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What's new with NetApp Workload Factory for EDA

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Learn what's new with the EDA capability of Workload Factory.

1 February 2026

Enhanced dashboard filtering with customizable tags

You can now configure up to five custom filters on the EDA dashboard based on your AWS tags. Each custom filter includes a label name, AWS tag key, and a selection type (single or multi-selection).

Multi-selection allows you to select multiple values simultaneously, while single selection restricts you to one value at a time. Custom filters appear in the order you configure them, making it easy to organize your most frequently used filters.

If you don't configure custom filters, the default filters (file system, volume type, and time range) remain available so you can continue to view and interact with your dashboards.

Volume details view for granular performance analysis

The dashboard now offers two viewing modes: Total view and Volume view. The Total view displays aggregated metrics across all volumes, while the Volume view shows individual performance for the top 10 volumes over time.

In Volume view, interactive hover tooltips provide detailed information for each volume, including volume name, metrics, and time-specific values. When the same volumes appear across multiple components, consistent color coding makes it easier to track specific volumes across different metrics.

Latency analysis for proactive performance monitoring

Latency analysis enables you to monitor volume read and write latency across your FSx for ONTAP file systems. You can configure customizable warning and critical event thresholds to proactively identify performance bottlenecks before they impact your EDA workloads.

The latency events table displays all warning and critical events enabling you to monitor volume performance and identify volumes that require optimization.

This feature requires AWS credentials and is accessible from the Latency menu in the EDA dashboard.

4 January 2026

NetApp Workload Factory for Builders now NetApp Workload Factory for EDA

Workload Factory for Builders is now Workload Factory for EDA. The name change reflects the focus on electronic design automation (EDA) workloads.

Workload Factory for EDA helps you optimize FSx for ONTAP across multiple file systems. You can optimize for performance and reduce operational costs by automating storage parameters, analyzing performance constraints, and get insights on EDA projects. Workload Factory for EDA is designed to integrate with your Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks.

Ask me AI assistant home page integration

The Workload Factory console home page embeds the Ask me AI assistant, enabling you to ask questions about your own storage estate, get personalized insights directly from your environment, and refer to previous conversations. You can interact with Ask me to understand your workloads, troubleshoot issues, and learn more about Workload Factory — all without leaving the console.

5 October 2025

BlueXP workload factory now NetApp Workload Factory

BlueXP has been renamed and redesigned to better reflect the role it has in managing your data infrastructure. As a result, BlueXP workload factory has been renamed to NetApp Workload Factory.

16 June 2025

Clone support

You can now clone a project in BlueXP Workload Factory for Builders. When you clone a project, Builders creates a new project from a snapshot, with the same configuration as the original. Cloning is useful for quickly creating similar projects or for testing purposes. You can mount the new project clone by following the instructions in Builders.

4 May 2025

Updated permissions terminology

The Workload Factory user interface and documentation now use "read-only" to refer to read permissions and "read/write" to refer to automate permissions.

1 December 2024

Builders workload initial release

BlueXP Workload Factory for Builders simplifies software version consumption and access, eliminating the need for custom tools or scripts. It enables you to consume software versions as instant clones integrated with Perforce Helix Core as a convenient workspace for your development processes, saving time and resources.

The initial release includes the capability to manage projects and workspaces, and automate actions with Codebox. You can also integrate Builders with Perforce Helix Core, so that you can manage different versions of each project and switch between them quickly.