Infrastructures are Evolving – Clustered Data ONTAP just makes sense!

Posted on April 8, 2014May 12, 2016 by Matt

There are many very significant features that we’ve built into Clustered Data ONTAP (cDOT), these enable a fundamental change in the way companies build their storage infrastructures, but I̵... Read More

A bit of Sanity for VSAN

Posted on March 24, 2014May 12, 2016 by Matt

I had a meeting a month or so back with an IT Director for one of the large banks in London, he’s always been a big fan of NetApp technology but is also very pragmatic about looking at all options w... Read More

Is Data the new Utility? The votes are in…

Posted on March 17, 2014May 12, 2016 by Matt

Thanks for all the votes and comments, it’s obvious that some of you have strong opinions on this, so I should explain that I deliberately worded the question in the way that I did because I wan... Read More

Water, Gas, Electricity…Data? is it the new Utility?

Posted on February 27, 2014May 12, 2016 by Matt

I had a conversation with a Professor from Cambridge University during a flight back to the UK a while ago, he was a specialist in the energy sector and following our chat it really got me thinking ab... Read More

Sedan, Minivan or Tesla? you choose!

Posted on February 6, 2014May 12, 2016 by Matt

No video this time! I felt this one would be easier to write down, be warned it is a long one, you may want to get that cup of coffee first! Over the last 5 or so years I’ve worked at NetApp the... Read More

You keep us because we’re Unified? what does that mean?

Posted on January 24, 2014May 12, 2016 by Matt

I always enjoy the end of a year and the beginning of a new one, it’s one of the few opportunities where I get to take a little time to get all of the ‘stuff’ that’s in my head... Read More

The Evolution of IT

Posted on January 6, 2014May 12, 2016 by Matt

IT is in a constant state of evolution, new technologies emerge, new applications are born, new capabilities are required by the business and increasingly users have options, more than they’ve e... Read More

Always ask 3 questions…

Posted on December 5, 2013May 12, 2016 by Matt

I consider myself a lucky guy, I love to travel and I love to talk and I get to do both in my day job. This means I get to meet a lot of customers in a lot of countries around the world, I’m alw... Read More

I am “The Storage Guy”

Posted on November 22, 2013May 12, 2016 by Matt

I’ve had the privilege to deliver one of the Keynote talks at NetApp’s Insight event in EMEA for several years now, this year I was delighted to be asked to speak at the US event in Las Ve... Read More

My simple NetApp elevator pitch

Posted on October 21, 2013May 12, 2016 by Matt

I’m often asked for an ‘Elevator Pitch’ on what it is that NetApp do, usually the person asking knows that NetApp is a storage company, what they’re asking is more to try and e... Read More

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