Mendocino Software

About Mendocino Software

DCIG, the Data Center Intelligence Group, is a technology analyst firm established in 2007 by Jerome Wendt. Initially, the firm focused on providing outsourced analyst services, including blog entries, customer validations, and white papers, with a goal of offering objective, third-party analysis of enterprise data protection, data storage, and cloud technologies. Jerome Wendt, the founder and CEO, brought years of experience from his time evaluating enterprise technology at a Fortune 500 company, which formed the basis for the firm's methodologies. Another key figure is Ken Clipperton, the Principal Researcher, who has over 20 years of IT leadership experience.

DCIG's business revolves around empowering the IT industry with actionable analysis and research. The firm serves IT professionals and solution providers by creating and licensing content that helps organizations make informed buying decisions. Its revenue is generated through the licensing of its reports and custom content creation for clients, which includes competitive intelligence, white papers, and technology reviews. The company's clients include a wide range of companies in the infrastructure, data, and storage management sectors.

The firm's core products are its in-depth research reports, most notably the DCIG TOP 5 reports, which evolved from the earlier DCIG Buyer's Guides first released in 2010. These reports provide concise, actionable analysis on enterprise cloud, data protection, and data storage technologies. DCIG evaluates products from a functional and business value perspective, assessing features based on what is most relevant to businesses. This approach helps organizations create shortlists of products that are the best fit for their specific needs and is often used by solution providers in their RFI and RFP responses. The research covers a wide range of topics, including unstructured data management, cybersecure NAS solutions, and Microsoft 365 SaaS backup solutions.