Monthly Archives: May 2007

NetApp’s stock is in the doldrums – I wonder how long it will be before they reduce staff just like Dell is doing? TECHNOLOGY ALERTfrom The Wall Street Journal.May 31, 2007Dell unveiled plans to reduce its work force by 10% … Continue reading →

Cyberwar fiction and reality. A lot of folks have been writing about the situation in Estonia. I think the graphic above pretty much sums up the situation. People are real concerned about the security of their data, but what happens … Continue reading →

Which way is NetApp going to sell more product through its resellers? Will threats increase sales more than sales incentives? Won’t sales incentives merely be passed through as lower prices to customers anyway? NetApp’s CEO said that he wants Resellers … Continue reading →

Another holiday weekend of catching up. Reading the reports of NetApp’s sales problems you would think that the storage industy was in a slump. But Zerowait’s service and support contracts for NetApp legacy equipment continue to grow. There are a … Continue reading →

Are NetApp sales slumping because of their customers perception of a steady decline in customer service and support or because of slumping overall slumping IT spending? SAN FRANCISCO, May 23 (Reuters) – Network Appliance Inc.’s (NTAP.O: Quote, Profile , Research) … Continue reading →

Is new NetApp equipment more of a maintenance and support hog than Isilon?According to this Wall Street Journal Article it might be. For some companies, buying tech gear from a start-up is a first. Geophysical mapping firm Arcis Corp., for … Continue reading →

Remote monitoring for the dispatch and deployment of parts and people. Over the past few months the Zerowait staff has been very busy working on our ASP solution for remote monitoring. Remote monitoring and parts replacement has become more important … Continue reading →

My week in the United Kingdom was very interesting. The problems customers there have when dealing with NetApp on data migrations, upgrades and licensing are very similar to those that are experienced by NetApp customers in the USA. The customers … Continue reading →

From The United KingdomOver the last few days I have been on a whirlwind tour of England visiting with our customers over here. I spent the last three days visiting customers in and around London, and tomorrow I will be … Continue reading →

The Transportation Security Administration is missing secure data.The U.S. agency responsible for securing the nation’s airports says it can’t find an external hard drive packed with the personal records of about 100,000 current and former employees. Authorities at the Transportation … Continue reading →