Re: 7 mode vs. C mode
If Microsoft were judged by customers upgrading to the next version adoption like people comment about NetApp, you would think they would be out of business. Look at how many customers are out there still on Windows Server 2008 which is way older than CDOT and even customers though unsupported are still running Windows server 2003. Just because Microsoft announced Windows Server 2012 in well, 2012, doesn't mean everyone jumped to it immediately. Many Microsoft customer are still not on 2012.
Moving from 7-mode to CDOT is no different from moving from one version of Microsoft Server to the next or one EMC VMAX to the next. It is a migration, one that typically happens when a customer does the next hardware refresh. Considering NetApp hardware is typically refreshed every 3-7 years, it's not out of line that only 15% have converted considering the full featured version of CDOT has only been shipping for about 2 years. Everyone makes a big deal out of NetApp doing this because it is the first migration to a new OS since 1993, but yet companies like Microsoft, EMC, HP etc, do this on every product cycle and nobody bashes them. Haters going to Hate Hate Hate.
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