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Recently the Executives at NetApp have been extemely quiet, which may have contributed to new rumors of a takover possibility for NetApp. One of our customers sent me this link and asked what I knew. Could Takeover Rumors On NetApp … Continue reading →

According to the New York Times, Sun is getting ready to unleash new Storage products into the Enterprise space. Although NetApp does not think they will be any threat, I have spoken with many customers who are thrilled with the … Continue reading →

Most of the time when issues of compliance come up within our industry it is about meeting standards for data integrity and security. But because of the recent spikes in energy costs for running and cooling data centers fire code … Continue reading →

Last week we had a customer who called with a problem. While working with the client we decided that the best way to solve the problem was to go on site. So we told the customer we would fly up … Continue reading →

I am going up to New England to visit with some of our customers for the next few days. The New England area has been a good area for our business for many years. At one time in 2000 our … Continue reading →

According to an article in Computerworld the product does not match features with EMC, but what if IBM is testing the waters with XIV to see if it can slowly turn their N Series customers into XIV customers. IBM’s OEM … Continue reading →

NetApp has hit a rough spot. They are increasing the size of their sales force but sales are not growing that fast yet and they risk alienating their reseller channel: “They feel like if they can put more people on … Continue reading →

Are you considering Zerowait for NetApp filer or NetCache support? Are you happy with your NetApp support costs? Yes – NetApp support costs are affordable. No – NetApp support costs too much. I am considering Zerowait for our NetApp support … Continue reading →

I have been visiting customers for the last couple of days in the Dallas area, and last night 8 members of our customer family met for dinner at Del Friscos. We had a great time talking tech and trading ideas. … Continue reading →

A few months ago people we saying that Starbucks would not suffer in tough economic times because folks will always have enough money for a luxury item like Coffee. But now we see that Starbucks is having a rough time … Continue reading →