In Conversation: NetApp’s Intelligent Data Infrastructure

Earlier this summer I had the opportunity to talk with NetApp CMO Gabie Boko and NetApp VP of Product Marketing Jeff Baxter in a wide-ranging conversation about the power of data infrastructure, which extends well beyond simple enterprise storage.
As NetApp Insight, its premier customer event, kicks off this week in Las Vegas, I thought we’d revisit the discussion, as it provides nice context for what the company is expected to announce this week.
In Conversation: Extending HCI to the Edge

I recently sat with Nutanix’s Greg White, Senior Director of Product Marketing, to understand the challenges of deploying resources, including AI, to the edge. Greg also talked in-depth about how hyper-converged architectures (HCI) can be leveraged to address many of these challenges.
In Conversation: Infinidat CMO Eric Herzog on Strengthening Enterprise Storage

Enterprise storage is changing as IT organizations demand more flexible, more affordable, easier to use, cyber-resilient, and higher-performance storage solutions.
Infinidat CMO Eric Herzog and NAND Research Principal Analyst Steve McDowell delve into the evolving needs of enterprise storage, and how Infinidat’s recent innovations expand the options available to enterprise IT.
In Conversation: VAST Data CMO Jeff Denworth on the New VAST Data Platform

At the launch of VAST Data’s new VAST Data Platform, principal analyst Steve McDowell talked with VAST CMO & cofounder Jeff Denworth about the new offering.
In Conversation: Michael McDowell on Networking, Private 5G, and Staying Current

Principal Analyst Steve McDowell caught up with IT journeyman Michael McDowell at the recent HPE Discover event in Las Vegas, where they had a wide-ranging conversation about networking, private 5G, as-a-Service, and even the value of a vendor event, like HPE Discover, to someone in IT.
In Conversation: Taruna Gandhi, VP Marketing, Pure Storage Digital Experience Team

At the recent Pure Storage Accelerate, Principal Analyst Steve McDowell had a conversation with Taruna Gandhi, Pure Storage’s VP/Marketing for its Digital Experience business about the shifting needs of the enterprise storage market.