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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

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

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

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

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

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

Pets, Cattle, Insects and the Fabric of life

Posted on March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 by Matt
I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently, I have always associated the ‘Pets to Cattle’ analogy with the move from Physical to Virtual servers and the increasing number of these ... Read More

What is your Data Amplification Ratio (DAR)?

Posted on January 17, 2018August 3, 2018 by Matt
It’s time to think differently about how you measure the efficiency of your Data and the technology that underpins it! For many years we Storage Vendors have continuously challenged each other f... Read More

NetApp Insight 2017 – Farewell Berlin

Posted on November 16, 2017December 15, 2017 by Matt
Four years ago we began the first chapter of our story in Berlin, today we close the book and the Insight train rolls on to its next destination, and the first chapter for a new book in Barcelona. Net... 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’m an ambivert and an engineer, it’s taken a lot of different experiences in order for me to realise that this is the most appropriate description for who I am though.

I’ve always had a lot to say, I think being an engineer means I’m constantly looking for solutions to problems or analysing things to see how they could be done better, or sometimes just wondering why someone made a particular decision on how to build something.

Then I want to chat about it.

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.

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