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We are interested in feedback from CLARiiON, Celerra & Centera customers. One winner will be randomly selected for an Iomega portable hard drive and select respondents will also get an opportunity to participate in usability studies.
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1
. If you have both SAN and NAS storage, do you manage both?
We don't have BOTH SAN and NAS storage
We have both SAN and NAS storage and individuals or teams of storage managers that manage just SAN OR just NAS
We have both SAN and NAS storage and individuals or teams that manage BOTH SAN and NAS
If you have both SAN and NAS storage, do you manage both?
Other (please specify)
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2
. What percentage of your total server environment is currently virtualized?
0%-20%
20%-40%
40%-60%
60%-80%
80%-100%
What percentage of your total server environment is currently virtualized?
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. What server virtualization Hypervisors are you using today?
Today
Next 12-24 months
VMware
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What server virtualization Hypervisors are you using today? VMware Today
VMware Next 12-24 months
Hyper-V
Hyper-V Today
Hyper-V Next 12-24 months
Citrix Xen
Citrix Xen Today
Citrix Xen Next 12-24 months
Oracle VMS
Oracle VMS Today
Oracle VMS Next 12-24 months
Redhat/SuSE XEN
Redhat/SuSE XEN Today
Redhat/SuSE XEN Next 12-24 months
Other (please specify)
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4
. What is the mix of protocols in your virtualized environment?
FC SAN Now
FC SAN in 12-24 months
iSCSI Now
iSCSI in 12-24 months
NFS Now
NFS in 12-24 months
CIFS Now
CIFS in 12-24 months
0%-20%
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What is the mix of protocols in your virtualized environment? 0%-20% FC SAN Now
0%-20% FC SAN in 12-24 months
0%-20% iSCSI Now
0%-20% iSCSI in 12-24 months
0%-20% NFS Now
0%-20% NFS in 12-24 months
0%-20% CIFS Now
0%-20% CIFS in 12-24 months
20%-40%
20%-40% FC SAN Now
20%-40% FC SAN in 12-24 months
20%-40% iSCSI Now
20%-40% iSCSI in 12-24 months
20%-40% NFS Now
20%-40% NFS in 12-24 months
20%-40% CIFS Now
20%-40% CIFS in 12-24 months
40%-60%
40%-60% FC SAN Now
40%-60% FC SAN in 12-24 months
40%-60% iSCSI Now
40%-60% iSCSI in 12-24 months
40%-60% NFS Now
40%-60% NFS in 12-24 months
40%-60% CIFS Now
40%-60% CIFS in 12-24 months
60%-80%
60%-80% FC SAN Now
60%-80% FC SAN in 12-24 months
60%-80% iSCSI Now
60%-80% iSCSI in 12-24 months
60%-80% NFS Now
60%-80% NFS in 12-24 months
60%-80% CIFS Now
60%-80% CIFS in 12-24 months
80%-100%
80%-100% FC SAN Now
80%-100% FC SAN in 12-24 months
80%-100% iSCSI Now
80%-100% iSCSI in 12-24 months
80%-100% NFS Now
80%-100% NFS in 12-24 months
80%-100% CIFS Now
80%-100% CIFS in 12-24 months
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5
. Do your Server Admin’s managing server virtualization have a need to manage storage from a server-side environment like Virtual Center Plug-ins?
Do your Server Admin’s managing server virtualization have a need to manage storage from a server-side environment like Virtual Center Plug-ins?
Yes
No
If yes, how much or how little (do you see “boundaries?”)
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6
. What percentage of your desktop applications are virtualized using virtual desktop technologies? How about over the next 12-24 months? What type of applications?
Today
Next 12-24 Months
0%-20%
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What percentage of your desktop applications are virtualized using virtual desktop technologies? How about over the next 12-24 months? What type of applications? 0%-20% Today
0%-20% Next 12-24 Months
20%-40%
20%-40% Today
20%-40% Next 12-24 Months
40%-60%
40%-60% Today
40%-60% Next 12-24 Months
60%-80%
60%-80% Today
60%-80% Next 12-24 Months
80%-100%
80%-100% Today
80%-100% Next 12-24 Months
Specific applications or categories of applications? (Eg.: MS Office, Healthcare etc.)
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7
. What are the 1-2 storage features/enhancements that would help you with your most pressing storage challenges in a virtualized server environment?
What are the 1-2 storage features/enhancements that would help you with your most pressing storage challenges in a virtualized server environment?
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8
. How do you rate the current upgrade process of storage systems?
