Author Archives: steven

Are load balancers disruptive to NetApp software licensing fees? One of our customers has been asking questions about whether they should take the plunge into NetApp metro clusters. And at first glance the technology looks pretty interesting. But then we … Continue reading →

When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.– Mark Twain’s Autobiography I found this article interesting, in light of recent articles about NetApp’s problems with its channel partners. Warmenhoven declined to … Continue reading →

The truth about NetApp partnerships leaks out… incrementally An article in CRN seems like deje vu to Zerowait who also had deals with JPL that NetApp decided we couldn’t handle once we had established the account and had already sold … Continue reading →

When Jeff Browning was at NetApp we always paid close attention to what he said. Now he is at EMC, which is interesting. When Jeff speaks, it is still a good idea to pay attention: Jeff has recently started a … Continue reading →

Fun with transportation You might think from watching the FED EX and UPS commercials on TV, or from reading their brochures that transportation and shipping is easy and once everything is in the system it goes perfectly. With GPS in … Continue reading →

NetApp Costs Spiraling out of control? Zerowait has the answers, at a cost you can afford! Earlier this week one of our oldest customers was telling me how tired he was of his NetApp sales & engineering team constantly trying … Continue reading →

Creating a global strategy one customer at a time. Over the last few years it has become clear that our business grows mostly by reference and referral. NetApp customers, like all technology consumers, need to get all the value out … Continue reading →

Many years ago when we were a succesful reseller and RSP for NetApp we introduced a large brokerage firm and mutual fund company to NetApp’s technology. We made an appointment with the NetApp folks in Sunnyvale and the District Representative … Continue reading →

NetApp’s former partner Dell is going to ‘Clobber pricey NetApp’ It looks like Dell is about to try to get even with NetApp for past transgressions. Dell: ‘We’ll clobber pricey NetApp with new iSCSI kit’By Austin Modine in San Francisco28 … Continue reading →

Has Looney Tunes moved to Java Drive in Silly Con Valley? Yesterday evening I was discussing NetApp’s cartoon customer characterizations with a couple of our mutual customers. We provide monitoring, maintenance and management of these customers filers after they buy … Continue reading →