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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

Here’s to all the SysAdmins, today is your day!

Posted on July 29, 2016July 29, 2016 by Matt
SysAdmins are superheroes for the IT infrastructure of an organisation. These are the professionals who design, monitor and maintain systems for performance, who gather and assess information to ident... Read More

Should I stay or should I go now?

Posted on May 9, 2016May 12, 2016 by Matt
Probably one of the most memorable lines from any song that I remember while growing up in the UK. I was extremely fortunate to have been able to moderate a dinner the other week with colleagues from ... Read More

Data Fabric Part 3 – Delivering the Benefits

Posted on April 5, 2016August 25, 2016 by Matt
In the first two of these blogs I focused on Why and How our Data Fabric is an important and elegant strategy for businesses. In this one I want to focus more on 'What' the technologies are that under... Read More

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

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

You saved a little bit of money…but you lost a lot

Posted on March 17, 2015May 12, 2016 by Matt
In a recent discussion with a colleague, he looks after one of our Strategic Enterprise Accounts, we got chatting about some of the ways that his account is looking to reduce costs. The one that most ... Read More

A Checklist for the Cloud

Posted on January 22, 2015May 12, 2016 by Matt
My original version of this article was published on Forbes, it proved to be very popular so I decided to also post it on my blog. Let me be clear from the start: Cloud computing is no longer an IT pr... Read More

A tale of two banks – why IT must create new outcomes

Posted on November 25, 2014May 12, 2016 by Matt
Recently I moved house, I needed to change the address on my Bank accounts but as it turns out, this can’t be done over the phone or on-line with either of the Banks that I have accounts with. I end... Read More

Commodity, Business Value, New Opportunities – The IT spending conundrum (Part 2 of 2)

Posted on September 17, 2014May 12, 2016 by Matt
It’s been a few weeks since part 1 of this post and I’ve had lots of interesting feedback. much of this was surprise that with all the focus on cost reduction, IT spending patterns have changed ve... 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 14 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

  • Changing demands and expectations – talking SMAC
  • 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?

My tweets: @mtjwatts

Changing demands and expectations – talking SMAC : I was privileged to be able to speak at our recent #NetApp new hire event, i thought I'd share part of that talk...hope you enjoy it watts-innovating.com/changing…

About 12 hours ago from Matt Watts's Twitter via Twitter Web Client

@iprigger He doesn’t think it’s whining he thinks it’s winning ;-)

About 6 days ago from Matt Watts's Twitter via Twitter for iPhone

Difference between AI and ML? if it’s in PowerPoint it’s AI, if it’s in Python its Machine Learning

Last week from Matt Watts's Twitter via Twitter for iPhone

Definitely something I’ll keep in mind for the future…"Losers cry more loudly than winners sing”

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Looking forward to hearing from @MateRimac this morning, cars and tech what’s not to like about that right? pic.twitter.com/Q87F71OFpF

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