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Lockdowns and bursting filter bubbles

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 by Matt
Maybe you’ve not really thought about this before, but a significant portion of the content you see when you’re online is curated by filter bubbles, more specifically your filter bubbles, and lock... Read More

Build your data fabric in less than 10 minutes!

Posted on November 25, 2020November 27, 2020 by Matt
I read a competitors blog recently, I’m not going to post a link to it but I’m sure you could find it once you’ve viewed this and therefore have a gist as to what it was all about. A... Read More

From Infrastructures designed for Applications to Application Driven Infrastructures

Posted on November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 by Matt
In order to explain what I mean by this let’s take a look back in order to look forward. If we consider the evolution of architectures… To increase efficiencies and simplify management we starte... Read More

From CTO to CTE, why I am now comfortable being an Evangelist

Posted on July 27, 2020August 3, 2020 by Matt
I’ve finally done something that I didn’t think I would, I’m now using the word Evangelist as part of my job title. My full title going forward will be ‘Chief Technology Evange... Read More

My book, The Third Wave

Posted on May 30, 2020August 3, 2020 by Matt
After 15 years working for NetApp I decided I wanted to write a book on my experiences during this time, it’s a bit of a ‘history of NetApp’ and the changing industry. I hope you enjoy it!... Read More

They don’t want to see the marketing slides

Posted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 by Matt
How many times have you been asked to prepare for a meeting and been told this? I always find this an interesting comment, and I’ll be frank with you that I do get this during meetings or presen... Read More

Tech companies should always start by asking WHY?

Posted on April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 by Matt
When you’re building a product or solution then you have to start with the reason why you are building it and this has to encompass the value that it brings to the people you’re going to sell it t... Read More

What is a Digital Human?

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 by Matt
That was the first thought on my mind when I had the opportunity to meet with 3Lateral in Serbia, the next thought was how could we at NetApp help to bring this to life by working to build 3Lateral... Read More

Increasing your impact in virtual events

Posted on March 11, 2020March 12, 2020 by Matt
If your calendar is now like mine then every face to face meeting, group presentation and event just became a webex, zoom, skype or teams session. How do you keep people engaged and ensure they partic... Read More

If it doesn’t connect to, or integrate with the cloud, you shouldn’t buy it

Posted on February 26, 2020February 28, 2020 by Matt
According to the latest ESG research 97% of companies are already either using cloud or have active plans in place to start using the cloud, regardless of what your position is within your companies I... Read More
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Book : The Third Wave

After 15 years working for NetApp I decided I wanted to write a book on my experiences during this time, it’s a bit of a ‘history of NetApp’ and the changing industry.

I hope you enjoy it!

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About Matt Watts – CTE WW Enterprise and Commercial at NetApp

Matt Watts - Director, Technology and Strategy EMEA at NetApp

I have been with NetApp for 15 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.

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@phil_wiffen Very true Phil, I probably wouldn’t even bother applying for a role if it had this as a requirement, it makes you think they really couldn’t be bothered to make an effort when writing up the details.

About 9 hours ago from Matt Watts's Twitter via Twitter for iPhone

It really annoys me when recruiters put this in job adverts. Some of the most talented people I know don’t have degrees, why would you foolishly exclude them with a pointless requirement like this. pic.twitter.com/ZQLUqkMSRl

About 9 hours ago from Matt Watts's Twitter via TweetDeck

@EE Yes, they simply said that I’m too far away from the 5G mast, this clearly isn’t the problem as my phone works and my 5G router has an external antenna, and it can see a 5G signal

Yesterday from Matt Watts's Twitter via TweetDeck

@DavidLeyland @EE I think it’s due to the limited bandwidth available in the towns, they don’t want people using 5G on their phones to have a bad experience because others with 5G routers are grabbing the bandwidth.

Yesterday from Matt Watts's Twitter via TweetDeck

After days of issues with my 5G router on @EE it appears that they are blocking 5G routers in the ‘towns' where 5G has rolled out. Just because you can see a 5G signal, do NOT assume you can use it for 5G broadband!

Yesterday from Matt Watts's Twitter via TweetDeck

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