Author Archives: steven

The more things change the more they stay the same Recently while at the SNW show in Orlando, I heard that NetApp was switching its shelf supplier from Xyratex to Dot Hill. When NetApp shifted its purchasing from Eurologic to … Continue reading →

Silicon Valley where Politics and Venture Capital Mix It is always interesting to see who is contributing to Congressional representatives and see if it influences their votes. Silicon Valley’s representive seems to be a favorite of the Venture Capital firms. … Continue reading →

How long do you want your data archive to be readable? One of our friends just told us that NetApp will not allow their R100’s to run anything above Version 7.1 of Ontap. Is this true? Can NetApp’s Nearstore line … Continue reading →

Smaller footprint storage is probably coming very soon… If I was working for Xyratex I would look into how to build a RAID shelf to fit the category of drives Fujitsu is releasing. It could save space and power in … Continue reading →

Interesting TimesMonday, 11 December 2006BlueArc Defends IP, Wins NetApp Lawsuit BlueArc, a provider of network storage, has said that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed the lower court’s decision to dismiss the patent infringement … Continue reading →

Bill and Michael’s Excellent Adventure! It looks like Microsoft and Dell are going after the boys of NetApp in Sunnyvale. Way back in time Dell and NetApp were friends. But the marriage ended in a messy divorce which left a … Continue reading →

The Economist this week leads with a story about the falling dollar. For Zerowait, and our NetApp customers, a falling dollar is a good thing. Currently, our European and Asian NetApp business is about 20% of our total yearly sales. … Continue reading →

“It has become dramatically clear that the foundation of corporate integrity is personal integrity.” (DiPiazza, Sam, CEO of PriceswaterhouseCoopers. May 13, 2003. It’s All Down to Personal Values. http:www.pwcglobal.com). Jon Toigo called me on Wednesday and asked me if I … Continue reading →

Ephemeral Storage equipment Over the last few weeks we have been speaking to a client that is rather concerned about the ephemeral nature of his NetApp equipment. Although he trusts his data is secure with NetApp, he was not so … Continue reading →

More Channel Trouble for NetApp? Until recently we were told that Fujitsu Siemens and NetApp were partners, and it seems that they have been for a long time. From 2003… Network Appliance Inc and Fujitsu Siemens Computers, announced that they … Continue reading →