Unacceptable
Mediocre
Good
Very good
Excellent
Not Applicable/Cannot Comment
Pre-upgrade Storage System Check
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How do you rate the current upgrade process of storage systems? Pre-upgrade Storage System Check Unacceptable
Pre-upgrade Storage System Check Mediocre
Pre-upgrade Storage System Check Good
Pre-upgrade Storage System Check Very good
Pre-upgrade Storage System Check Excellent
Pre-upgrade Storage System Check Not Applicable/Cannot Comment
Pre-Upgrade Host Check
Pre-Upgrade Host Check Unacceptable
Pre-Upgrade Host Check Mediocre
Pre-Upgrade Host Check Good
Pre-Upgrade Host Check Very good
Pre-Upgrade Host Check Excellent
Pre-Upgrade Host Check Not Applicable/Cannot Comment
Actual Upgrade
Actual Upgrade Unacceptable
Actual Upgrade Mediocre
Actual Upgrade Good
Actual Upgrade Very good
Actual Upgrade Excellent
Actual Upgrade Not Applicable/Cannot Comment
Please provide any other comments about the upgarde process
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9
. Do you plan to implement 1-to-many and/or cascading replications?
Using today
Planning to implement within 6 months
Planning to implement within 12 months
Planning to implement within 12-24 months
No plans to implement
Do you plan to implement 1-to-many and/or cascading replications?
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10
. Do you have a requirement to replicate NAS file systems and SAN LUNs in the same consistency group?
Do you have a requirement to replicate NAS file systems and SAN LUNs in the same consistency group?
Yes
No
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11
. Would you like to replicate local snapshots to a secondary site?
Using today
Planning to implement within 6 months
Planning to implement within 12 months
Planning to implement within 12-24 months
No plans to implement
Would you like to replicate local snapshots to a secondary site?
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12
. How much data in your storage environment is backed up using NDMP?
0-1TB
1-2TB
2-5TB
5-10TB
>10TB
We don’t use NDMP
How much data in your storage environment is backed up using NDMP?
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13
. Rate the following in the order of priority when it comes to Performance Management of your Storage Infrastructure.
Very High
High
Medium
Low
QoS (Quality of Service)
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Rate the following in the order of priority when it comes to Performance Management of your Storage Infrastructure. QoS (Quality of Service) Very High
QoS (Quality of Service) High
QoS (Quality of Service) Medium
QoS (Quality of Service) Low
Able to define Application level SLA
Able to define Application level SLA Very High
Able to define Application level SLA High
Able to define Application level SLA Medium
Able to define Application level SLA Low
Ability to gather performance statistics
Ability to gather performance statistics Very High
Ability to gather performance statistics High
Ability to gather performance statistics Medium
Ability to gather performance statistics Low
Self Load balance of system resources across different processors
Self Load balance of system resources across different processors Very High
Self Load balance of system resources across different processors High
Self Load balance of system resources across different processors Medium
Self Load balance of system resources across different processors Low
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14
. What are your plans for using deduplication?
Test
File
Using today
Planning to implement within 6 months
Planning to implement within 12 months
Planning to implement within 12-24 months
No plans to implement
What are your plans for using deduplication? File Test
VDI
Using today
Planning to implement within 6 months
Planning to implement within 12 months
Planning to implement within 12-24 months
No plans to implement
VDI Test
Databases
Using today
Planning to implement within 6 months
Planning to implement within 12 months
Planning to implement within 12-24 months
No plans to implement
Databases Test
Generic Data on Block
Using today
Planning to implement within 6 months
Planning to implement within 12 months
Planning to implement within 12-24 months
No plans to implement
Generic Data on Block Test
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15
. Do you have plans to use encryption in your environment?
Yes for ALL data at Rest
Yes for specific Files in Data
Yes for data in Flight ONLY
No plans to use encryption
Do you have plans to use encryption in your environment?
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16
. Which applications are you using in production storage systems?
Currently Use
Plan to Use
Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007
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Which applications are you using in production storage systems? Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007 Currently Use
Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007 Plan to Use
Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008
Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008 Currently Use
Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008 Plan to Use
Microsoft Sharepoint
Microsoft Sharepoint Currently Use
Microsoft Sharepoint Plan to Use
Oracle 10g/11g
Oracle 10g/11g Currently Use
Oracle 10g/11g Plan to Use
SAP Business Suite
SAP Business Suite Currently Use
SAP Business Suite Plan to Use
IBM DB2
IBM DB2 Currently Use
IBM DB2 Plan to Use
PeopleSoft Enterprise
PeopleSoft Enterprise Currently Use
PeopleSoft Enterprise Plan to Use
IBM Lotus
IBM Lotus Currently Use
IBM Lotus Plan to Use
Other (please specify)
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17
. Where do you rank the importance of energy conservation in your environment?
