Author Archives: steven

Did you every get a cell phone call in your car and talk and talk for a while and then wonder how you got to where you were when the phone call was over? It has happened to me, and … Continue reading →

We have a little poker game that I play in, the players consist of other technology folks in the area, and we play about once a month. It is not high stakes poker by any means, but we have a … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

A few weeks ago a NetApp power user who was considering giving his NetApp infrastructure to the grim reaper called us with his problem. NetApp refused to sell the customer 72 GB drives which they needed to provide their Oracle … Continue reading →

Outrage is building in NetApp’s reseller channel as NetApp continues to redefine resellers’ best accounts in an effort to build their own representatives’ sales figures. NetApp acts towards resellers as if they are a missionary sales force working to generate … Continue reading →

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