NetApp : A new headquarters to support our future

Although2020 was certainly a year of trials and tribulations, it was also a year of transformation - providing many opportunities for growth. At NetApp, we have continued to look for ways to focus on our growth, whilst finding new ways of strengthening our company. As part of that growth, we have looked at ways of creating a 'next normal' that would meet employees where they are, provide flexibility and create a space where we couldcontinue to collaborate once it is safe to return to the office. With that, we are excited to share that we are relocating NetApp's global headquarters site to a new, eight-story building in San Jose, CA, that is more optimized for our future needs.

Our decision to move our globalheadquarters was made after careful deliberation as part of our broader future of work plans, which are geared to help ensure that our employees and our customers have an environment where they can thrive.

Our new,state-of-the-art office is located on Santana Row in San Joseand will allow NetApp to remain in the heart of Silicon Valley while transitioning to a space designed toenable our employees to be more collaborative, support our business needs andcultivate a more inclusive and engaging employee experienceoverall.

The office building has several features that make it a perfect setting for team-based work. These include a focus on collaboration space, an outdoor roof terrace equipped with Wi-Fi, andlarge breakrooms for informal gatherings. Providingoffice spaces that are well-suited for team-based work is a key component of our futureof work plan, where our company and most employees will adopt a hybrid model of working.

Because of the importance of thehealth and safety of our employees, we have prioritized employee safety as a key guiding factor in our planning decisions for office reopenings. As such, we have extended our remote work timeframe to January 2022, as we continue to monitor global and local health conditions and safety regulations. Providing and communicating this extension sooner rather than later gives our employees the certainty, spaceand time to plan ahead for and manage a work-life balance for the remainder of this year, which will help them better take care of themselves and their families.

Whilesome companies have decided to go fully remote and others are moving away from providing remote work in the long-term, we believe there is value in having a balance between flexibility and face-to-face collaboration. Ourhybrid model of working will incorporate the best of what we have experienced over the past year, while also enablinga 'people-first', high-performance model of the future.NetApp will always have physical sites, and we will continue to offer this option for our employees and customers, especially for the work that is best performedonsite.

We believe thenew hybrid workplace modelwill allow our team to have the best of both worlds. The increased flexibility a hybrid-model bringswill also play a significant role in addressing the disproportionate weight of responsibilities on women, single parents, dual-career couples, those caring for elderly family members or those with special needs. In addition, providing greater flexibility opens opportunities and accessto untapped talent that may have been excluded in the pastdue to their location. Thisallows us to continueto move the needle forward within thediversity, inclusion and belonging space, which remains our business imperative.

We recognize that it hasbeen a difficult year for all, but we must remind ourselves of how much we have all accomplished despite challenging circumstances. I am excited to be part of a company so fully engaged in building a bright and exciting future together, with our customers, our partnersand our global employee team.