Highest
High
Medium
Low
Lowest
Not a problem
Where do you rank the importance of energy conservation in your environment?
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18
. What factors influence your energy conservation plans? Select all that apply.
What factors influence your energy conservation plans? Select all that apply.
We are out of cooling capability
Our capital expense budget is declining
Our operating expenses are increasing
We are trying to reduce carbon footprint
Our power grid is at maximum capacity or approaching it
Other (please specify)
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19
. What sort of information are you receiving from your compute servers today regarding energy consumption? Select all that apply.
What sort of information are you receiving from your compute servers today regarding energy consumption? Select all that apply.
Specific metrics such as kilowatts used
General metrics such as system utilization (IOPs used/max IOPs possible or IOPs per kilowatt)
Cost estimates based upon kilowatts used
Per rack
Per component within the rack
Other (please specify)
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20
. What equipment are you using to measure energy consumption?
What equipment are you using to measure energy consumption?
Power meters
3rd party analyzers or appliances
3rd party software applications
What would you like to see that you don't get today regarding energy usage, monitoring, and reporting?
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21
. How many storage systems do you use in your environment?
Number of Systems
NS Gateway
None
<5
5-10
>10
How many storage systems do you use in your environment? NS Gateway Number of Systems
NS Unified
None
<5
5-10
>10
NS Unified Number of Systems
NX Unified
None
<5
5-10
>10
NX Unified Number of Systems
AX4-5
None
<5
5-10
>10
AX4-5 Number of Systems
CX Series (CX200/300/400/500/600/700)
None
<5
5-10
>10
CX Series (CX200/300/400/500/600/700) Number of Systems
CX3 Series (CX3-10/20/40/80)
None
<5
5-10
>10
CX3 Series (CX3-10/20/40/80) Number of Systems
CX4 Series (CX4-120/240/480/960)
None
<5
5-10
>10
CX4 Series (CX4-120/240/480/960) Number of Systems
Centera - number of systems/clusters
None
<5
5-10
>10
Centera - number of systems/clusters Number of Systems
Symmetrix
None
<5
5-10
>10
Symmetrix Number of Systems
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22
. Which software do you use? Check All that apply.
Which software do you use? Check All that apply.
Celerra Manager
SnapSure
Replication V2
Celerra File Level Retention
Celerra Monitor
MPFS
Plan to use pNFS
Navisphere Manager
SnapView
SAN Copy
MirrorView
NQM
Analyzer
FAST
Centera Universal Access
Centera Replication
Centera Seek
Centera Mainframe HSM
Centera Console
Centera GE/CE+
Other (please specify)
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23
. List other storage systems you have in your environment? For e.g. HP/NetApp/IBM/Dell/EqualLogic/Compellent/SUN/Others.
List other storage systems you have in your environment? For e.g. HP/NetApp/IBM/Dell/EqualLogic/Compellent/SUN/Others.
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24
. What is your role?
What is your role?
Storage Administrator
System Administrator
Other (please specify)
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25
. Do you have/manage systems located in more than one site?
Do you have/manage systems located in more than one site?
Yes
No
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26
. Indicate your preferences for participation in future usability studies? Usability studies are NOT intended to measure your understanding of the product. It is one of the instruments used to validate product design goals & assumptions. It provides you an opportunity to be part of the product development process and helps us deliver you the best in class product in the marketplace.
Please check all that apply.
Indicate your preferences for participation in future usability studies? Usability studies are NOT intended to measure your understanding of the product. It is one of the instruments used to validate product design goals & assumptions. It provides you an opportunity to be part of the product development process and helps us deliver you the best in class product in the marketplace. Please check all that apply.
At an EMC Location
At my location
In a mutually agreed location
Remote Studies
I am not interested to participate in usability studies
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27
. Will you be willing and able to sign a NDA (Non-Disclosure agreement) with EMC before the study?
Will you be willing and able to sign a NDA (Non-Disclosure agreement) with EMC before the study?
Yes
No but still want to participate in studies which do not require a NDA (these studies are very few in number)
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. Please provide your contact details so that we can contact you if you are the winner of Iomega portable hard drive or for an upcoming usability study.
Please provide your contact details so that we can contact you if you are the winner of Iomega portable hard drive or for an upcoming usability study.
Name:
Company:
Business Address 1:
Business Address 2:
City/Town:
State/Province:
ZIP/Postal Code:
Country:
Email Address:
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