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
ExaGrid EX540-SSD Earns Recognition in the 2026-27 DCIG TOP 5 Cyber Resilient PBBAs – All-Flash Edition Report
The now released 2026-27 DCIG TOP 5 Cyber Resilient PBBAs – All-Flash Edition report helps enterprises identify the best all-flash PBBAs. This research evaluates fourteen all-flash purpose-built backup appliances (PBBAs) across more than 250 features and capabilities. It then identifies the five best all-flash PBBAs that protect, secure, and recover their data in today’s hostile cyber environment.
9 Innovative Trends Shaping the PBBA Market: From Backup Targets to Cyber Resilience Platforms
Ransomware continues to reshape how enterprises evaluate purpose-built backup appliances (PBBAs). Backup performance, data reduction, and scalability remain important, no doubt. However, organizations increasingly prioritize PBBAs that strengthen cyber resilience and accelerate recovery from increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. DCIG’s recent research into all-flash cyber resilient PBBAs reveals several notable market trends beyond traditional backup capabilities. These findings highlight how providers integrate AI-driven analytics, identity security, cloud connectivity, and recovery-focused features. These 9 key trends that now shape the PBBA market came out of the research and TOP 5 Cyber Resilient PBBA reports being released shortly.
Two-for-One Unified Infrastructure Platform Key to a Successful VMware Exit
Organizations evaluating Kubernetes increasingly find themselves trying to solve two interconnected challenges: modernizing applications while reducing their VMware dependency. To achieve this objective, more organizations evaluate layered Kubernetes architectures built on VMware-centric environments. However, these layered architectures create their own set of challenges. Built on separate virtualization, storage, networking, and Kubernetes operational domains, they become costly and difficult to implement and maintain. To avoid these challenges, organizations should consider choosing a unified infrastructure platform that offers a two-for-one. This platform supports both VM and cloud-native workloads while offering a consistent operational model to manage them.
AI Workloads Driving Evolution of Datacenter Infrastructure Paradigm
Today, more than ever, technology providers focus their messaging on how their solutions better equip organizations to implement AI. This messaging certainly makes sense in today’s AI-obsessed world. Organizations must often minimally upgrade, if not replace, their existing technology to ready their datacenters to run AI workloads.
HYCU aiR Repositions Backups as Operational Intelligence Assets
For decades, organizations viewed backup primarily as insurance. They protected data so they could recover after accidental deletion, corruption, hardware failures, or ransomware attacks. While this model remains necessary, it increasingly fails to address a broader challenge. They must also understand and govern their rapidly expanding SaaS and cloud data environments. HYCU aiR now enables backup to address these broader requirements.