Skip navigation UNITED STATES LIBRARY COMMUNITIES LOGIN CONTACT US PRODUCTS SOLUTIONS SERVICES & SUPPORT PARTNERS COMPANY HOW TO BUY Home Company News@NetApp Honors and Awards Given to NetApp +1 877 263 8277 Contact Sales News@NetApp Press Releases Press Coverage Awards Image Gallery Executive Bios E-mail twitter facebook linkedin google-plus Year: 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 Top 300 Organizations Granted U.S. Patents in 2013 (IPO) Jun 2014 http://www.ipo.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2013-Top-300-Patent-Owners_5.9.141.pdf Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) has published its 2013 "Top 300 Patent Owners" list. In its 31st year, the list reports the 300 organizations that received the most utility patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in the previous year. NetApp was named to the list for the 8th consecutive year, ranking 164 for having had 182 US patents issued in CY13. Silicon Valley's 2014 Best CIO Awards – Finalist: Cynthia Stoddard (Silicon Valley Business Journal) Jun 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/print-edition/2014/06/20/best-cio-cynthia-stoddard-netapp-is-her-companys.html Silicon Valley's 2014 Best CIO Awards highlight the Chief Information Officer/Chief Technology Officers who are exceptional leaders in the business world and involved in the community. Cynthia Stoddard was recognized on this year’s list as "Best CIO - Public Company: Finalist." SMB Storage Vendor of the Year – NetApp (Zawya) Jun 2014 http://www.zawya.com/story/NetApp_wins_SMB_Storage_Vendor_of_the_Year_at_Integrator_ICT_Champion_Awards_2014-ZAWYA20140615094927/ NetApp was awarded 'SMB Storage Vendor of the Year' at the Integrator ICT Champion Awards 2014. Chosen from a pool of regional ICT players, NetApp won the award for employing the strategy of partnering to deliver functionality and value of Enterprise Data Management Solutions. Women of The Channel 2014: My First Job (CRN) Jun 2014 www.crn.com/slide-shows/channel-programs/300073031/women-of-the-channel-2014-my-first-job.htm/pgno/0/6 CRN asked this year's Women of the Channel honorees to share tales of how they got their start. Here's a look at some of the first jobs held by the 2014 Women of the Channel and the wisdom they gained from them. NetApp’s Melanie Barrier was asked to participate this year. Power 100: The Most Powerful Women Of The Channel 2014 (Part 2) (CRN) Jun 2014 www.crn.com/slide-shows/channel-programs/300072996/power-100-the-most-powerful-women-of-the-channel-2014-part-2.htm The Power 100 is culled from the ranks of CRN's Women of the Channel list, and spotlights those female executives whose insight and influence in their respective companies help drive channel success. NetApp’s Regina Kunkle and Debra Sperling made this year’s list. 2014 Women of the Channel – Christine Linthacum (CRN) Jun 2014 www.crn.com/rankings-and-lists/wotc2014_details.htm?w=183&wc=4 This year, CRN honors 340 Women of the Channel whose expertise and vision are deserving of recognition. NetApp’s Christine Linthacum made this year’s list. 2014 Women of the Channel – Melanie Barrier (CRN) Jun 2014 www.crn.com/rankings-and-lists/wotc2014_details.htm?w=17&wc=4 This year, CRN honors 340 Women of the Channel whose expertise and vision are deserving of recognition. NetApp’s Melanie Barrier made this year’s list. 2014 Women of the Channel – Debra Sperling (CRN) Jun 2014 www.crn.com/rankings-and-lists/wotc2014_details.htm?w=290&wc=4 This year, CRN honors 340 Women of the Channel whose expertise and vision are deserving of recognition. NetApp’s Debra Sperling made this year’s list. 2014 Women of the Channel – Regina Kunkle (CRN) Jun 2014 www.crn.com/rankings-and-lists/wotc2014_details.htm?w=171&wc=4 This year, CRN honors 340 Women of the Channel whose expertise and vision are deserving of recognition. NetApp’s Regina Kunkle made this year’s list. 2014 Women of the Channel (CRN) Jun 2014 www.crn.com/rankings-and-lists/wotc2014.htm This year, CRN honors 340 Women of the Channel whose expertise and vision are deserving of recognition. NetApp’s Regina Kunkle, Debra Sperling, Melanie Barrier, and Christine Linthacum made this year’s list. 2014 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards (Microsoft) May 2014 http://www.digitalwpc.com/Awards/Pages/Home.aspx#fbid=WSxzJcKVGGt This year, Microsoft