Jerome Wendt
CEO and principal analyst, DCIG, LLC.
Jerome Wendt currently serves as the CEO and Principal Analyst of DCIG, LLC, which he founded in 2007. Mr. Wendt is an avid writer who has written thousands of articles that have appeared in multiple magazines, on-line publications, and websites. Mr. Wendt is recognized as one of the foremost technology analysts in the enterprise data storage and data protection industries. Mr. Wendt covers topics related to enterprise and cloud infrastructures to include all-flash and hybrid arrays, cloud computing, cloud storage, data protection, hyperconverged infrastructures, and software-defined storage (SDS).
Since founding DCIG, Mr. Wendt originated and developed the processes and methodologies that went into the creation of the DCIG Buyer’s Guides and TOP 5 reports. The first DCIG Buyer’s Guide was released in 2010 and the first DCIG TOP 5 report was released in 2019. Since then, millions of copies of the DCIG Buyer’s Guides and TOP 5 reports having been distributed worldwide.
The Buyer’s Guides and TOP 5 reports have assisted decision makers in properly evaluating and classifying key enterprise data center technologies. The DCIG Buyer’s Guides and TOP 5 reports are widely recognized and used by information technology professionals who view them as the “go-to” source if looking to understand where a product best fits in their enterprise infrastructure.
Prior to founding DCIG, Mr. Wendt served as storage engineer working for First Data Corp. He also has written and contributed to leading publications to include ComputerWorld, Disaster Recovery Journal, DRJ.com, InfoStor, IT Central Station, SearchStorage.com, and Storage Magazine, among others. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems in 1995 from Washburn University (Topeka, KS) and a bachelor’s degree in Theology in 1990 from Ambassador University (now merged with Azusa Pacific University) in Pasadena, CA. More recently, Mr. Wendt was certified as an Amazon Cloud Solutions Architect. When away from work, he enjoys bowling, camping, fishing and playing Sudoku.
Lastest Posts By Jerome Wendt
3 Powerful Ways to Regain Infrastructure Control When Replacing VMware
Organizations considering VMware alternatives may initially view the task as a hypervisor replacement exercise. Yet virtualization represents only one component of the infrastructure they may need to replace in order to regain infrastructure control.
3 Ways DevOps Backup Protects Organizations from ‘Good’ Bad Actors
DevOps Backup must evolve as AI agents turn good employees into unintended bad actors. Learn how HYCU protects DevOps data from AI-driven mistakes.
5 Reasons NFS Makes the Best Default File Protocol for Backup
In finalizing DCIG’s TOP 5 research into general-purpose NAS appliances used as backup targets, I made a notable observation. I found few articles that provide guidance on which file protocol that organizations should use for backups. That omission may seem trivial.
However, organizations continually seek ways to accelerate backups and recoveries. Something as simple as choosing NFS over SMB, or vice versa, could potentially improve performance. Since all network attached storage (NAS) appliances positioned as backup targets support both protocols, why not select the better one?
3 Ways to Identify an HCI OS that Offers Greater Hardware Independence
Organizations increasingly evaluate HCI OSes as alternatives to traditional virtualization stacks when modernizing their IT environments. In doing so, they typically evaluate each HCI OS’s hypervisor, storage, networking, management, and licensing features. However, this approach may overlook another consideration: how certain HCI OSes require organizations to purchase and maintain specific server hardware. To avoid this, organizations should evaluate three characteristics that indicate how much hardware flexibility an HCI OS provides.
Continuous Data Access for 1 SaaS Application Has Changed the Data Protection Conversation
Organizations of all sizes and in all verticals increasingly depend upon SaaS applications to have continuous data access in their day-to-day business operations. However, this SaaS model comes with a catch. Using SaaS applications and storing data in the cloud transfers responsibility for that underlying infrastructure to SaaS and cloud providers. This model works well until the SaaS application, the cloud storage it uses, or the connection between them becomes unavailable. HYCU R-Serve for iManage begins to address this emerging issue of continuous data access for one SaaS application, iManage. Rather than restoring data, R-Serve offers continuous data access to iManage data that HYCU R-Cloud already protects.