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Success Strategy: Strong Roots and Aggressive Pruning

  Flourishing Pear TreeSuccess Requires Strong Roots And Aggressive Pruning Many years ago while working in Singapore I was told that business success requires strong roots and aggressive pruning. I was a young programmer then, not really into horticulture, and … Continue reading

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Survey Says…Objectionable?

  Foreflight Image: Objectionable, Near Youngstown Ohio SURVEY SAYS…? Customers and I have been talking lately about their struggles with their big vendors. “You can’t be fired for going with IBM!” has morphed into “Is there anyone there who cares … Continue reading

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You’re Going to Need Bigger Storage!

I hope you enjoyed your holidays. If you’re like us, even while we’re away our data storage kept growing. Those who store video surveillance data in particular know what I mean! As an example, I was visiting a customer this … Continue reading

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2024 NetApp Transferable Licensed Filers list

  Happy New Year! It looks like 2024 is going to be an interesting year,  many of our clients are looking for ways to save money on their storage  infrastructure this year. Our current list of  transferable licensed filers is … Continue reading

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CentOS – Detour Changes Roadmap for 2024

  Pretty much everybody knows by now that IBM / RedHat have decided to change what had been a successful strategy for getting people to embrace their version of Linux—by providing the associated, parallel free version, CentOS. This bought RedHat … Continue reading

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Your Satisfaction is our Goal

Here’s a note that we received a few days ago from one of our long-term (13 years!) NetApp support customers: ”I deal with a lot of service providers and I have to say that Zerowait has been the best. You … Continue reading

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Where does the Buck Stop?

As President of Zerowait it is my responsibility to make certain that our customers receive quality service and support. If a customer is not satisfied, I must figure out what happened and ensure that our solution will solve the problem. … Continue reading

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Data Storage Rainbow

Traveling to Charlotte, NC to visit a customer I am often asked in meetings with big companies, “Why should we work with Zerowait?” The short answer is that big companies need small companies to get things done quickly. The long … Continue reading

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R & D: Essential to Staying on Course

At Zerowait we view Research and Development (R&D) as an essential ingredient in our successful business recipe. Most times our R&D comes out of a customer asking us a question or requesting a new feature. We are always looking to … Continue reading

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A Great Dog Makes a Big Difference

  Zerowait’s team members have been bringing their pets to the office for many years, and this week we welcomed Riley Beard, a golden lab puppy. Riley joined Zerowait’s engineering team and has been watching closely while Shane answers customers’ … Continue reading

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