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The increasing irrelevance of the RFP

Posted on November 1, 2018November 2, 2018 by Matt
It’s faster than the product you had before, it’s more efficient and simpler to manage but what did it do for your companies strategy? Features, Speed, Efficiency and Simplicity are easy t... Read More

Are you Cloud first! or Cloud first?

Posted on September 19, 2018September 19, 2018 by Matt
It’s funny how something as simple as punctuation can fundamentally change an idea, an approach or a strategy. Looking back a few years ago then it definitely felt like most companies strategy w... Read More

The hidden data danger of the ‘Connected’ car

Posted on July 21, 2018July 21, 2018 by Matt
You’ve bought your lovely used car, did you even think about who has access to all the data and the online controls for it, did you even know these features existed? I recently decided to buy my... Read More

Is it finally time to ditch PowerPoint?

Posted on July 6, 2018July 6, 2018 by Matt
In this age people want to see things not just be told about them Think of the last time you bought something, a TV, a Car, in fact pretty much anything, did the sales person go through a powerpoint p... Read More

NetApp in two minutes – my elevator pitch

Posted on June 1, 2018June 1, 2018 by Matt
We’ve changed! I can almost guarantee that if I asked you who NetApp are then you’d probably think Storage Company, maybe Filers, maybe Network Attached Storage. We are so much more, here&... Read More

Stop ending with a Thank You

Posted on April 18, 2018June 10, 2018 by Matt
Thank you for taking the time to read this post. You’ve finally got the meeting, you’ve spent hours preparing the presentation, working out all the angles trying to pre-empt any questions ... Read More

Pets, Cattle, Insects and the Fabric of life

Posted on March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 by Matt
I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently, I have always associated the ‘Pets to Cattle’ analogy with the move from Physical to Virtual servers and the increasing number of these ... Read More

What is your Data Amplification Ratio (DAR)?

Posted on January 17, 2018August 3, 2018 by Matt
It’s time to think differently about how you measure the efficiency of your Data and the technology that underpins it! For many years we Storage Vendors have continuously challenged each other f... Read More

NetApp Insight 2017 – Farewell Berlin

Posted on November 16, 2017December 15, 2017 by Matt
Four years ago we began the first chapter of our story in Berlin, today we close the book and the Insight train rolls on to its next destination, and the first chapter for a new book in Barcelona. Net... Read More

The future is a fabric – look at Sonos for a clue

Posted on September 29, 2017September 30, 2017 by Matt
I like music, always have, but I’m no audiophile, I guess few people really are nowadays, but I do like listening to a wide variety of loud music and VERY loud films Buying the components Growing up... Read More
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About Matt Watts – Data Strategist & Director of Technology NetApp

Matt Watts - Director, Technology and Strategy EMEA at NetApp

I have been with NetApp for 13 years, but in the IT industry for much longer, in fact I have more than 25 years of IT experience. I work closely with the Office of the CTO, Product Operations and Marketing teams at NetApp, but I spend most of my time at events or with businesses articulating NetApp’s Strategy and the business value of IT.

This is my personal blog and does not necessarily represent the views of my employer.

Recent Posts

  • The increasing irrelevance of the RFP
  • Are you Cloud first! or Cloud first?
  • The hidden data danger of the ‘Connected’ car
  • Is it finally time to ditch PowerPoint?
  • NetApp in two minutes – my elevator pitch

My tweets: @mtjwatts

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Yesterday from Matt Watts's Twitter via TweetDeck

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This topic has been on my mind for a while ‘Cutting through the AI hype: Explainable AI and a flexible workforce’ itproportal.com/features/cutt…

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@flybmi Thanks Liam for letting me know that the CAA prescribe 12 weeks for payment from agreement of compensation, shame it took 2 months for the reply and agreement to compensate

About 2 weeks ago from Matt Watts's Twitter via TweetDeck

@flybmi 3 months ago you cancelled my flight, after 2 months you finally bothered to reply to me and agreed to pay compensation. Another month later and still nothing received. Do you think this is good customer service?

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