Nickname: maximus

Review: Daniel is right about the two managment styles between the two companies. EMC's conservative East Coast hierachical "Irish" favoritism has bled the company of any talent and what's left behind is a pool of sheep and a retirement home for executives/contractors of company favorites. Anyone with any talent will steer clear of this.

Date reviewed: Feb 24, 2006 9:32 PM

Nickname: Mike

Review: I worked for NetApp for five years before retiring. Over the years, I worked at a number of companies in the valley and NetApp was, by far, the best. Everyone knew where we were going and was highly motivated to get there. You could talk to all of the senior management without feeling like a dope. The company culture demanded that you step up and get involved from day one. Dan and Tom Mendoza, Dave Hitz and James Lau created a company that was great and fun to work for. On top of that, the products were great and just worked. I had a customer tell me that NetApp systems were hard to work on. I asked way and he said, "Because your equipment has so few problems we don't spend much time with it. When we do need to do something, no one can remember the commands so we have to get the manuals out." Most companies pray for complaints like that.

Date reviewed: Jan 9, 2006 9:33 PM

Nickname: Jeff

Review: We purchase Network Appliance gear and while it is engineered wonderfully the sales force is the worst I have ever experienced.

Date reviewed: Jan 4, 2006 12:40 AM

Nickname: fastsimplereliable

Review: Worked at NetApp for seven years and this man is a true leader. High ethics, very smart, and easy to talk to. Senior management team at NetApp is top notch and committed. This company is going places. Great article.

Date reviewed: Dec 31, 2005 8:32 AM

Nickname: ATechWarrior

Review: Network Appliances is a good company. I have worked along with them in the past and liked the experience.

Date reviewed: Dec 29, 2005 3:32 PM

Nickname: ntap-alum

Review: This truly is an amazing company. A great product created and supported by great people. Thanks for spreading the word.

Date reviewed: Dec 28, 2005 9:36 PM

Nickname: yabber

Review: Great article and correspondence. EMC and Network Appliance truly have different management styles and product portfolios. However what EMC has done better is diversification, making it able to better deal with market shifts. EMC is the winner in my book.

Date reviewed: Dec 28, 2005 5:14 PM

Nickname: ahan

Review: Sounds like a "good to great" type of CEO.

Date reviewed: Dec 28, 2005 7:57 AM

Nickname: greaseman

Review: I was in the storage business for 30 years (Control Data, Seagate, Micropolis). Network Appliance is one of the best at what they do and after reading the interview with the CEO I know why. It's not just about products -- it's about people and Warmenhoven does a great job with people.

Date reviewed: Dec 27, 2005 5:18 PM

Nickname: Whip

Review: The perfect boss to work for. I'm 85 and missed that.

Date reviewed: Dec 27, 2005 4:30 PM