SUNNYVALE, Calif.-January 19,
2012-NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today was ranked #6 on
FORTUNE magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list
for 2012. This is the fourth consecutive year NetApp was ranked in
the top 10 and sixth consecutive year it was ranked in the top 15.
The consistent recognition as a great place to work around the
world validates NetApp's commitment to sustaining a culture where
innovation thrives. Inspired employees and partners enable
businesses built on NetApp to go further, faster.
"We are committed to building a model company
that drives growth and success for our customers and partners,"
said Tom Georgens, president and CEO, NetApp. "Earning a spot on
FORTUNE magazine's list of the '100 Best Companies to Work
For' is fantastic recognition of our talented and passionate
employees, who make our customer promise-'go further, faster'-a
reality every single day."
Culture of Innovation Drives
Success
NetApp is committed to creating a model global company that fosters
creativity, teamwork, open communication, leadership, adaptability,
and innovation. These principles add up to a unique culture that
creates an environment where employees and innovation thrive and
helps partners and customers maximize their success.
NetApp's culture is the source of sustainable
differentiation for the company, which is why the company nurtures
its culture by measuring itself against the world's best
workplaces. In addition to NetApp's latest ranking on
FORTUNE's "100 Great Companies to Work For" list, the
following global rankings underscore NetApp's commitment to
upholding its values and culture as the foundation of a great place
to work:
- Research Triangle Park, North Carolina: #1
- Canada: #2
- Switzerland: #2
- United Kingdom: #2
- Australia: #3
- World's Best Multinational Workplace #3
- France: #4
- Minnesota: #4
- Netherlands: #5
- Pennsylvania: #5
- Washington, D.C.: #5
- Europe: #6
- New York City: #6
- Germany: #8
- Japan: #8
- India: #10
- Boston: #14
What Some of NetApp's Customers Are
Saying
- Kenneth Danila, IT Operations Manager at
VHB
"NetApp's annual recognition on the '100 Great Companies to Work
For' list is not surprising to us at VHB. NetApp's dedicated,
responsive, and hard-working employees have helped us connect our
two most vital assets, our people and our data, and better enable
us to help our customers solve the nation's most complex
transportation, land development, environmental, and urban design
and planning challenges. We congratulate NetApp and look forward to
our continued joint success."
- Bob Gelety, Director of Network Engineering, Clark
Construction Group, LLC
"A significant portion of Clark Construction Group's data and
applications resides on NetApp, giving us the flexibility and
efficiency we need to further our technology innovation and venture
into promising new markets. NetApp's annual recognition on the '100
Great Companies to Work For' list underscores its commitment to its
employees, who help customers like us propel our business."
About the 100 Best Companies to Work
For List
To pick the 100 Best Companies to Work For, FORTUNE
partners with the Great Place to Work Institute to conduct the most
extensive employee survey in corporate America; 280 firms
participated in this year's survey. More than 246,000 employees at
those companies responded to a survey created by the Institute, a
global research and consulting firm operating in 45 countries
around the world. Two-thirds of a company's score is based on the
results of the institute's Trust Index survey, which is sent to a
random sample of employees from each company. The survey asks
questions related to their attitudes about management's
credibility, job satisfaction, and camaraderie. The other third is
based on responses to the Institute's Culture Audit, which includes
detailed questions about pay and benefit programs and a series of
open-ended questions about hiring practices, methods of internal
communication, training, recognition programs, and diversity
efforts. After evaluations are completed, if news about a company
comes to light that may significantly damage employees' faith in
management, we may exclude it from the list. Any company that is at
least five years old and has more than 1,000 U.S. employees is
eligible. For information on how to apply, visit www.greatplacetowork.com. For full list of winners and
related stories, please visit www.Fortune.com/BestCompanies.
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About NetApp
NetApp creates innovative storage and data management solutions
that deliver outstanding cost efficiency and accelerate business
breakthroughs. Our commitment to living our core values and
consistently being recognized as a great place to work around the
world are fundamental to our long-term growth and success, as well
as the success of our pathway partners and customers. Discover our
passion for helping companies around the world go further, faster
at www.netapp.com.
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