A premature obituary ?
Interesting article, and with perhaps some element of truth. Certainly lacking some substantive evidence of the primary premise that NetApp are doomed.
Is perhaps the point being made that 7-mode has past it's 'best before' date. I think most people including many at NetApp would agree with that. Though I think it's important to remember why 7-mode has lasted so long is that customers want it. It's well understood, and so reliable that single filers stay up for years with minimal intervention, that's important.
Cluster mode has been around for a while and NetApp are actually vigorously pushing it now, albeit belatedly.
A little premature to be writing off Netapp me thinks.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
