Author Archives: steven

NetApp – whatever happened to simple maintenance, management and cost control? Many of our NetApp service and support customers come to us because they have heard from coworkers and peers that Zerowait can help them control their maintenance costs, and … Continue reading →

Testimony in the Brocade options scandal brings to light a rather interesting perspective by Silicon Valley Corporate management. On the third day of the trial that began this week, a witness told the jury that Reyes told her during a … Continue reading →

What happened to selling the ‘Magic’ of NetApp? It seems they are resorting to competing only on price now. Somehow – I don’t think NetApp can compete in the commodity storage business, they have a high cost support and maintenance … Continue reading →

“To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.” George Orwell .If you think your data is important and a corporate asset, defending your network is as important as the security of your storage. However the … Continue reading →

Recognizing Vendor Lock in and how to avoid it. Whether you supply information technology, or merely use it, you will benefit from understanding, classifying and measuring switching costs. The “friction-free” economy is a fiction; look for more lock-in, not less, … Continue reading →

Data Points that may mean something: 1) One of our NetApp support customers wrote me this week that he can get a FAS3020 head with 3 years support from NetApp for $30,000.00 with ISCSI and NFS licenses. I found that … Continue reading →

Holographic storage is it the future of storage? The Economist has an article on it this week that is worth reading. Computing: After years of development, holographic data-storage systems are finally ready to go on sale Gillian Blease THE digital … Continue reading →

NetApp’s Warmenhoven is taking an interest in a former customer who has chosen an HP EVA solution, here is the email exchange from Toasters the mailing list for NetApp filer users. From: Warmenhoven, Dan (Dan.Warmenhoven@netapp.com)Date: Tue Jun 12 2007 – … Continue reading →

How long can IBM stay in a low profit business sector? . NetApp is very proud of its reseller relationship with IBM. And many of our customers have been able to get better deals by getting quotes on identical equipment … Continue reading →

We learn from history that we learn nothing from history. George Bernard Shaw…. I was surprised to see that VarBusiness has learned to read NetApp’s history of treatment of the channel and are willing to discuss it in an article. … Continue reading →