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2022-23 DCIG TOP 5 On-Premises SDS Object Storage Solutions Report Now Available
DCIG is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the 2022-23 DCIG TOP 5 On-Premises SDS Object Storage report. This report provides guidance on TOP 5 solutions organizations should consider for SDS-based object storage solutions for on-premises deployment.

2022-23 DCIG TOP 5 On-Premises SDS Object Storage Solutions
DCIG is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the 2022-23 DCIG TOP 5 On-Premises SDS Object Storage Solutions report. DCIG evaluated eighteen SDS object storage solutions for an on-premises use case across five different categories. This report provides guidance on the TOP 5 solutions organizations should consider for SDS-based object storage for on-premises deployment. The report is available for free download.

How to Expedite Creating a Short List of Microsoft Hyper-V Backup Offerings
By first examining each backup offering’s support of these options, organizations may more quickly get to a short list of Microsoft Hyper-V backup offerings to consider.

DCIG is Researching Storage as a Service (STaaS) Solutions
DCIG is currently researching enterprise storage as a service, and intends to publish one or more DCIG TOP 5 reports based on this STaaS research.

Backup Solutions Still Have a Home in Today’s HA World
Driven by their intolerance for downtime, organizations seek out highly available technologies and infrastructures to host their applications and data. Unfortunately, even given access to almost unlimited resources organizations get no guarantees of perpetual uptime. To address this shortcoming, organizations must continue to give backup solutions a home in their highly available (HA) world.

2022-23 DCIG TOP 5 Storage for Healthcare Solutions Report Now Available
DCIG is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the 2022-23 DCIG TOP 5 Storage for Healthcare Solutions report. DCIG evaluated sixteen providers offering healthcare storage solutions across six different categories. This report provides guidance on the TOP 5 vendors providing storage solutions organizations should consider for the unique storage solutions healthcare organizations require.

2022-23 DCIG TOP 5 Storage for Life Sciences Solutions Report Now Available
DCIG is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the 2022-23 DCIG TOP 5 Storage for Life Sciences Solutions report. DCIG evaluated fifteen providers offering storage solutions across six different categories. This report provides guidance on the TOP 5 rising vendors providing storage solutions organizations should consider for the unique storage solutions life science organizations require.

Data Leadership through Data Management Software
The current generation of data management solutions provide the opportunity for IT leaders to exercise data leadership, transforming data into a tactical and even strategic asset for creating new value across business units and the enterprise at large.

2022-23 DCIG TOP 5 Small Enterprise VMware vSphere Backup Solutions Report Now Available
DCIG is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the inaugural 2022-23 DCIG TOP 5 Small Enterprise VMware vSphere Backup Solutions report. This report unveils the TOP 5 small enterprise backup solutions that organizations should consider for protecting their applications, data, and workloads hosted on VMware vSphere.

Distinguishing Features of Large, Midsize, and Small Enterprise VMware vSphere Backup Solutions
Recent DCIG research revealed the characteristics that distinguish large, midsize and small VMware vSphere backup solutions from one another. VMware offers APIs that backup software may use to integrate with vCenter to centralize and administer data protection. These integrations with and leveraging of the VMware APIs influence which types of enterprise environments these backup solutions best fit.