Jerome Wendt
President and Founder, DCIG, LLC.
Jerome Wendt currently serves as the President and Founder 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. The first DCIG Midrange Array Buyer’s Guide was released in 2010 with millions of copies of the DCIG Buyer’s Guides being distributed worldwide. These Buyer’s Guides have assisted decision makers in properly evaluating and classifying key enterprise data center technologies. The DCIG Buyer’s Guides 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, 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
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.
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 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.
2022-23 DCIG TOP 5 Midsize Enterprise VMware vSphere Backup Solutions Report Now Available
DCIG is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the inaugural 2022-23 DCIG TOP 5 Midsize Enterprise VMware vSphere Backup Solutions report. This report unveils the TOP 5 midsize enterprise backup solutions that organizations should consider for protecting their applications, data, and workloads hosted on VMware vSphere.