Sydney
,
Australia - 21 November , 2008 - NetApp
(NASDAQ: NTAP) today announced that it has been positioned by
Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant for midrange enterprise disk
arrays. In a recently released research note, "Magic Quadrant for
Midrange Enterprise Disk Array,"1 Gartner asserts,
"Vendors in the Leaders quadrant have the highest scores for their
ability to execute and completeness of vision. A midrange disk
array storage vendor in the Leaders quadrant has the market share,
credibility, and marketing and sales capabilities needed to drive
the acceptance of new technologies. They demonstrate a clear
understanding of market needs; they are innovators and thought
leaders; and, they have well-articulated plans that customers and
prospects can use when designing their storage infrastructures and
strategies. In addition, they have a presence in the five major
geographical regions, consistent financial performance, and broad
platform support."
"We consider our positioning in the Leaders
quadrant by Gartner confirmation of the value of NetApp's
innovative storage and data management solutions that deliver
outstanding cost effectiveness for customers," said Patrick Rogers,
vice president of Solutions Marketing, NetApp. "Our unified storage
solutions help our customers transform their data centres into
competitive business advantage by virtualising their assets and
reducing ongoing costs."
Companies improve data centre efficiency with
innovative NetApp® storage technology and products such as
seamless integration with server and desktop virtualization,
deduplication on primary and secondary data, thin provisioning,
RAID-DP®, and flexible cloning. NetApp continues to focus on
unified storage architecture, which uses a single platform and set
of processes for all data management functions, including backup
and disaster recovery. The result is complete compatibility that
allows companies to manage more data with fewer resources.
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About the Magic
Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted November 12, 2008 by Gartner,
Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a
graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific
time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors
measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by
Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service
depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology
users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders"
quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool,
and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner
disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this
research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness
for a particular purpose.
About NetApp
NetApp creates innovative storage and data management solutions
that accelerate business breakthroughs and deliver outstanding cost
efficiency. Discover NetApp's passion for helping companies around
the world go further, faster at http://www.netapp.com/au/.
1 Magic Quadrant for Midrange
Enterprise Disk Arrays by Roger Cox, Stan Zaffos, and Pushan
Rinnen, November 2008.
Media Contact:
Gabriel Wong
Max Australia
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Gabriel.wong@maxaustralia.com.au