Monthly Archives: August 2005

The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics and of how to apply them; Man, with his powers of reason, has reduced economics to the level of a farce which is at once … Continue reading →

“Market research can establish beyond the shadow of a doubt that the egg is a sorry product and that it obviously will not continue to sell. Because, after all, eggs won’t stand up by themselves, they roll too easily, are … Continue reading →

“Too many people miss the silver lining because they’re expecting gold.” — Maurice Setter At a breakfast the other day with a customer of ours we were discussing how unbelievably reliable NetApp equipment is. We have customers running versions 5.X … Continue reading →

It’s cheaper to save fuel than to burn it.–Amory Lovins, energy expert Yesterday, while driving to work, I was listening to the radio and heard a commentary on the price of gas. I wondered if anyone ever calculated how much … Continue reading →

When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact. Warren Buffett We often speak in this blog, and with our customers, about … Continue reading →

In economics, the majority is always wrong. John Kenneth Galbraith Earlier this week I was speaking to a savvy NetApp customer about a service and support quote for their planned infrastructure upgrade. The customer wanted to know why more people … Continue reading →

We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we now know that it is bad economics. – Franklin D. Roosevelt When it comes to your storage infrastructure do you feel that your vendors are giving you a square … Continue reading →

“Right or wrong, the customer is always right.” Marshall Field The response to our study of the performance of the NetApp 940 compared to the FAS3020 has been enlightening. But it may be that NetApp’s customers are asking the same … Continue reading →

“The reason why truth is so much stranger than fiction is that there is no requirement for it to be consistent.” — Mark Twain Typically the founder / VP of a public company and the CEO of the same company … Continue reading →

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you. –Dale Carnegie Since we started writing this blog several months ago … Continue reading →