SUNNYVALE, Calif.-January 26,
2011-CIOs today face the challenge of determining how to
efficiently and effectively manage and store data that is growing
at explosive rates. They must adopt new approaches and solutions,
and they must also hire employees who understand today's storage
requirements and the role they play in virtual shared
infrastructures. To help prepare college graduates for this
fast-changing IT landscape, NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today launched
the NetApp Academic Alliances Program. Under this unique program,
NetApp will collaborate with some of the nation's leading colleges
and universities to provide a rich library of teaching materials
and resources that faculty can use to help students develop highly
marketable storage-related IT skills.
News Facts
- As an innovator and industry leader, NetApp is in a unique
position to provide tools and insight to faculty and students about
how leading businesses around the world are deploying flexible and
innovative approaches to storage management. Students can use this
knowledge to strengthen their learning opportunities and employment
prospects.
- NetApp will make available to schools teaching tools, lectures,
demos, and other resources that are built on the fundamentals of
flexible and efficient IT - two keys to enabling shared virtual
infrastructures.
- With today's fast-changing IT landscape, much of the computer
science and information systems curriculum available to students
needs to be refreshed. Working with NetApp will help make that
happen.
- The NetApp Academic Alliance Program will provide colleges and
universities with teaching resources that they otherwise would not
be able to afford nor have easy access to, helping to open up new
doors for students.
- Academic programs that will benefit from this partnership with
NetApp through an infusion of industry insights and teaching
materials include computer science, information technology,
enterprise systems and architectures, and management information
systems.
Supporting Quotes
- Regina Kunkle, senior director for NetApp State and
Local Government and Higher Education
"The growth in storage and data management is undeniable and
expected to only get larger, providing new and exciting career
opportunities for graduates. Through the NetApp Academic Alliance
Program, we are thrilled to be working with our higher education
customers to enrich their faculty and program development efforts
and to expand student learning opportunitites. NetApp has
established itself as the leading storage vendor to the higher
education community, and we look forward to sharing our expertise
and insight to help students grow."
- Xiao Su, associate professor, Department of Computer
Engineering, San Jose State University
"Today's IT landscape is undergoing a major shift as cloud
computing and virtualization are becoming the norm. As a result,
data management and storage strategies are changing. It's our job
as educators to make sure our students have a knowledge base and
understanding of these technologies so that when they graduate,
they are prepared to hit the ground running. NetApp has proven to
be an innovator and industry leader in enabling shared
infrastructures, and working with them really helps me open up new
doors for my students and get them ready for the real world."
Additional Resources
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 www.netapp.com.
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NetApp
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