactional databases, the company.
According to NetApp, the refreshed EF-Series systems deliver more than 110GBps of read throughput and 55GBps of write throughput which it said represents a 250% improvement over previous generations.
The systems also offer up to 1.5PB of storage in a 2U form factor and power efficiency of 63.7GBps per kW, thus enabling helping customers improve rack density while reducing operational overhead.
NetApp senior vice president and general manager (enterprise storage) Sandeep Singh said businesses are facing rising pressure to manage larger data volumes and more performance-intensive applications without adding unnecessary complexity.
“The latest EF-Series systems are designed to deliver the speed, scalability and efficiency needed for high-throughput, low-latency workloads while also lowering data centre footprint,” he pointed out.
Sandeep added that the launch strengthens NetApp’s broader portfolio across the AI data pipeline from data preparation and storage through to supporting generative AI models that turn data into business insight.
The systems can also be paired with parallel file systems such as Lustre and BeeGFS to support HPC simulations and provide high-performance scratch space to help keep GPUs (graphics processing unit) fully utilised.
This could make them suitable for emerging use cases such as sovereign AI clouds, AI-powered manufacturing, large-scale media libraries and other performance-heavy deployments. – March 19, 2026
