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Data storage giants DO NOT use proprietary storage systems for a very good reason. Because they cost too much! Let Zerowait’s storage experts show you how to build an open-source storage replacement that solves ALL of your business needs AND stretches your IT budget much farther.

Launched a decade ago for our NetApp customers who were ready to save even more, SimplStor is our feature-rich, reliable and fast alternative to any proprietary storage system.

Hundreds have already selected SimplStor and Zerowait can show you the way! Before you move more data into the cloud or pour more money into another proprietary system that holds you hostage, talk to a Zerowait Storage Architect. You have nothing to lose!

And until you are ready to take that step, Zerowait always provides budget saving 24×7 NetApp support options and affordable upgrades – usually half the cost of NetApp direct and 100% guaranteed.

Saving IT budgets for over two decades, Zerowait is the storage partner you can trust.

Email sales@zerowait.com or call 1.888.811.0808 to learn more.

Michael Linett – President
Zerowait Corporation

Our 20th year providing NetApp Service and Support 

Many are being forced to make difficult IT choices this year. Cutting spending and working with less are common themes I hear.

Renewing that expensive NetApp support agreement can be one of your difficult choices, but it doesn’t need to be. Zerowait cuts your NetApp spending by 50%, often more. Zerowait is not just far less expensive: we are NetApp experts. Zerowait has been supporting NetApp systems 24×7 for over two decades! Zerowait even provides remote monitoring and other administrative services that boost your productivity.

NetApp sales reps will pressure you into disruptive upgrades, telling you a filer has reached “End of Support”. Never feel pressured onto that expensive NetApp treadmill ever again. Many Zerowait customers have legacy NetApp systems serving critical workloads because they still get the job done. Why replace them now?!

We also have NetApp upgrades, expansion shelves and entire filers ready to go–always tested and guaranteed by Zerowait, at prices far less than buying that capacity or faster performance from NetApp.

These are just a few ways Zerowait can help. I’d welcome the chance to tell you more. Email sales@zerowait.com or call 1.888.811.0808 now because Zerowait is the partner you can trust. NetApp users have saved money with Zerowait for twenty-one years.

Our 20th year providing NetApp Service and Support 

With the global economic impact of C-19, few will escape budget cuts. Plan ahead. Here are FIVE painless ways to cut your NetApp spending.

ONE –  Use third-party support. Zerowait 24×7 support is half or less than what you pay NetApp today. You can trust Zerowait, we have been supporting NetApp users for over two decades. And don’t cave under NetApp pressure to spend big on an unnecessary upgrade. Zerowait supports your existing filers even after NetApp’s “End of Support” date.

TWO –  Buy transferable licensed filers. Zerowait has been selling NetApp upgrades and systems for two decades. The capacity and performance you need at half the cost of new NetApp! Our filers are refurbished, configured to meet your requirements, always tested and fully guaranteed to perform like new.

THREE – Don’t fall into a costly Cloud Trap. Zerowait offers leasing rates and clever terms for On-Prem storage that will save your budget without the expensive surprises and risk of moving your data to the cloud.

FOUR – Eliminate expensive contractors & consultants. Let Zerowait’s NetApp experts augment your team during peak workloads or unavoidable staffing shortages, at rates half of what many others charge.

FIVE – Eliminate budget-busting propriety products. For more than a decade we have been showing companies how to migrate off NetApp and cut IT spending. Open source software on industry standard hardware paired with Zerowait support gives you an excellent storage solution at an unbeatable value. Custom built to meet your needs, SimplStor is feature-rich, fast, reliable and far less expensive than big-brand storage systems.

Call us at 888.811.0808 or email us to learn more about any of these cost reducing strategies. We can help! Zerowait has saved NetApp users around the world from budget busting disasters for over two decades.

Our 20th year providing NetApp Service and Support 

For over two decades companies have turned to Zerowait for affordable NetApp support and legacy hardware solutions. And now…drumroll please…you can get new ONTAP® systems from Zerowait as well!

You read that right, new ONTAP® systems from Zerowait, the world’s leader in budget saving NetApp solutions and support! This is not an April Fools’joke! And like everything else we do, you will not beat Zerowait’s price on a new ONTAP® system.

