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Happy Thanksgiving! NetApp is redefining its Channel Commitment again. Does anyone see a pattern here? https://www.crn.com/storage/2042011453:11 PM EST Wed. Nov. 21, 2007That lack of services commitment to the channel has hurt partners, said one major NetApp solution provider who asked … Continue reading →

As a business owner I am often given the responsibility for trying to make a forecast based on information I am receiving from my employees, customers and vendors. Having had some background in Economics, I always try to remember that … Continue reading →

Many storage clients are worried about how they will manage increasing storage demands when their budgets get cut. This is a legitimate concern, because purchasing new equipment will get harder as Capital Expenditure budgets get pinched in a recession or … Continue reading →

Storage is not the only computer application where vendors are unable to take advantage of ever increasing speeds of processors as the Wall Street Journal notes: “Other users are running into problems already. Robert Singleterry Jr., a researcher at National … Continue reading →

American Heritage Dictionary –ar·chive (är’kīv’) Pronunciation Keyn. 1. A place or collection containing records, documents, or other materials of historical interest. Often used in the plural: old land deeds in the municipal archives. 2. Computer Science 1. A long-term storage … Continue reading →

I was visiting with some customers in North Carolina for the last couple of days and each of them is very satisfied with their current NetApp hardware but they are experiencing indigestion when they look at what it will cost … Continue reading →

Over the last few months we have noticed that EMC seems to be winning more deals which displace NetApp than in years past. “TELECOMS heavyweight Telstra is replacing Network Appliance and IBM storage equipment with gear from rival EMC in … Continue reading →

Extending the Internet Tax ban was the right thing to do! It is astonishing because Congress can’t seem to do anything right recently. “With Congress at an 11 percent approval rating, the lowest in history…..” But here you go! “WASHINGTON … Continue reading →

What is a CIO or CTO to do in a world as mixed up as today’s Enterprise storage market is? How can the C- level executive make a 5 year storage plan when Sun and NetApp are going at each … Continue reading →

According to storagemojo NetApp is cutting deals to move units out the door and to kill Isilon while it is still vulnerable. “There is a rumor that NetApp, seeking to strangle baby Isilon in its crib, is giving away product … Continue reading →