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“Right or wrong, the customer is always right.” Marshall Field The response to our study of the performance of the NetApp 940 compared to the FAS3020 has been enlightening. But it may be that NetApp’s customers are asking the same … Continue reading →

“The reason why truth is so much stranger than fiction is that there is no requirement for it to be consistent.” — Mark Twain Typically the founder / VP of a public company and the CEO of the same company … Continue reading →

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you. —Dale Carnegie Since we started writing this blog several months ago … Continue reading →

Storage is a puzzle with so many facets that getting the correct answer is not easy. Consider the list of options that must be decided before a purchase decision is made in the storage arena: 1) Capacity to purchase. 2) … Continue reading →

“I have just returned from Boston. It is the only sane thing to do if you find yourself up there.” — Fred AllenI was up in Boston and Cambridge yesterday and today visiting some of our customers. I am always … Continue reading →

What I just said is the fundamental, end-all, final, not-subject-to-opinion absolute truth, depending on where you’re standing.” — Steve Martin I suggest to all of our regular readers that you read this Blog Entry by Jon Toigo it raises some … Continue reading →

Save money with our suggestions for purchasing from NetApp Rule 1: What Is your Need? – Clearly Identify your requirements & timeline. Don’t be afraid to tell the salesperson you are considering your options. Go to www.spec.org and www.zerowait.com to … Continue reading →

“Facts are stubborn things.” — John Adams A reader asked me to make a list of ten rules of storage management which he could run his enterprise on, without breaking his budget or running out of storage. A sort of … Continue reading →

George Bernard Shaw “Science never solves a problem without creating ten more.” Mike Linett ( 2005) “Zerowait has the tools, staff and inventory to solve your storage problems.” Recently, we’ve gotten a lot of calls and emails about our analysis … Continue reading →

Perhaps the reason that NetApp’s sales slumped last quarter may be because NetApp’s consumers took a look at the performance numbers of NetApp’s new units and saw that there is not much of a reason to purchase a new unit? … Continue reading →