When Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility decided to upgrade its data protection system, its search for the best solution was rigorous and precise. After circulating its criteria in a Request for Proposals (RFP), the Alaskan utility carefully weighed a number of factors in competing responses, rated each with a score and selected the vendor which accumulated the most points. Quantum’s DXi-Series disk-based backup solution with deduplication technology was the winner.