700 Axed, Solidfire Targeted

NetApp layoffs hit Solidfire hard

By Chris Mellor -August 26, 2020

NetApp is laying off up to 700 people, with Solidfire engineers taking a big hit.

More than 100 staff at a NetApp Solidfire facility in Colorado have lost their jobs, according to our sources. Overall, the impact has been greatest on field sales teams, with HCI (Hyper-converged infrastructure) and alliances also hit.

There are many anonymous comments on Thelayoff.com, some of which discuss a 5.5 per cent headcount layoff, and others a large layoff impact on Solidfire all-flash array business, which NetApp bought in 2015. For example, “Finally the trigger is pulled on a failed acquisition. The Solidfire acquisition was a total failure and has been known internally for years.”

According to one B&F source, NetApp sales reps tend to turn HCI sales leads into ONTAP sales, with some 86 per cent of HCI leads converted to NetApp filers.

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https://blocksandfiles.com/2020/08/26/netapp-layoff/

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It sure looks like legit but clearly snarky posts get pulled if they challenge people spreading bad rumors.

Hate to say it, but if something gets pulled down it’s because the content rules were broken, not because of who read the content. Follow the usual netiquette, avoid naming names or swearing, bullying others and your post won’t get nuked.

Every company has a full time staff monitoring media and social media. They can respond to things written there anyway they like, but unless they own it, they have no power over it. And judging by the number of different forums here, it’s highly unlikely NetApp is the site owner.

There is no "moderator" NetApp has a full time staff monitoring social media and anonymous sites like this to preserve their undeserved corporate image. When an unfavorable comment is made they are very quick to have it removed. It's too bad they don't treat their customers in the same way.

Funny, a news story sourced from this site and then recirculated by someone on this site as fact.

Moderator, stop deleting posts you don't agree with, you are ruining the credibility of this site.

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According to one B&F source, NetApp sales reps tend to turn HCI sales leads into ONTAP sales, with some 86 per cent of HCI leads converted to NetApp filers.

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