Disk Backup Vendor Shortlist Tool

Author(s): Chris O'Connor

This tool allows enterprises to profile their disk backup requirements and generate a rank-ordered vendor shortlist from a fixed list of vendors. Vendor profiles are based on Info-Tech’s recent in-depth review of the disk backup market. The tool includes the following specific aspects of analysis:

  • Variable prioritization for product suitability on the following factors:
    • Features
    • Usability
    • Affordability
    • Architecture
  • Variable prioritization for vendor suitability on the following factors:
    • Viability
    • Strategy
    • Reach
    • Channel
  • Weightings to adjust the contribution of various suitability factors to overall vendor ranking.
  • A self-sorted ranking list of disk backup vendors. The ranking is based on user input.

Narrow the vendors to a shortlist of solutions that best satisfy your organization’s requirements before sending out RFPs and scheduling vendor demonstrations.