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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 →

It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill – Wilbur Wright Just as Orville and Wilbur found out, if you study the fundementals you will learn that the common knowledge is often misleading or just … Continue reading →

Holiday NetApp Transferable license specials: FAS980’s with NFSFAS940’s available with NFS / CIFS and ClusterR150’s with NFS / CIFSR100’s with NFS / CIFS Many of our customers like to keep their environments as homogeneous as possible so we also have … Continue reading →

“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.”Henry Ford * Beginning – Zerowait started introducing customers to NetApp’s products in 1998 when we signed our reseller agreement. Our understanding of High Availability infrastructures made it … Continue reading →