Technical Account Manager (TAM) details

Overview

A Technical Account Manager (TAM) is a trusted advisor who makes sure you get the most out of CrashPlan's solutions and services by focusing on their management, health, and architecture. Specific benefits and deliverables of working with a TAM are outlined below. 

A named TAM is only included with our Premier Support offering. If you do not currently have Premier Support, please contact your Account Executive or our technical support team.

Benefits

Benefits of a named TAM include:

  • Better strategic and technical alignment between you and CrashPlan by:
    • Providing insight into CrashPlan's product roadmap
    • Identifying technical and business best practices tailored to your organization
    • Help with monitoring your environment for potential problems
  • Higher return on investment by helping you fully leverage all CrashPlan features included in your subscription
  • Your own advocate within CrashPlan who:
    • Escalates tickets and issues as necessary
    • Coordinates within CrashPlan to increase visibility and prioritize your needs
    • Assists with crisis and incident management

Reduced response times for tickets, as included with the Premier Support plan

Deliverables

Deliverables Frequency Desccription
Success plans Ongoing Alongside your CSM, works with you to build a customized plan that ensures you get the most value from your CrashPlan products and services.
Status meetings

Monthly

(minimum)

Meetings at least once per month to review the status of your CrashPlan environment. Meetings typically include:

  • Success plan progress
  • Support ticket review
  • Technical Q&A
  • Preview of upcoming CrashPlan releases
Technical expertise Ongoing Serves as the technical and escalation point of contact post-deployment, offering guidance on best practices and recommendations tailored to your organization.
Customer advocacy Ongoing Advocates for you and your specific needs within CrashPlan.
Escalations / Issue management As needed
  • Escalates support tickets and other issues as necessary
  • Manages critical situations
Health check Annually

Conducts a comprehensive review with you, including:

  • Current deployment health
  • Endpoint deployment methods
  • Archiving assistance
  • User on-boarding and off-boarding
  • Best practices review
  • Identification of opportunities to ensure you receive maximum value from your existing CrashPlan investment
  • Progress measurement against the previous health check
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