It became NetApp's best selling product at the time. I don't deserve any credit for that of course, the folks to did the work to get it out the door and sell it get the credit. My job was to do what the Army engineers do, land on the beach and clear the obstacles between the beach and the objective so that the main force can do what they came for.

When I interview managers I ask them why they want to be a manager. It is not uncommon for them to say, "Because I want to be able to make the right decisions." And I ask them, "And if they are the wrong decisions, are you prepared to be told to leave?" It is a good litmus test.