Zerowait has the best 24×7 NetApp support in the business, and at prices that won’t bust your budget. And we offer the even lower cost SimplStor systems for data storage needs that do not demand ONTAP®

New or refurbished, always guaranteed, do not buy another ONTAP® system without calling Zerowait for a quote! You will save thousands.

To set up a conference call to discuss your storage and support needs, please click on this link to contact us with a time/date, or simply give us a call at 888.811.0808.

Our 20th year providing NetApp Service and Support 

Emergency preparations took on a surprising new urgency for everyone this month, but those preparations don’t need to bust your budget. If you are looking for an affordable plan in case a NetApp administrator becomes incapacitated or your NetApp storage team is simply overloaded, Zerowait can help you bridge the gap. Zerowait’s ITS (Incidental Technical Support) is remote phone support. A ten-hour ITS package is only $1570 USD. Call us for a quote or to learn more about ITS.

When minutes matter, you can count on Zerowait’s NetApp support. We do not use junior Level 1 or 2 engineers to screen your calls. You get connected to a senior NetApp support specialist immediately. Zerowait is a name you can trust. We are the oldest and largest third-party NetApp-specialty support company in the world. We have been supporting NetApp users 24×7 around the globe for more than two decades!

And if you need an affordable NetApp hardware support contract, a Zerowait Parts Assurance (ZPA) agreement will make certain you have the NetApp parts you need, when you need them. Each NetApp part you get from Zerowait is thoroughly tested and guaranteed. We even support your legacy filers that NetApp declared “end of availability” or “end of support.” If you need an entire filer, we have that covered too. Zerowait’s refurbished NetApp products are usually half the price of similar products new from NetApp, often much less than that.

ONE — Incidental Technical Services (ITS) Zerowait engineers are ready to provide NetApp support via phone or email. Zerowait’s Incidental Technical Support (ITS) agreement makes it quick and simple to get all the NetApp help you will need.

• ITS Special: ITS 10-Hour Bundle, only $1,570 USD.

TWO — Zerowait Parts Assurance (ZPA) A ZPA takes the headaches out of maintaining legacy NetApp hardware.

• ZPA Special: Start any new support contract for a NetApp FAS system and get a 10% discount. Applies to old and new customers.

THREE– cDOT NetApp FAS8060 Cluster, Transferable Licenses: $15,995

• 9.1P10 NFS_2, CIFS_2, ISCSI_2, FCP_2.
• Configurable with SATA, SAS, and/or SSD drives.
• Eligible for NetApp support contracts or ZPA.

To see examples of Transferable Licensed Systems click here.

Over the last twenty years technology has changed, and many storage and networking market leaders have come and gone, but Zerowait continues to grow because we put our customers’ requirements first every day.

To set up a conference call to discuss your storage and support needs, please click on this link to contact us with a time/date, or simply give us a call at 888.811.0808.

Our 20th year providing NetApp Service and Support 

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For over two decades Zerowait has been providing expert NetApp support. After the Global Financial Panic some of our NetApp customers asked us to design an affordable, resilient, scalable storage alternative to NetApp. SimplStor grew from this, and our custom-tailored solutions surpassed everyone’s expectations.

Now the folks at Catalogic (long known for NDMP backup software for NetApp users) have partnered with us to create a storage platform for their first NDMP backup appliances: vSTor. Zerowait storage engineers worked closely with Catalogic to design three economical SimplStor configurations that met their product goals perfectly: There’s a 25TB model, a 50TB model, and a 100TB model.

Every SimplStor is custom tailored to meet your needs: capacity, performance, connectivity, and protocols. And SimplStor is supported by the storage experts at Zerowait, people who know NetApp and understand demanding network storage environments.

Let us build the perfect storage system for you.

Call, email or Click here to get started.

To set up a conference call to discuss your storage and support needs, please click on this link to contact us with a time/date, or simply give us a call at 888.811.0808.

Michael Linett – President
Zerowait Corporation
Phone: 302.996.9408

Our 20th year providing NetApp Service and Support 

To win the race series you need to deliver consistent performance, so skillful teams prepare for both the nuances of an individual track and specific weather conditions they’ll face. Similarly, after more than three decades in business, I have found that each customer’s situation is different. The stakes are high and meeting the unique needs of each customer – budget, capacity, performance and availability – is the reason so many companies have made Zerowait a part of their data storage team.

