Cobalt Iron Compass® Named a DCIG TOP 5 Enterprise VMware Backup Solution

Cobalt Iron Inc. has announced that DCIG has recognised the company's cutting-edge Compass® enterprise SaaS backup platform as a TOP 5 Enterprise VMware Backup Solution for 2025-26.

This prestigious recognition comes after DCIG's comprehensive evaluation of 18 enterprise VMware backup solutions based on backup administration; configuration, licensing, and pricing; general data protection capabilities; recovery and restore; service and support; and VMware vSphere ESX/ESXi VM backup.

"Cobalt Iron distinguishes itself with its secure, automated, analytics-optimised Compass Zero Access® architecture. It embeds IBM Storage Protect and many other technologies as building blocks within its solution," DCIG analysts Jerome Wendt, Ken Clipperton, Todd Dorsey, and Joshua Konkle wrote in the report. "Compass then builds on its technological capabilities by offering additional advanced features that enterprises expect from modern data protection solutions. For example, Compass automates the operational tasks associated with all its components. Compass also analyzes backup and infrastructure operational metadata across a protected environment. It then identifies and predicts potential security, health, and operational issues and provides steps on how to resolve them."

The DCIG report highlights many of Compass' key distinguishing features, particularly its robust cyber security capabilities and scalable architecture. These include:

Automated Operations: Powers the operational tasks associated with all of Compass' components, enhancing efficiency and reducing manual intervention.
Compass Cyber Shield®: Provides comprehensive protection against ransomware across the entire backup stack, including APIs, user interface, backup software, catalog, networking, storage, and operating system. It incorporates AI, data immutability, and multifactor authentication, effectively eliminating nearly any possibility of Compass being compromised by cyber security threats.
Scalability: Capable of handling hundreds of concurrent client backup or restore jobs, optimising resources for peak demands. For client backups, Compass can support up to hundreds of threads to optimise performance.
Innovative Pricing Model: Charges based on terabytes of protected backend data after deduplication and compression, including offsite storage of a second copy.
AI-Powered Analytics: Identifies and predicts potential security, health, and operational issues, offering proactive resolution steps.
Secure Architecture: Utilises a secure, analytics-optimised Compass Zero Access architecture, enhancing overall data protection.

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