The 2021 – 22 DCIG TOP 5 Enterprise Hybrid Cloud SDS Block Storage Solutions report provides guidance on the TOP 5 software-defined storage (SDS) solutions organizations should consider for hybrid cloud SDS block storage solutions. To arrive at this recommendation, DCIG evaluated twenty-two different SDS solutions supporting block storage protocols. The general categories under which these features fell included:

• Deployment capabilities
• Data protection
• Product and performance management
• Documentation support
• Technical support
• Licensing and pricing

This report identifies:

• A listing of all twenty-two solutions evaluated
• An overview of how hybrid cloud adoption is shaping SDS product capabilities
• Features shared by all TOP 5 solutions
• A deeper explanation on the key similarities and differences between the TOP 5 solutions
• A profile of each solution that highlights the ways each distinguishes itself from the other solutions