FEATURE and race-day operations. The backbone of this environment is NetApp StorageGRID, which delivers scalable, geo-distributed object storage capable of handling the massive datasets generated by modern Formula One workflows.
From computational fluid dynamics simulations to real-time telemetry streaming from the car, the volume and velocity of data demand enterprisegrade resilience and performance.
Crucially, the team also benefits from NetApp BlueXP, which provides unified control and observability across its entire data ecosystem. This allows engineers and IT teams to manage data seamlessly across hybrid cloud and edge environments, ensuring that insights are always current and accessible. The result is faster decision-making – measured not in minutes, but in milliseconds.
NetApp’ s high-performance storage and realtime data management capabilities enable Aston Martin Aramco to analyse telemetry, optimise race strategies and refine car performance both at the factory and trackside. Complex simulations that once took hours can now be run more efficiently, accelerating design iterations and allowing engineers to test and refine concepts long before the car turns a wheel on track.
As Fabrizio Pilotti, CIO, Aston Martin Aramco, explains, the scale of the challenge is immense.
" From wind tunnel work to CFD workloads and live race telemetry, Aston Martin Aramco generates and analyses petabytes of data in the pursuit of building a winning car and a winning organisation. The ability to support AI capability and high-performance computing workloads at scale has become foundational to how the team operates."
From NetApp’ s perspective, the partnership is a validation of its expertise in supporting intelligent data infrastructure at the highest level of performance. In F1, races are won on track but built on thousands of decisions made weeks in advance. Removing friction from data orchestration allows teams to focus on what truly matters: extracting insight and turning it into speed.
Resilience as a competitive edge: McLaren Racing and Rubrik
If data is the lifeblood of modern Formula One, then resilience is its immune system. For McLaren Racing, ensuring the availability and integrity of data across a globe-spanning race calendar is now a strategic priority. That reality underpins its new multi-year partnership with Rubrik, which becomes an official partner of both the McLaren Mastercard F1 Team and the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team.
Operating across multiple championships and continents, McLaren faces relentless pressure on performance. Data loss, downtime or security breaches are not just IT problems – they are competitive risks. Rubrik, a leader in cyber resilience, brings technology designed to www. intelligentcio. com
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