Monthly Archives: January 2006

“A telescope will magnify a star a thousand times, but a good press agent can do even better.” Fred Allen Often we find articles in the trade press that seem to be simple rewrites of the press releases that are … Continue reading →

“All vendor demos are boring. It’s the law, I think “ Scott Adams That certainly is the truth, some of the powerpoint presentations I have listened too were worse then getting my wisdom teeth out. Why is it that sales … Continue reading →

Let’s clear up some misconceptions about NetApp storage. You may have heard that there is no such thing as transferable licenses, third party support or reliable SRM tools for NetApp’s products. But that is not true. Transferable licenses – NetApp … Continue reading →

When did SATA become full duplex? I am often asked to comment on the performance of SATA drives as compared to FC in NetApp gear. Although I can’t seem to find any reliable perfromance figures comparing the two in a … Continue reading →

You have to think anyway, so why not think big? – Donald Trump Over the last few years Zerowait has built up quite a reputation as the best provider of NetApp third party support. Large companies like HP, EDS, CSC, … Continue reading →

Monopoly…is a great enemy to good management.Adam Smith – the Wealth of Nations Prospective customers ask us how can we provide better engineering, service, and support than NetApp does since they are the OEM. It is not easy, as we … Continue reading →

The sole purpose of business is service. The sole purpose of advertising is explaining the service which the business renders. Leo Burnett Based on this quote I thought it would be a good idea to list what Zerowait does for … Continue reading →

I’ve learned that mistakes can often be as good a teacher as success. Jack Welch Recognizing opportunities when they arise is relatively easy, creating and executing profitably on the opportunity is much more difficult. But the willingness to adjust your … Continue reading →

Ask the Engineer We get asked this question a lot in relation to NetApp Filers DUMPING TO MULTIPLE TAPES IN AN AUTOLOADER Question: Is there a way to get NetApp’s standard dump command to automatically sequence through tapes in an … Continue reading →

Zerowait is working on developing our European distribution and support center. Of course the first step is always to get the shirts and coffee mugs in place! Over the next few months we should have this service depot completely ready … Continue reading →