received over 3,200 nominations from 112 different countries for the 46 different global award opportunities for their 2014 Partner of the Year Awards. The annual awards celebrate top Microsoft partners that are solving customer challenges with creative technology solutions. NetApp was selected as a finalist in the following two categories: Public Sector Partner of the Year — Public Safety/National Security and Management and Virtualization Partner of the Year. Citrix Best of Synergy Awards 2014 May 2014 http://www.citrix.com/cms/ready/best-of-synergy-2014-winners/ Citrix Best of Synergy Awards 2014 recognize Citrix Synergy sponsoring companies who best excel in delivering solutions that solve customer challenges in combination with Citrix products. One winner was chosen from each of the four categories by Synergy attendees via popular vote. NetApp was named the winner in the Cloud Ecosystem category. Big Data 100: Big Data Infrastructure, Tools And Services (CRN) May 2014 http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/applications-os/300072887/big-data-100-big-data-infrastructure-tools-and-services.htm/pgno/0/17 The CRN editorial team created the second annual Big Data 100 list, identifying vendors that have demonstrated an ability to innovate in bringing to market products and services that help business work with big data. NetApp was recognized on this year's list, along with 24 other big data infrastructure, tool and service companies offering everything from hardware servers to software platforms and applications to cloud-based services. Best Places to Work 2014: Large Companies (Washington Business Journal) May 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/print-edition/2014/05/09/best-places-to-work-2014-large-companies.html?page=all Washington Business Journal’s "Best Places to Work" list honors the area's leading employers, recognizing the excellent spirit and diverse characteristics of the many top companies across the region. The NetApp Vienna office ranked #10 on this year’s list. This is NetApp’s 6th consecutive year in the top 10. Best Legal Departments 2014 (Corporate Counsel) May 2014 http://www.corpcounsel.com/id=1202654591573/Best+Legal+Departments+2014 The winners of the "Best Legal Departments 2014" by Corporate Counsel are a diverse bunch. They do creative, state-of-the-art work and often confront potentially dangerous crises, from economic meltdowns to bribery scandals. NetApp's legal department was honored on this year's list. The 20 Most Flexible Employers In America Apr 2014 http://www.businessinsider.com/most-flexible-companies-to-work-for-2014-4 Business Insider's list of the "20 Most Flexible Employers In America" is based on exclusive data from PayScale, which asks employees to answer questions about their employers' flexibility. The companies considered for the honor are chosen from the complete Fortune 500 list. NetApp ranked #2 on this year's list! It's here! The 2014 list of 100 Best Workplaces in Canada is being unveiled today. Produced by Great Place to Work Apr 2014 https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/2014-list-100-best-workplaces-041500556.html "The 2014 List of Best Workplaces in Canada" is part of the world's largest annual workplace study, which culminates in a series of national lists in almost 50 countries, including the study's flagship list of 100 Best companies published annually in Fortune magazine. Globally, this survey represents the voices of 11 million employees, including approximately 300,000 from Canada alone. NetApp Canada ranked #4 on this year’s list in the Large/Multinational category. The 50 Best Employers In America Apr 2014 http://www.businessinsider.com/best-employers-in-america-2014-4#16-netapp-35 The second annual list of "The 50 Best Employers in America" by PayScale and Business Insider evaluated companies by both pay and happiness. NetApp ranked #16 on this year's list. Going For The Gold: 2014 Channel Champions Apr 2014 http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/channel-programs/300072351/going-for-the-gold-2014-channel-champions.htm/pgno/0/12?itc=nextpage CRN’s 24th annual Channel Champions awards highlight the vendor partners that solution providers voted to be best-of-the-best for 2014. The winning vendors were chosen based on the scores provided by 6,000 solution providers across a wide range of