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Cloud Storage Survey
Thank you for completing this very brief survey on Cloud Storage. Your participation automatically enters you into a drawing for an Amex gift card.
1.
Please provide the following information:
Name
Organization
Email
2.
What is your primary role?
End user
Public Cloud Service provider
Storage Vendor or OEM
3.
What is the status of Cloud Storage in your organization?
Use it today
Planning to use it in 12 months
Planning to use it in 12-24 months
Still evaluating
No plans to use it
4.
Is your organization a member of SNIA's Cloud Storage Initiative?
Yes
No
Plan to join
Send information
5.
Do you use data storage as a service?
Build our own
Buy it from a service provder
Mixture of both
Don't do it as a service
6.
How do you plan on using data storage as a service?
In support of Infrastructure as a Service
In support of Platform as a Service
In support of Software as a Service
7.
What are your top three barriers to use of Cloud Storage as a Service?
Vendor Lock-in
Regulatory or compliance requirements
Security concerns
Performance concerns
Price
Availability
8.
What workloads are you comfortable running in a cloud environment?
Primary Storage
Storage capacity bursting
Second copy or backup data
Long term archiv e
Replace centralized storage with distributed access
Email
Other
None of the above
If Other (please specify)
9.
Which of the following standards do you call for in RFPs?
SNIA CDMI
OGF OCCI
DMTF CIMI
DMTF OVF
Oasis Identity
If Other (please specify)
10.
Are you familiar with SNIA CDMI?
Yes
No
Yes, I saw the announcement that it is now an ISO standard
11.
If you are using Amazon Cloud Storage would you like to see Amazon support CDMI?
Yes
No
If not, why?
12.
How have you seen any of the SNIA CSI activites?
Session at SNW
Papers, Online videos
BrightTalk Webcast
SNIA Newsletters
Other (please specify)
