Author Archives: steven

I am going up to New England to visit with some of our customers for the next few days. The New England area has been a good area for our business for many years. At one time in 2000 our … Continue reading →

According to an article in Computerworld the product does not match features with EMC, but what if IBM is testing the waters with XIV to see if it can slowly turn their N Series customers into XIV customers. IBM’s OEM … Continue reading →

NetApp has hit a rough spot. They are increasing the size of their sales force but sales are not growing that fast yet and they risk alienating their reseller channel: “They feel like if they can put more people on … Continue reading →

Are you considering Zerowait for NetApp filer or NetCache support? Are you happy with your NetApp support costs? Yes – NetApp support costs are affordable. No – NetApp support costs too much. I am considering Zerowait for our NetApp support … Continue reading →

I have been visiting customers for the last couple of days in the Dallas area, and last night 8 members of our customer family met for dinner at Del Friscos. We had a great time talking tech and trading ideas. … Continue reading →

A few months ago people we saying that Starbucks would not suffer in tough economic times because folks will always have enough money for a luxury item like Coffee. But now we see that Starbucks is having a rough time … Continue reading →

Over the last few weeks we have been hearing from a lot of companies who are getting really tired of their NetApp Sales Reps and engineers telling them they need to upgrade their systems. When customers ask to see how … Continue reading →

For many years our customers have been telling us that by using Zerowait for service and support of their NetApp equipment they can get a better Return on Investment (ROI) than they can get from the equipment OEM. And now … Continue reading →

Last week I went to see some of our extended family of customers in the southeast. I visited customers in Charlotte, NC; Atlanta, GA; and St.Petersburg, FL. It is always great to get out of the office and meet with … Continue reading →

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are looking at an alternative to silicon SSD’s . It could create an interesting new niche market for high performance storage. “New Nanowire-Based Memory Could Beef Up Information Storageby Laura Mgrdichian, Nanotechnology / PhysicsA … Continue reading →