NetApp (NTAP) S-8 Registration of securities for employees

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement onForm S-8 of our reports dated June 20, 2017, relating to the consolidated financial statements of NetApp, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”), and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report onForm 10-K of the Company for the year ended April 28, 2017.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

San Jose, California

August 29, 2017