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Who are you and why should I care?

Posted on January 8, 2020March 6, 2020 by Matt
It’s a fair question and when I think about many of the meetings I have, when you cut to the heart of what the person that I’m meeting with is actually thinking then on many occassions thi... Read More

What I’ve learnt from public speaking

Posted on December 17, 2019March 13, 2020 by Matt
I was recently asked for some of the lessons I’ve learnt, or guidelines I follow when I’m getting ready for a talk. After sharing them I was asked if I would consider sharing them more bro... Read More

Am I ‘ever trapped’ with my storage investment?

Posted on August 8, 2019August 12, 2019 by Matt
Are you thinking about buying into one of these ‘storage forever’ programs? You know the ones, buy now with 6 years gold support and get free controllers or credits in 3 years’ time. You could b... Read More

How little IT users consider IT costs

Posted on July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 by Matt
This is probably a familiar story, a while back now someone had the great idea of creating a new corporate powerpoint slide deck with around 100 different slides of various shapes and formats as Maste... Read More

It’s HCI Jim but not as we know it

Posted on June 24, 2019June 26, 2019 by Matt
As I saw the news from IDC on how they are expanding their definition of hyperconverged systems to include those that are disaggregated in nature such as our NetApp HCI, I immediately started thinking... Read More

With Data, what’s above it and below it really matters!

Posted on April 26, 2019June 18, 2019 by Matt
If you aren’t aware of the capabilities below your Data then you may be missing out on huge opportunities above it. I remember many years ago NetApp used to describe ourselves as a Data Manageme... Read More

Changing demands and expectations – talking SMAC

Posted on February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 by Matt
Just as interesting to me as technology progress is the pace of change that we see because of the impact of mobile technologies, social tools and the acceleration in the pace of life. My talk at a rec... Read More

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
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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.

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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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