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What is your Data Amplification Ratio (DAR)?

January 17, 2018 Matt Watts Innovating

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 for supremacy in the amount of Storage efficiency that we could give you, starting with SnapShots as a way of reducing backup overheads, then on to Deduplication, Compression, Compaction,[…]

Data Fabric Part 2 – Enabling the Hybrid Cloud

March 22, 2016 Matt Watts Innovating

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 than ever before. IT is truly at the heart of todays increasingly digital business and it’s an exciting place to be, but what are the key business objectives and what do[…]

Sedan, Minivan or Tesla? you choose!

February 6, 2014 Matt Watts Innovating

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 there’s been a constant theme to my presentations, they all focus on the value that ONTAP delivers upwards,[…]