NetApp has received the 2026 Google Cloud Infrastructure Modernization Partner of the Year for Storage Award, marking the seventh consecutive time the company has won a Google Cloud partner honour.

The award recognises NetApp’s work helping enterprise customers modernise infrastructure and run workloads on Google Cloud through Google Cloud NetApp Volumes, a first-party storage service co-developed by the two companies.

What the award recognises

The Google Cloud Infrastructure Modernization Partner of the Year for Storage Award is given to partners that have delivered measurable gains in agility, scalability, and cost-efficiency for customers migrating workloads to Google Cloud. NetApp’s technology partnership with Google Cloud underpins Google Cloud NetApp Volumes, which allows enterprises to move data into Google Cloud and use it directly with AI services without rearchitecting existing storage environments.

“The Google Cloud Partner Awards honor the strategic innovation and measurable value our partners bring to customers. We are proud to name NetApp a 2026 Google Cloud Partner Award winner, celebrating their role in driving customer success over the last year.” — Kevin Ichhpurani, President, Global Partner Ecosystem and Channels, Google Cloud

Over the past year, NetApp and Google Cloud expanded Google Cloud NetApp Volumes with new capabilities including block storage support and tighter integration with Google Cloud Assist and Gemini CLI Extensions — features designed to reduce friction when bringing enterprise data into AI workflows.

Seventh award, same pitch: no rearchitecting required

NetApp has framed each successive Google Cloud award around the same core proposition: enterprises should be able to lift data into the cloud and run AI workloads against it without rebuilding their storage stack from scratch.

“This recognition for the seventh time reflects the work we’ve done with Google Cloud to help customers run enterprise workloads in the cloud without rearchitecting. With Google Cloud NetApp Volumes, customers can bring their data into Google Cloud and use it for applications and AI without adding complexity.” — Pravjit Tiwana, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Cloud Storage and Services, NetApp

The consecutive wins underscore the durability of the NetApp-Google Cloud partnership at a time when enterprises face mounting pressure to operationalise AI on existing infrastructure rather than rebuild for the cloud from scratch.