Monthly Archives: December 2005

What makes NetApp a commodity product? commodity-A generic, largely unprocessed, good that can be processed and resold. Commodities traded in the financial markets for immediate or future delivery are grains, metals, and minerals. They are generally traded in very large … Continue reading

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Data performance figures that you can trust. Jon Toigo, wrote an excellent piece for Byte and switch . I really suggest that you read it. He speaks about how storage decisions are reached in a world of incomplete data. Whether … Continue reading

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Businessweek has another interesting article on NetApp.Here is the link http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2005/tc20051227_828715.htm Here are some interesting links: People who know you know that you’re outspoken on the topic of stock-option expensing. What are some of the other issues you feel passionately … Continue reading

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There is a very interesting article in Business week about NetApp, that is worth reading. Here is the link – http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2005/tc20051227_204146.htmI think the following pieces are very interesting. Indeed, NetApp has gone on to dominate the red-hot market for so-called … Continue reading

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“Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration.” Edison Working with our staff and customers on problems we often find that Edison was correct. What has puzzled us for quite a while is why it seems that in … Continue reading

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They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong. Ronald Reagan In storage, I see no end of hard problems. I see customers’ data growing, and I see customers worried about consolidating, operating and protecting … Continue reading

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“I didn’t really say everything I said.” Yogi Berra This NetApp Press release seems to contradict the NetApp statement that follows it: How can something win a best product in 2003 and be introduced in 2005? The FAS250 seems to … Continue reading

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The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer. George Santayana Often we get call for emergency technical support for customers with NetApp equipment. It takes commitment to provide this type of … Continue reading

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Trust but Verify: Ronald Reagan Do you believe the claims made by your storage vendor’s marketing brochures? Do you believe the claims made by their marketing and sales folks? Can you renegotiate your contract terms if their performance does not … Continue reading

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Ask the Zerowait Engineer… We received the following question from a customer…..Your web site is saying some people reported 30% overhead with ZCS checksums. Performance-wise, should we opt for FC9s shelves with BCS drives? If you are running your filers … Continue reading

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