Stop Arguing About Ease of Use. Start Measuring It.
Commvault, Monday, August 17th, 2026
Commvault proposes a data protection gearing ratio, protected capacity per full-time administrator, as a measurable ease-of-use metric.
Commvault proposes replacing subjective claims about ease of use in data protection with a measurable data protection gearing ratio: protected capacity divided by the number of full-time administrators.
The company argues measuring protected capacity per full-time equivalent gives a more meaningful view of operational efficiency than legacy metrics such as backup jobs per administrator.
Job counts reward busy work rather than reflecting how much data a team can actually protect. The gearing ratio also makes vendor comparisons concrete during evaluations. Commvault frames it as a way to turn a marketing argument into a number buyers can verify in their own environment.