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Many storage clients are worried about how they will manage increasing storage demands when their budgets get cut. This is a legitimate concern, because purchasing new equipment will get harder as Capital Expenditure budgets get pinched in a recession or … Continue reading →

Storage is not the only computer application where vendors are unable to take advantage of ever increasing speeds of processors as the Wall Street Journal notes: “Other users are running into problems already. Robert Singleterry Jr., a researcher at National … Continue reading →

American Heritage Dictionary –ar·chive (är’kīv’) Pronunciation Keyn. 1. A place or collection containing records, documents, or other materials of historical interest. Often used in the plural: old land deeds in the municipal archives. 2. Computer Science 1. A long-term storage … Continue reading →

I was visiting with some customers in North Carolina for the last couple of days and each of them is very satisfied with their current NetApp hardware but they are experiencing indigestion when they look at what it will cost … Continue reading →

Over the last few months we have noticed that EMC seems to be winning more deals which displace NetApp than in years past. “TELECOMS heavyweight Telstra is replacing Network Appliance and IBM storage equipment with gear from rival EMC in … Continue reading →

Extending the Internet Tax ban was the right thing to do! It is astonishing because Congress can’t seem to do anything right recently. “With Congress at an 11 percent approval rating, the lowest in history…..” But here you go! “WASHINGTON … Continue reading →

What is a CIO or CTO to do in a world as mixed up as today’s Enterprise storage market is? How can the C- level executive make a 5 year storage plan when Sun and NetApp are going at each … Continue reading →

According to storagemojo NetApp is cutting deals to move units out the door and to kill Isilon while it is still vulnerable. “There is a rumor that NetApp, seeking to strangle baby Isilon in its crib, is giving away product … Continue reading →

According to this article about the recent EU decision Microsoft and NetApp are competitors. “The pact negotiated by the European competition commissioner, Neelie Kroes, and Steven Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief executive, will enable Microsoft’s competitors — from global enterprises such as … Continue reading →

It looks like they are investing quite heavily in their own solutions, I wonder how long they will resell NetApp gear? See here….“In his session, Andy Monshaw, General Manager for IBM System Storage, estimated that IBM’s storage effort to be … Continue reading →