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Why is it that so many of the big companies that are getting into trouble in the current economic environment are NetApp customers? Is there a correlation or is it just coincidence? Below are three examples which illustrate the linkage: … Continue reading →

I am returning home to Delaware from San Diego today after a very busy week of visiting our customers in Southern California. We met with customers in publishing, entertainment, micro electronics, aerospace and defense. Every customer is looking at how … Continue reading →

The financial panic has hit Wilmington, Delaware. Many of the companies in the news have offices here – AIG, JP Morgan Chase, Citi, Bank of America, etc. As a member of the Delaware business community we are offering to help … Continue reading →

Today the news reports are all about the financial panic. The great sell off and the doom that is coming. But there are always ways to economize and people are at their best when things look bad. Today people are … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning a Purchasing Agent for a big company that we have been working with for many years asked us to review a quote that NetApp sent to them. The Purchasing Agent could not understand how come NetApp’s prices were … Continue reading →

Today storage administrators are wondering: Why do Seagate disks cost so much from NetApp?Why do yearly software downloads from NetApp costs tens of thousands of dollars?Why do I have to upgrade my underutilized equipment that is working perfectly fine? How … Continue reading →

NetApp seems to be getting ready to try to force some more customers to upgrade when they don’t have to. In tough economic times many companies are trying to extend the life of their storage and infrastructure assets, but that … Continue reading →

Over the last several years I have been watching Larry Ellison’s storage company Pillar Data Systems to see how they leverage their unique Oracle connection. It seems they have been very careful to not upset the applecart for the storage … Continue reading →

It must be hard to pick your strategic partners these days if you are a storage vendor. For example, Riverbed is a partner of NetApp , but it looks like Riverbed is about to release a very competitive product offering … Continue reading →

Zerowait sponsored Racer 94 at the Reno races and we placed second in the Bronze T-6 Class. As a first time sponsor with a new pilot, Ott Claremont, we did very well in the Bronze T6 race. Our western customer … Continue reading →