Guarantee programs from storage vendors can drive significant value, but you need to make sure you dig into the details. Since late 2015, the enterprise storage industry has seen the rise of vendor guarantee programs. Today, many vendors offer these programs, each of which have a number of different facets. There is significant variability though in program aspects among vendors.
This IDC Perspective explains the value that you can realize from the different components of and approaches to storage-guarantee programs. Armed with this knowledge, IT management teams can make more informed purchase decisions that can lead to a better experience.
Read “How to Evaluate Enterprise Storage Vendor Guarantee Programs” from IDC to gain insight into:
- The 10 major areas covered by storage vendor guarantee programs
- The value and tradeoffs of the different approaches taken by vendors
- Advice for the technology buyer