technologies and on the criteria crucial to a successful partnership. NetApp has moved up into the No. 2 position on this year's list in the Enterprise Network Storage category. Best Places to Work 2014, Crain’s Chicago Business: NetApp Inc. Apr 2014 http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20140404/ISSUE02/304059985/best-places-to-work-2014-netapp-inc?utm_source=ISSUE02&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chicagobusiness Crain's Chicago published their 2014 list of the "Best Places to Work." The top ten features the overall best workplaces scored their traditional way, but they also have a short list for the best workplaces for millennials and Gen X (individuals who were born between the 1960s and early 1980s). In addition to being ranked #8 on the overall top ten list, NetApp ranked #4 on the Gen X list. NetApp's Connie Brenton | Women of Influence 2014 Apr 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/print-edition/2014/04/04/netapps-connie-brenton-women-of-influence-2014.html Silicon Valley Business Journal spotlights 100 women in the 2014 Women of Influence class who are remaking Silicon Valley. They surveyed the worlds of technology, venture capital, healthcare, real estate and nonprofit to find the people whose work deserves special recognition. This year, Connie Brenton, Chief of Staff, Director of Legal Operations at NetApp, placed on the list. InformationWeek Elite 100 Apr 2014 http://www.informationweek.com/2014-informationweek-elite-100-winners/d/d-id/1127899 The InformationWeek Elite 100 is a selective, annual ranking of business technology innovators, and is a successor to the InformationWeek 500 ranking that was conducted for 25 years. NetApp ranked #36 on this year’s list. America's 50 Outstanding General Counsel Mar 2014 http://www.nationallawjournal.com/id=1202648667420/Americas+50+Outstanding+General+Counsel The National Law Journal's "America's 50 Outstanding General Counsel" lists the 50 lawyers who have what it takes to run exemplary in-house legal departments. These individuals are chosen for demonstrating leadership (defined as guiding the company, serving as a model for others), as well as for their legal results (defined as changing the law and effectively ending disputes). NetApp General Counsel Matthew Fawcett was recognized on this year’s list. Tech 10: Must-See Big Data Storage Products: Page 7 of 11 Mar 2014 http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/security/300072169/tech-10-must-see-big-data-storage-products.htm/pgno/0/6?itc=nextpage This month's CRN Tech Ten features a number of recently introduced data storage systems that can help IT managers meet the Big Data challenge. The slideshow highlights the key hybrid cloud and multivendor capabilities of NetApp’s FAS8000 series, and discusses the benefits this brings to enterprises that are managing Big Data across public and private clouds. 2014 Partner Programs Guide: 5-Star Storage Vendors Mar 2014 http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/storage/300072093/2014-partner-programs-guide-5-star-storage-vendors.htm/pgno/0/34?itc=nextpage The 2014 Partner Programs Guide offers the information solution providers need to evaluate IT vendors they work with or are considering working with. The guide is based on detailed applications vendors submitted outlining all aspects of their partner programs. As part of the Partner Program Guide, some programs are designated as 5-Star Partner Programs. Thus far, NetApp has been named a 5-Star Partner Program in the Cloud, Software and Storage categories. 2014 Partner Programs Guide: 5-Star Software Vendors Mar 2014 http://crn.com/slide-shows/applications-os/300072055/2014-partner-programs-guide-5-star-software-vendors-part-2.htm/pgno/0/4?itc=nextpage The 2014 Partner Programs Guide offers the information solution providers need to evaluate IT vendors they work with or are considering working with. The guide is based on detailed applications vendors submitted outlining all aspects of their partner programs. As part of the Partner Program Guide, some programs are designated as 5-Star Partner Programs. Thus far, NetApp has been named a 5-Star Partner Program in the Cloud, Software and Storage categories. 