Monthly Archives: April 2008

Predicting the future is difficult

If analysts could accurately predict the future there would be no risk in investing upon their advice. Therefore, I have to wonder if analysts are predicting the future in their writings, or if they are not. If they accurately predict … Continue reading

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Intel is slashing processor prices, what will NetApp do?

Intel has slashed the prices of their processors, the question at hand is how will this affect new NetApp equipment. The current models of the FAS3000 series and FAS6000 series are using AMD processors, will NetApp switch to Intel now? … Continue reading

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Unlock your storage potential

Over the last week I have visited clients in Western PA and also spoke with quite a few on the phone about the costs of maintaining their storage infrastructure and the options for making their current storage last a lot … Continue reading

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customers and conferences

Over the last week I have been traveling throughout the Southeast visiting customers and going to a meeting with the ASCDI in Key West. During the ASCDI convention there was a presentation by Michael Sacharski of Pacific Enterprise Capital which … Continue reading

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Lawsuits , MTBF and perceived value

When customers pay a premium price for enterprise class storage systems they have a right to expect reliability and high availability for theirs storage dollars. Therefore, it is troubling to many data center managers when they see that Sun is … Continue reading

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The Storage Market is maturing

Today starts the new quarter for Zerowait and we expect our family of customers to continue to expand. Our first quarter exceeded our growth expectations. Apparently more companies are instituting their austerity programs and IT budgets are tightening. Savvy customers … Continue reading

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