Monthly Archives: September 2008

The Credit Crisis & Storage Administrators

Today storage administrators are wondering: Why do Seagate disks cost so much from NetApp?Why do yearly software downloads from NetApp costs tens of thousands of dollars?Why do I have to upgrade my underutilized equipment that is working perfectly fine? How … Continue reading

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Another NetApp EOL announcement

NetApp seems to be getting ready to try to force some more customers to upgrade when they don’t have to. In tough economic times many companies are trying to extend the life of their storage and infrastructure assets, but that … Continue reading

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Is Oracle moving to take more NetApp business?

Over the last several years I have been watching Larry Ellison’s storage company Pillar Data Systems to see how they leverage their unique Oracle connection. It seems they have been very careful to not upset the applecart for the storage … Continue reading

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Is Riverbed a threat to NetApp?

It must be hard to pick your strategic partners these days if you are a storage vendor. For example, Riverbed is a partner of NetApp , but it looks like Riverbed is about to release a very competitive product offering … Continue reading

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Zerowait Places at Reno

Zerowait sponsored Racer 94 at the Reno races and we placed second in the Bronze T-6 Class. As a first time sponsor with a new pilot, Ott Claremont, we did very well in the Bronze T6 race. Our western customer … Continue reading

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NetApp rumors

Recently the Executives at NetApp have been extemely quiet, which may have contributed to new rumors of a takover possibility for NetApp. One of our customers sent me this link and asked what I knew. Could Takeover Rumors On NetApp … Continue reading

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Sun is going on a FISHing trip

According to the New York Times, Sun is getting ready to unleash new Storage products into the Enterprise space. Although NetApp does not think they will be any threat, I have spoken with many customers who are thrilled with the … Continue reading

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Compliance issues

Most of the time when issues of compliance come up within our industry it is about meeting standards for data integrity and security. But because of the recent spikes in energy costs for running and cooling data centers fire code … Continue reading

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