Monthly Archives: January 2008

Scenes from a marriage

About a year ago we learned that the IBM relationship with NetApp was working beautifully and that their efforts focussed on areas where NetApp’s sales force was not engaged. It seemed that IBM was focusing on bringing NetApp sales into … Continue reading

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Rate cuts, Yahoo job cuts and storage

Today the Fed cut its rates as the Politicians in Washington react to the growing credit securitization problems. There are plenty of people pointing fingers at each other, but the reality is that folks need to look to themselves now … Continue reading

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Is NetApp’s Glass House shattering?

Imagine what it is like to be a NetApp executive these days. IBM, one of your best business partners, has just purchased another company and seems to be readying to directly compete with you. Your company initiated a legal battle … Continue reading

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The Economy and storage cost control

2008 is shaping up to be an unusual year. It has been many years since our economy has faced the problems caused by a credit crunch and uncertain monetary policy simultaneously. When combined, these issues may reveal some unintended consequences … Continue reading

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2008 Storage Opportunity – Maintain or Decommission?

Over the last few years Zerowait has recommended that customers consider either redeploying their storage infrastructures or redriving their hard-drive carriers rather than just replacing them wholesale with new, larger drives and disk shelves. Our point of view was treated … Continue reading

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