Author Archives: Mike

  To win in the racing business, you need reliable equipment and a great support team. 20 years ago, when NetApp was focused on departmental storage and smaller customers to build their business, they had the best support team in … Continue reading →

Is NetApp a Sinking Ship? For many NetApp customers it seems to be. They point to the reduction in experienced senior NetApp Field Engineers and their marketing and sales push to the Cloud and wonder where this leaves them and … Continue reading →

  Hello, Accidents happen. Data Breaches happen. Putting data storage on the Cloud doesn’t help. For all the hype by Dell/EMC, NetApp and others to send you down the Cloud Track, “out there” is still risky. And no one wants … Continue reading →

  If the constant NetApp mantra of “UPgradeUPgradeUPgrade” is starting to wear on you like a relentless, never-ending chug of a train, maybe it’s time to get off at the Zerowait station! Say you really like your FAS3270 and want … Continue reading →

    Hello, Reliable, steady, lack-of-drama. For many of our customers that defines the perfect storage solution and environment. Their NetApp equipment is reliable, their storage demand rises at a steady rate, and their workloads or demands are stable. They … Continue reading →

  Hello, Winners typically do something a little different from standard. In data storage, the standards are NetApp, Dell/EMC, Oracle and the other “My Way” storage companies. Do you find that you need to do something a little different to … Continue reading →

  Feeling trapped? Zerowait is on your side! Hello, To primitive societies, technology seems to be magic. Even modern types fall for illusions. In fact, Harry Houdini became famous in the early 20th century using complex mechanisms to fool his … Continue reading →

How We Solved our Disaster Recovery Problem Using Standard Tools and a Bit of Creativity Written by: Chris Mire, Engineering Manager At Zerowait, we have been wrestling with our Disaster Recovery implementation for many years. We had looked at the … Continue reading →

Who can explain the mysteries of corporate mergers and product support? Not our NetApp Filer customers who purchased Isilon equipment for non-critical storage needs because it was priced below their NetApp equipment. We have heard from many of them that … Continue reading →

Are the mysteries of NetApp pricing and policies holding your business back? Over the last 20 years we have helped hundreds of NetApp customers around the world decipher the secrets to affordable NetApp solutions. Every customer has different requirements and … Continue reading →