Customer and Partner Success Is Foundation for Culture That Lands NetApp #6 on FORTUNE's "100 Best Companies to Work

SUNNYVALE, CA, Jan 19 (MARKET WIRE) --
NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today was ranked #6 on FORTUNE magazine's "100 Best
Companies to Work For" list for 2012. This is the fourth consecutive year
NetApp was ranked in the top 10 and sixth consecutive year it was ranked
in the top 15. The consistent recognition as a great place to work around
the world validates NetApp's commitment to sustaining a culture where
innovation thrives and inspired employees help partners and customers
succeed so that businesses built on NetApp go further, faster.

"We are committed to building a model company that drives growth and
success for our customers and partners," said Tom Georgens, president and
CEO, NetApp. "Earning a spot on FORTUNE magazine's list of the '100 Best
Companies to Work For' is fantastic recognition of our talented and
passionate employees, who make our customer promise -- 'go further,
faster' -- a reality every single day."

Culture of Innovation Drives Success
NetApp is committed to creating a
model global company that fosters creativity, teamwork, open
communication, leadership, adaptability, and innovation. These principles
add up to a unique culture that creates an environment where employees
and innovation thrive and helps partners and customers maximize their
success.

NetApp's culture is the source of sustainable differentiation for the
company, which is why the company nurtures its culture by measuring
itself against the world's best workplaces. In addition to NetApp's
latest ranking on FORTUNE's "100 Great Companies to Work For" list, the
following global rankings underscore NetApp's commitment to upholding its
values and culture as the foundation of a great place to work:

-- Research Triangle Park, North Carolina: #1
-- Canada: #2
-- Switzerland: #2
-- United Kingdom: #2
-- Australia: #3
-- World's Best Multinational Workplace #3
-- France: #4
-- Minnesota: #4
-- Netherlands: #5
-- Pennsylvania: #5
-- Washington, D.C.: #5
-- Europe: #6
-- New York City: #6
-- Germany: #8
-- Japan: #8
-- India: #10
-- Boston: #14

What Some of NetApp's Customers Are Saying

-- Kenneth Danila, IT Operations Manager at VHB
"NetApp's annual
recognition on the '100 Great Companies to Work For' list is not
surprising to us at VHB. NetApp's dedicated, responsive, and
hard-working employees have helped us connect our two most vital
assets, our people and our data, and better enable us to help our
customers solve the nation's most complex transportation, land
development, environmental, and urban design and planning challenges.
We congratulate NetApp and look forward to our continued joint
success."

-- Bob Gelety, Director of Network Engineering, Clark Construction Group,
LLC
"A significant portion of Clark Construction Group's data and
applications resides on NetApp, giving us the flexibility and
efficiency we need to further our technology innovation and venture
into promising new markets. NetApp's annual recognition on the '100
Great Companies to Work For' list underscores its commitment to its
employees, who help customers like us propel our business."

About the 100 Best Companies to Work For List
To pick the 100 Best
Companies to Work For, FORTUNE partners with the Great Place to Work
Institute to conduct the most extensive employee survey in corporate
America; 280 firms participated in this year's survey. More than 246,000
employees at those companies responded to a survey created by the
Institute, a global research and consulting firm operating in 45
countries around the world. Two-thirds of a company's score is based on
the results of the institute's Trust Index survey, which is sent to a
random sample of employees from each company. The survey asks questions
related to their attitudes about management's credibility, job
satisfaction, and camaraderie. The other third is based on responses to
the Institute's Culture Audit, which includes detailed questions about
pay and benefit programs and a series of open-ended questions about
hiring practices, methods of internal communication, training,
recognition programs, and diversity efforts. After evaluations are
completed, if news about a company comes to light that may significantly
damage employees' faith in management, we may exclude it from the list.
Any company that is at least five years old and has more than 1,000 U.S.
employees is eligible. For information on how to apply, visit
www.greatplacetowork.com. For full list of winners and related stories,
please visit http://www.Fortune.com/BestCompanies.

Additional Resources

-- Read about NetApp's commitment to culture and its consistent
recognition around the world:
http://www.netapp.com/us/company/our-story/great-place-to-work
-- Follow NetApp on Twitter: www.twitter.com/NetApp
-- Get the latest on NetApp culture: www.facebook.com/NetAppCulture
-- Join NetApp on Facebook: www.facebook.com/NetApp
-- View NetApp videos on YouTube: www.youtube.com/NetAppTV
-- Connect with NetApp on LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=111681

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About NetApp
NetApp creates innovative storage and data management
solutions that deliver outstanding cost efficiency and accelerate
business breakthroughs. Our commitment to living our core values and
consistently being recognized as a great place to work around the world
are fundamental to our long-term growth and success, as well as the
success of our pathway partners and customers. Discover our passion for
helping companies around the world go further, faster at www.netapp.com.

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countries. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered
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Press Contact:
Sarah Tolle
(408) 822-7986
sarah.tolle@netapp.com

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