2014 Partner Programs Guide: 5-Star Cloud Vendors Mar 2014 http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/cloud/300072027/2014-partner-programs-guide-5-star-cloud-vendors-part-2.htm/pgno/0/11 The 2014 Partner Programs Guide offers the information solution providers need to evaluate IT vendors they work with or are considering working with. The guide is based on detailed applications vendors submitted outlining all aspects of their partner programs. As part of the Partner Program Guide, some programs are designated as 5-Star Partner Programs. Thus far, NetApp has been named a 5-Star Partner Program in the Cloud, Software and Storage categories. Top STEM Companies for Women 2014 Mar 2014 http://www.professionalwomanmag.com/article/top-stem-companies-women-2014 Each year, DiversityComm, Inc. and its four diversity magazines conduct select evaluations of the nation’s Top STEM Employers, Top Diversity Employers, Supplier Diversity Programs and Executives, Industry Leaders, Law Enforcement & Government Agencies and Colleges, Best of the Best Logo 2014 Universities and MBA Schools. The evaluations also integrate findings by each magazine independently to identify "Best of the Best" in relation to outreach and accessibility to the African American, Hispanic/Latino, Veteran and Female population. This year, NetApp was named as one of the Top STEM Companies for Women by Professional Woman's Magazine. Class of 2014 Yearbook: The Honorees Feb 2014 http://www.computerworld.com/spring/p100/detail/687 Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders Awards honor 100 individuals who guide the effective use of information technology to improve their company's business performance. Premier 100 IT Leader honorees are CIOs, Vice Presidents, Directors and Managers from IT and a wide range of other business functions as technology becomes more deeply embedded throughout the enterprise. Cynthia Stoddard, NetApp Chief Information Officer, was named to Computerworld’s Premier 100 class of 2014. 2014 Channel Chiefs: The 50 Most Influential Feb 2014 http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/channel-programs/300071812/2014-channel-chiefs-the-50-most-influential.htm/pgno/0/35 Each year CRN puts together its list of the leading channel chiefs in the IT industry. This year’s list consisted of approximately 270 individuals, with only 50 identified as the most influential channel chiefs. Peter Howard, VP, Global Channel Sales at NetApp, was named as one of "The 50 Most Influential" for 2014. 2014 Data Center 100: 20 Infrastructure Providers Feb 2014 www.crn.com/slide-shows/data-center/300071696/2014-data-center-100-20-infrastructure-providers.htm/pgno/0/14 CRN presents the 100 vendors that comprise the 2014 Data Center 100 broken into five categories - Infrastructure, Virtualization, Hosts, Designers and Tools. The Infrastructure category looks at companies providing the hardware upon which data center compute, power and cooling infrastructures are built. NetApp is featured as the second-largest independent storage vendor and the largest to offer the same storage operating system across nearly all its product families. NetApp partners with Cisco in developing the FlexPod line of converged server-storage-networking data center solutions. 100 Best Companies to Work For – NetApp #33 Jan 2014 http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/best-companies/2014/snapshots/33.html?iid=BC14_lp_arrow1 NetApp joins an elite group of 100 companies in the United States who were recognized by their employees through a Fortune Magazine/Great Place to Work survey taken by more than 252,000 employees from 257 companies. This is NetApp’s 12th consecutive year on the list. NetApp ranked #33 on this year’s list. Best Places to Work 2014 Jan 2014 http://www.netapp.com/us/company/news/press-releases/news-rel-20140116-581774.aspx Dedicated Employees and Innovative Culture Earn NetApp Recognition as a Best Company to Work for in America, Driving Success for Customers and Partners Converged Systems Jan 2014 http://itbrandpulse.com/research/brand-leader-program/263-converged-systems-2014 In January 2014, IT Brand Pulse conducted a survey of IT professionals. The respondents were asked which vendors they perceived as the leader in six categories for Converged Systems (Market, Price, Performance, Reliability, Service & Support and Innovation). NetApp/Cisco FlexPod was selected as the 2014 Market Leader for Converged Systems. 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