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Are you currently selling Managed Services? |
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Are you currently selling Online Data Backup and Recovery services? |
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How many clients are you presently backing up? |
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How much data are you currently managing for your clients’ backup needs? Is that native or is that compressed? |
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What do you like about your current solution? |
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What do you dislike about what your current solution? |
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Does your provider sell direct or compete? |
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Does your current solution offer such features as:
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Data de-duplication? |
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Data compression? |
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Data encryption from start to finish and during offsite data transmission? |
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Support for multiple operating systems or is it Windows only? |
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Support for multiple databases and Exchange? |
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Does your current solution offer both onsite and remote storage in the same solution? If so, does it involve an appliance or is it software-only that must be installed on the client server? |
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Do you have control over what you charge your clients? |
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How are you charged by the provider? Is it based on compressed or protected data? Are you charged a wholesale price? Are their savings or incentives to store more? Do you have to pay in advance in order to get a certain price or is it “pay as you go”? |
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Who is your current provider? |
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What does the majority of your client base do now for backup? |
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Have you heard of or are you familiar with Online Data Backup solutions? If so what features are you familiar with? |
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What would you look for if you were evaluating a backup solution? |
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Do you ever consult with your clients on data management? Have you discussed Recovery Time Objectives or Recovery Point Objectives with your clients? |
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Have you ever lost your data? Have your clients ever lost data? |
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Have you ever been unable to recover backed up data because of limitations in the solution you were using (Examples: data was corrupted, tape drive failed, tapes failed, etc.) |
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How much do you think it would cost your typical client if they were down for a day or more? |
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On average, how many employees does your typical client have? |
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Are you focused on, or do you target a particular market vertical? (Healthcare and other verticals have mandated regulations that require automated online backup and recovery.) |
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Roughly how many GB would your typical client have? Is that native or compressed data? |
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How many engineers do you have on staff? |
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Do you have a sales staff? If “yes”, how many? |
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