Data Fabric Part 2 – Enabling the Hybrid Cloud

Posted on March 22, 2016May 12, 2016 by Matt

This is part 2 of my 3 part series on the NetApp Data Fabric, you can view part 1 here. The rapid evolution that we’re seeing across all industries today is placing greater demands on IT tha... Read More

Data Fabric Part 1 – The Evolution of Industries

Posted on March 16, 2016May 12, 2016 by Matt

Well it’s been a while since I posted a video on what I had originally intended to be a video blog, who’d have thought that I would enjoy writing posts, it was certainly not what I had int... Read More

The Butterfly Effect for All Flash Arrays

Posted on November 20, 2015May 13, 2016 by Matt

Noun;  Butterfly Effect A chaotic effect created by something seemingly insignificant, the phenomenon whereby a small change in one part of a complex system can have a large effect somewhere else ... Read More

The new Hybrid; Flash to Disk to Cloud

Posted on October 16, 2015May 13, 2016 by Matt

Hybrid has evolved. When we consider Hybrid in terms of storage it’s very often in the context of mixing different media types inside the same array, which is okay for many traditional workloads but... Read More

When Purity is diluted by the Investment Innovation Challenge

Posted on August 21, 2015May 12, 2016 by Matt

I’m sure many of you have seen the recent debacle regarding Pure’s results as they progress toward their first IPO. Any time Gartner issues an apology for being wrong, it gets a lot of attention. ... Read More

Robots and Oculus Rift…what they have to do with NetApp

Posted on August 9, 2015May 12, 2016 by Matt

Just a few days ago I had the pleasure of being a guest at BT’s Showcase facility at their Adastral Park site in Ipswich. It’s an extremely impressive facility and you really get a sense while yo... Read More

A Legacy is something to be very proud of

Posted on July 17, 2015May 12, 2016 by Matt

How many of you have a smartphone? I know opinion is mixed on which is the best one. Some of you will be Samsung fans and others will be Apple fans. I personally am an iPhone 6 Plus user. As a technol... Read More

Fast, Efficient and with Enterprise capabilities…welcome to the world our AFF bundles of joy

Posted on June 22, 2015May 12, 2016 by Matt

I don’t normally record a blog for a NetApp Launch but I just couldn’t let this pass without one. Usual disclaimer, no apologies this is a NetApp post through and through, and why not, whe... Read More

Change : Anyone can do it (but they may need your help)

Posted on April 11, 2015May 12, 2016 by Matt

If you know me or have seen me speak at an event there is every chance you’ve heard me tell this story, if you haven’t then I hope you enjoy it and if you’ve had a similar experience... Read More

Lessons learnt from Douglas Adams

Posted on March 24, 2015May 12, 2016 by Matt

I’ve just arrived back from my first trip to Australia. Of the many aspects of my job that I enjoy, the one that always intrigues me is the cultural differences between the people that I meet in... Read More

Watts Innovating

A place for my thoughts…