Thirty years ago, we focused on smaller accounts. Today we have customers large and small, with hundreds of systems and thousands of drives under Zerowait support contracts. Worldwide storage demand keeps growing, and our support keeps improving because we invest in the technologies to identify and manage storage anomalies sooner and that enables us to respond quicker.

Zerowait can be a valuable member of your storage team. What is your storage challenge in 2020? Let us show you how Zerowait can help.

FIRST RACE — Maintain current equipment! Zerowait Parts Assurance (ZPA) with Active Monitoring is perfect to keep your storage infrastructure tuned and ready for the task at hand.

• ZPA Special: Start any new support contract for a NetApp FAS system and we’ll take 15% off. Applies to old and new customers.

SECOND RACE— Upgrade your current infrastucture without a complete migration.

• FAS2240, FAS2554, FAS3240, FAS8060, FAS3250 and more are available!
• Choose from a variety of license packages.
• Configurable with SATA, SAS, and/or SSD drives.
• Eligible for NetApp support contracts or ZPA.

To see examples of Transferable Licensed Systems click here.

THIRD RACE – SimplStor, the Ultimate Contender for Low Cost and Reliable Data Storage

• SimplStor 1PB only $85,500.
• 36 bay server, plus 45-bay add-on array.
• 81 x 16TB SATA enterprise drives.
• CentO/S installed (RHEL, Windows Server available at additional cost).
• Dual 10GbE RJ45 Copper ports onboard.
• Dual SSD for OS.
• First Year SimplSupport included–with advanced NBD replacement.

Click here to learn more about our appliances and to request a custom build (12-bay chassis are also available).

Over the last twenty years technology has changed, and many storage and networking market leaders have come and gone, but Zerowait continues to grow because we put our customers’ requirements first every day.

To set up a conference call to discuss your storage and support needs, please click on this link to contact us with a time/date, or simply give us a call at 888.811.0808.

Our 20th year providing NetApp Service and Support 

Multiple times I’ve been asked about the secret to Zerowait’s longevity. As you know, three decades is a really long time to do anything in the IT space. What we have done right at Zerowait evolved over time, but generally falls into three areas: proven technical experience, flexible approaches, and one clear unchanging goal – deliver excellent quality products and support at a substantially lower price.

When I started, I diligently researched customer requests and answered their questions thoughtfully and directly. Honest solutions for their problems at a lower price and no technical doubletalk. Eventually Zerowait customers took us into international opportunities, and we expanded our product portfolio and business systems even further to provide a range of storage solutions that were custom tailored to customer’s technical and budgetary needs. And we still do that today.

This month’s specials are in celebration of our 30th year in business.

ONE — ZPA – Outstanding Long-Term Support! Zerowait Parts Assurance (ZPA) with Active Monitoring is a perfect solution for many customers. Keep what you have going years past the OEM EOS dates!

• ZPA Special: Start any new support contract for a NetApp FAS system and we’ll take 15% off. Applies to old and new customers.

TWO— Transferable Licensed Filers to Drive Down Your NetApp Costs! Off-lease, transferable licensed filers are perfect when it’s time to upgrade.

• ONLY $5995. FAS6280HA. Dual controller Powerhouse!
• Licensed for CIFS, NFS, ISCSI, FCP, HTTP, ClusterFailover, ASIS, NearStor. 7-Mode.
• Configurable with SATA, SAS, and/or SSD drives (at additional cost)
• Eligible for NetApp support contracts or ZPA.

To see more Transferable Licensed Systems and details on these systems click here.THREE – SimplStor, the Ultimate in Low Cost and Reliable Data Storage

• SimplStor SSC-36L with 100TB USABLE, only $20,500.
• 36 bay server.
• 17 x 8TB SATA enterprise drives.
• 19 empty slots for future growth
• CentO/S installed (RHEL, Windows Server available at additional cost).
• Dual 10GbE RJ45 Copper ports onboard.
• Dual SSD for OS.
• First Year SimplSupport included–with advanced NBD replacement.

Click here to learn more about our appliances and to request a custom build (12-bay chassis are also available).Over the last twenty years technology has changed, and many storage and networking market leaders have come and gone, but Zerowait continues to grow because we put our customers’ requirements first every day.

To set up a conference call to discuss your storage and support needs, please click on this link to contact us with a time/date, or simply give us a call at 888.811.0808.

Our 20th year providing NetApp Service and Support