India, Aug. 13 -- HCLTech and NetApp have expanded their partnership around hybrid cloud storage-as-a-service (STaaS), combining HCLTech's consumption-based infrastructure model with NetApp's data management capabilities.

The companies announced the expanded collaboration on August 13, 2026. The offering integrates HCLTech's Utility for Everything (U4X) digital infrastructure framework with NetApp Keystone, a pay-as-you-go storage service.

The model is designed to allow enterprises to scale storage, performance, and data services according to changing workload requirements while supporting AI and traditional enterprise systems.

The commercial model is a key part of the offering. Instead of treating storage infrastructure purely as a fi...