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 … 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 →