Monthly Archives: August 2007

A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad. Theodore Roosevelt I always thought that manufacturer registration programs were a bit shady, … Continue reading →

“Agility means that you are faster than your competition. Agile time frames are measured in weeks and months, not years.” Michael Hugo Recently we have heard from a number of customers that NetApp has been taking notice of our services … Continue reading →

I like it when people tell you “the facts, and just the facts”. That is why it is refreshing to read Jeff Browings’ blog entry’s on storage. Today, I noticed that he clearly described the current fad of ‘Thin provisioning” … Continue reading →

Expect everything? Are you ready for the power of a mobile Celeron for your enterprise storage? Rumor has hit that NetApp’s FAS2020 uses the chip for its processor. According to Wikipedia “Celeron is a brand name given by Intel Corp. … Continue reading →

You can’t make this stuff up! “Leonardi said the heat causes already dry surfaces to dry further — which in turn creates more heat. ” link My question – Is this a new scientific breakthrough? “Norwegian newspapers, citing research from … Continue reading →

Partnerships and NetApp are an ever changing kaleidoscope of storage characters -So how long can they work with their biggest competitor on joint sales efforts? Long term commitment has never been a strong point of NetApp, as can be confirmed … Continue reading →

Bowling with Avatars…. Perhaps this article from the New York Times is on to something ?“I hadn’t imagined that the omniscient, omnipotent creator of the heavens and earth could be an advanced version of a guy who spends his weekends … Continue reading →

They don’t call it Silly Con Valley for nothing… A certain Vendor in Silicon Valley – (Campbell , CA ) announces a VAR conference and they tell resellers that they will pay for hotel and airfare if we come. I … Continue reading →

Disruptive business model from Google coming soon. Google is now offering bulk storage services, that may be a lot cheaper than buying your hardware and managing it yourselves. Google can probably buy drives at deeper discounts than the largest array … Continue reading →

NetApp invests in Qlusters. I thought this is an interesting development because NetApp, HP, and IBM are all partners of this company that former Dell CEO Kevin Rollins is running. See here “Qlusters, the Linux-based clustering operating systems start-up, has … Continue reading →