Cloud data management solutions provider NetApp is the latest cloud company to announce layoffs.  The California-headquartered company says it will lay off 960 employees, representing about 8% of its workforce.  NetApp currently has about 12,000 employees globally and will begin layoffs during Q1 2023.  The cloud data management company expects to incur $85M to $95M in charges resulting from its job cuts.  CEO George Kurian attributed the company’s decision to “an increasingly challenging macroeconomic environment, which is driving more conservatism in IT spending.”  Like other cloud and IT providers, NetApp was banking on the push toward remote work during COVID-19. However, this has dwindled due to a widespread return to in-person working models.  In 2020, Net App acquired Israel-based cloud operations solutions provider Spot.io for an estimated $450M.