NetApp Technology rocks!
No, I am not talking about rockstars, although NetApp is consistent with earnings, growth, and open employee culture.
I walked around their campus and actually found these huge NetApp Technology rocks on each side of a walking path close to Building 1. Look closely at the design stamped on the inside of the rocks.
NetApp Technology Rocks in Sunnyvale, CA |
Sometimes I think people may become obsessed with two or three key technology companies that are always in the news ~ please remember these stories of several other companies - ones not in the headlines everyday, yet contribute to worldwide business everyday.
NetApp Technology |
Of course , there are the other stories of the suppliers - pipeline to each of these companies - selling their goods and services to all of these key companies ~ this is the heartbeat of Silicon Valley.
NetApp in Sinnyvale CA |
This company: NetApp Technology
- Founder: Dave Hitz
- NetApp Technology, a public corporation, has an open employee culture and with solid revenues the past 7/8 years. And they celebrated #6 Best Company to Work For 2012.
- In 1992, founder Dave Hitz writes the first storage operating system with WAFL® (Write Anywhere File Layout), improving storage performance and efficiency.
NetApp Technology - Walking through the rocks |
What do they do? They sell data management systems - I found a fun, non-techical description written on Dave Hitz's blog about what they really do. NetApp helps large organizations manage all of the data - information flowing around.
Keep it simple for everyone in Silicon Valley ~ The Fun Tour Guru
Images - Courtesy of DW, click and enlarge to see details.