Monthly Archives: November 2007

Heading to Chicago

This week I will be in Chicago meeting with customers in the area and attending the RSNA show. Radiology creates large storage archives and managing these can stretch the budgets of healthcare IT departments to the breaking point. When budgets … Continue reading

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NetApp Changes Course again,

Happy Thanksgiving! NetApp is redefining its Channel Commitment again. Does anyone see a pattern here? http://www.crn.com/storage/2042011453:11 PM EST Wed. Nov. 21, 2007That lack of services commitment to the channel has hurt partners, said one major NetApp solution provider who asked … Continue reading

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Troubles in the financial world may be hitting the technology sector

As a business owner I am often given the responsibility for trying to make a forecast based on information I am receiving from my employees, customers and vendors. Having had some background in Economics, I always try to remember that … Continue reading

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How a recession can affect your storage infrastructure

Many storage clients are worried about how they will manage increasing storage demands when their budgets get cut. This is a legitimate concern, because purchasing new equipment will get harder as Capital Expenditure budgets get pinched in a recession or … Continue reading

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“Now when I buy the latest and greatest, the performance goes down,” Mr. Singleterry said. “This has never happened in the past.”

Storage is not the only computer application where vendors are unable to take advantage of ever increasing speeds of processors as the Wall Street Journal notes: “Other users are running into problems already. Robert Singleterry Jr., a researcher at National … Continue reading

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Archive solutions will require a long term commitment.

American Heritage Dictionary –ar·chive (är’kīv’) Pronunciation Keyn. 1. A place or collection containing records, documents, or other materials of historical interest. Often used in the plural: old land deeds in the municipal archives. 2. Computer Science 1. A long-term storage … Continue reading

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“I paid too much for it, but it’s worth it.” Samuel Goldwyn

I was visiting with some customers in North Carolina for the last couple of days and each of them is very satisfied with their current NetApp hardware but they are experiencing indigestion when they look at what it will cost … Continue reading

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