18. NetApp
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, Calif.
Revenue in Most Recent Quarter: $869 Million (Q1, FY2008)
Channel Chief: Julie Parrish, vice president of worldwide channel sales
Why It's a Strategic Storage Partner: NetApp is the top NAS player in the channel for midrange and enterprise customers, and also has a strong SAN offering through the channel. Its products are based on its proprietary ONTAP operating system which brings features like mirroring, snapshots, and deduplication to almost everything the company sells.
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