What We Provide
Evaluator Group is recognized leader in the storage industry. As one of the premier analyst firms focusing on computer storage technology, we provide in-depth, unbiased technical research and expertise on the industry's leading vendors and product offerings.
Evaluator Group's product analysis' are not funded by vendors. Our customers, both IT professional end users and vendors, rely on us for upfront discussions and evaluations. We believe partial or complete funding for publications results in biased analysis and opinions. Evaluator Group's research is never authorized by a vendor prior to publishing.
Evaluator Group's analysis and commentary goes far beyond the topical coverage of storage technologies. We go deep into the products, understanding how product perform. Our team of experts come from engineering, IT management and operations. This means you can ask and get detailed understanding of how things will work in your environment, and cut through the noise of obtuse technology "speak."
Who We Serve
The Evaluator Group services IT organizations for the Fortune 2000 and government institutions who are making decisions on architecture and product acquisitions. We also serve vendors with product direction, opinion and comparison data.
- IT Organizations
- Storage Strategy Review
- Storage Architecture
- RFP and Proposal Review
- Education
- Vendors
- Portfolio review
- Validation and Test
- Competitive Review and Assessment
- Marketing Segmentation
- Market and Sales assessment
Product Offerings
Advanced Storage Education and eLearning: We provide both in person training and on-line classes for end users and vendors. The training is unbiased and non - vendor sponsored. The class training is kept small enough for group and whiteboard discussions. eLearning is designed to complement our ES/OL service by providing in a format that is easily accessible to our global audience. Evaluator Group also conducts on-site training that can be designed for a specific audience.
ES/OL Database: An on-line knowledge -base is available that contains timely and detailed product and comparison information, covering major storage products from open and mainframe server and storage vendors, SAN component suppliers and storage software suppliers. Information is available for single use purchase or as a subscription. Advisory Services: Our advisory services are available to address the needs of IT users and vendors. Services for end users include determining their technology requirements, based upon their business needs; evaluating the alternatives and recommending possible solutions. They type of advisory services we provide to vendors includes assistance with every phase of the product marketing and sales cycle.
Lab Testing and Validation Services: Evaluator Group provides test lab services for vendor product validation. These include qualitative and quantitative tests, from out of the box experience to performance testing. The lab is located in the Denver, Colorado metro area.
Packaged Offerings: Evaluator Group packages offerings which provide access to our eLearning, ES/OL publications along with advisory services at a reduced rate.