Justin Parisi

There's actually another valid reason for that, and that's because of the change in the support models, right?

The long-term support release versus the non-LTS release.

So 9.2 is going to be a non-LTS.

And then, of course, 9.3 will be a long-term support or long-term service release.

So if you could go into a little bit of detail about what that means for customers.

Yeah, and that basically allows you to not have customers out there running ONTAP 6 because we do have people still running that.

And the reality is, I mean, when you're dealing with an LTS, you're dealing with three years.

I mean, you can sit on it for three years if you want to, right?

I mean, you're not being forced.

Now, short-term releases or non-LTS, 12 months.

But, you know, plan your upgrades accordingly.

Start upgrading based on the type of release.

Excellent spin.

No, I mean, it was actually a valid point, Jeff.

I kid, I kid.

We've talked enough about this support model now.

Let's get into the meat of this.

This is what the people are waiting for.

It was.

But now, without further ado, let's get into the meat and potatoes of ONTAP 9.2.