Wednesday, July 28, 2010

NetApp to Support Intel FCoE Cards

NetApp today announced the qualification of host-based Intel Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) X520 cards for Microsoft Windows Server and Linux as part of the Open FCoE ecosystem.

NetApp WILL NOT resell the Intel FCoE adapters, but plans to further engage in co-marketing activities around 10 GbE and FCoE (including a 3rd-party performance whitepaper and 3-minute YouTube video).

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Better Data Protection with NetApp


Check out this new Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) article by Lauren Whitehouse. 

Our success is primarily due to the fact that NetApp data protection products are truly unified -- NOT cobbled together as leftovers from some acquisition.  It's really simple:  leverage one operating system as your foundation (Data ONTAP), then the rest of the components fall into place.

To illustrate my point, let's take 3 NetApp products: SnapManager, SnapDrive, and Protection Manager: They "talk" well together ... create LUNs, backup apps, clone databases, and even set up remote backup relationships.

Or as my grandmother used to say, "a place for everything and everything in its place".

Of course, this level of integration would not have been possible without some of the best brains in the software development world:  NTAP Engineering and the cohesive strategy of Product Management.  Kudos to you guys and gals, too!

Look, I demo this stuff every day -- this is quality work.  That's not just my personal opinion, but actually a reflective statement from our entire partner ecosystem.

Bottom-line:  NetApp is better data protection!

Monday, June 21, 2010

NetApp Redesigns NETAPP.COM

On June 17, NetApp Marketing redesigned NETAPP.COM to include:

  • New main navigation interface
  • Separate Products and Support tabs
  • New Partner tab
  • New “Top Shelf Menu”
  • More fluid look and feel


  • It also appears NETAPP.COM no longer supports version 6.0 of Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE 6).