On Feb 1, 8:54 pm, Nik Simpson wrote:
Faeandar wrote:

So, since we have two people from companies in this space I'd like to
pose the competitive question:

What are your thoughts onIndex Engines?

First, right now I would not seeIndex Enginesas a direct competitor,
they are purely a search application and don't offer much in the way of
classification or policy-based data management which is needed for ILM.

Second for enterprise wide search the problem is that when I'm looking
for document X, I'd rather find it on disk than buried on a backup tape.
If I can't find it online, then I'd go backup tape. So other than as an
application for helping me keep better track of what I've backed up I
don't see much of a future for it.

Interesting technology that I suspect will get embedded in things like
VTLs and D2D disk backup appliances. I don't see it as a standalone
technology. Good acquisition candidate for somebody in that space.

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Nik Simpson

Nik:
I am with Index Engines - and want to update your post above. We
initially entered the market with a search capability, however we have
since added reporting and classification solutions. We are seeing
strong traction in the data classification space as we are the only
vendor that can provide full knowledge of data at the scale required
for enterprise wide engagements. Many of the ILM/classification
vendors have used open source indexing solutions - which do not scale
to millions/billions of files and email. We have architected a
purpose built indexing solution that provides comprehensive insight
into all enterprise data assets. A logical fit for anyone looking
into ILM or classification solutions.

Additionally, we can ingest data from a SAN, LAN or directly from
tape. Our architecture is designed to understand storage protocols -
so plugging us into any of these environments will allow us to ingest
data.

Hope this clarifies how we fit in the market and differentiates us
from the others.

Jim McGann
www.indexengines.com