Vendor Evaluation Checklist for SaaS Backup and Recovery

This document is a vendor evaluation checklist designed for assessing SaaS backup and recovery solutions. It provides a structured set of questions aimed at helping organizations evaluate potential vendors' capabilities in various areas, including backup coverage, data protection, storage, retention, security, and vendor reputation. The checklist includes a scoring system to ensure consistent evaluations, where responses are rated on a scale from 1 to 3 based on the comprehensiveness of the solutions offered. Additionally, the document outlines a disaster recovery maturity framework that categorizes organizations into stages of maturity, emphasizing the importance of integrating disaster recovery with business continuity and security processes. By using this checklist, organizations can identify vendors that support their journey towards achieving a more resilient and mature disaster recovery posture.