2011 Ars Technica IT Survey
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1. The IT Survey (2011)
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1
. How often do you visit Ars Technica, generally?
How often do you visit Ars Technica, generally?
More than once a day
Once a day
Once every couple of days
Twice a week
Once a week or less
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. How long have you been reading Ars Technica?
How long have you been reading Ars Technica?
6+ years
4 - 6 years
2 - 4 years
1 - 2 years
6 months - 1 year
Less than 6 months
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. Do you work in IT or in a computing specialty?
Do you work in IT or in a computing specialty?
I'm an IT Manager/Director ("decision maker," boss, etc.).
I work in IT / or what you'd call IT.
I'm in a (non-IT) computationally intensive specialist role (CAD/design, developer, etc).
I work extensively with computers, but not in IT or a technical role.
Computers are not central to my professional life (e.g., non-specialist use).
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. Here are some top-level IT topics. How interested are you in seeing them covered on Ars (some already are, others, not so much)?
Not interested.
Some interest.
Rather interested.
Must have coverage.
Cloud Computing
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Here are some top-level IT topics. How interested are you in seeing them covered on Ars (some already are, others, not so much)? Cloud Computing Not interested.
Cloud Computing Some interest.
Cloud Computing Rather interested.
Cloud Computing Must have coverage.
Virtualization
Virtualization Not interested.
Virtualization Some interest.
Virtualization Rather interested.
Virtualization Must have coverage.
Server hardware / CPUs
Server hardware / CPUs Not interested.
Server hardware / CPUs Some interest.
Server hardware / CPUs Rather interested.
Server hardware / CPUs Must have coverage.
Unified Communications
Unified Communications Not interested.
Unified Communications Some interest.
Unified Communications Rather interested.
Unified Communications Must have coverage.
Server OSes
Server OSes Not interested.
Server OSes Some interest.
Server OSes Rather interested.
Server OSes Must have coverage.
Databases generally
Databases generally Not interested.
Databases generally Some interest.
Databases generally Rather interested.
Databases generally Must have coverage.
Open Source in the Enterprise
Open Source in the Enterprise Not interested.
Open Source in the Enterprise Some interest.
Open Source in the Enterprise Rather interested.
Open Source in the Enterprise Must have coverage.
Big Data
Big Data Not interested.
Big Data Some interest.
Big Data Rather interested.
Big Data Must have coverage.
Data Center
Data Center Not interested.
Data Center Some interest.
Data Center Rather interested.
Data Center Must have coverage.
Systems Integration
Systems Integration Not interested.
Systems Integration Some interest.
Systems Integration Rather interested.
Systems Integration Must have coverage.
Networking
Networking Not interested.
Networking Some interest.
Networking Rather interested.
Networking Must have coverage.
Security
Security Not interested.
Security Some interest.
Security Rather interested.
Security Must have coverage.
Mobile
Mobile Not interested.
Mobile Some interest.
Mobile Rather interested.
Mobile Must have coverage.
SMB
SMB Not interested.
SMB Some interest.
SMB Rather interested.
SMB Must have coverage.
Developer
Developer Not interested.
Developer Some interest.
Developer Rather interested.
Developer Must have coverage.
DevOps
DevOps Not interested.
DevOps Some interest.
DevOps Rather interested.
DevOps Must have coverage.
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. How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements about IT coverage in the press at large?
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Undecided
Agree
Strongly Agree
The best IT coverage is top-level, abstract coverage of technology. Explainers, and high-level overviews.
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How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements about IT coverage in the press at large? The best IT coverage is top-level, abstract coverage of technology. Explainers, and high-level overviews. Strongly Disagree
The best IT coverage is top-level, abstract coverage of technology. Explainers, and high-level overviews. Disagree
The best IT coverage is top-level, abstract coverage of technology. Explainers, and high-level overviews. Undecided
The best IT coverage is top-level, abstract coverage of technology. Explainers, and high-level overviews. Agree
The best IT coverage is top-level, abstract coverage of technology. Explainers, and high-level overviews. Strongly Agree
The best IT coverage is ground-level studies and reports about IT in practice.
The best IT coverage is ground-level studies and reports about IT in practice. Strongly Disagree
The best IT coverage is ground-level studies and reports about IT in practice. Disagree
The best IT coverage is ground-level studies and reports about IT in practice. Undecided
The best IT coverage is ground-level studies and reports about IT in practice. Agree
The best IT coverage is ground-level studies and reports about IT in practice. Strongly Agree
IT coverage should include corporate moves at the big Tech Cos ("New CEO for HP," "Sales decline at Cisco," etc.)
IT coverage should include corporate moves at the big Tech Cos ("New CEO for HP," "Sales decline at Cisco," etc.) Strongly Disagree
IT coverage should include corporate moves at the big Tech Cos ("New CEO for HP," "Sales decline at Cisco," etc.) Disagree
IT coverage should include corporate moves at the big Tech Cos ("New CEO for HP," "Sales decline at Cisco," etc.) Undecided
IT coverage should include corporate moves at the big Tech Cos ("New CEO for HP," "Sales decline at Cisco," etc.) Agree
IT coverage should include corporate moves at the big Tech Cos ("New CEO for HP," "Sales decline at Cisco," etc.) Strongly Agree
I have interest in hearing about how Ars readers conquered IT problems.
I have interest in hearing about how Ars readers conquered IT problems. Strongly Disagree
I have interest in hearing about how Ars readers conquered IT problems. Disagree
I have interest in hearing about how Ars readers conquered IT problems. Undecided
I have interest in hearing about how Ars readers conquered IT problems. Agree
I have interest in hearing about how Ars readers conquered IT problems. Strongly Agree
I'd be interested in free Ars-led webinars on tech topics for IT pros.
I'd be interested in free Ars-led webinars on tech topics for IT pros. Strongly Disagree
I'd be interested in free Ars-led webinars on tech topics for IT pros. Disagree
I'd be interested in free Ars-led webinars on tech topics for IT pros. Undecided
I'd be interested in free Ars-led webinars on tech topics for IT pros. Agree
I'd be interested in free Ars-led webinars on tech topics for IT pros. Strongly Agree
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. On the huge topic of Cloud Computing, which sub-topics interest you so much that you'd like to see recurring coverage?
On the huge topic of Cloud Computing, which sub-topics interest you so much that you'd like to see recurring coverage?
Public Cloud
Private Cloud
IaaS
PaaS
SaaS
SLAs
Vendor-lock in
Did we leave something out?
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. And on virtualization?
And on virtualization?
Server virtualization
Desktop virtualization
Storage virtualization
Application virtualization
Hypervisors
Did we leave something out?
8
. And might we ask the same about Security?
And might we ask the same about Security?
Cryptography
Zero-Day Exploits
Malware
Patches
Breaches
Legal Aspects
Did we leave something out?
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. Here's a selection of IT companies. Which companies here do you think warrant more IT coverage on Ars Technica?
Here's a selection of IT companies. Which companies here do you think warrant more IT coverage on Ars Technica?
Oracle
Microsoft
IBM
Google
Amazon
Intel
VMware
Cisco
Dell
Salesforce.com
Red Hat
Citrix
EMC
Did we leave something out?
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. Rate the following sites on their IT coverage (and just their IT coverage, please). If you don't know a site, don't rate it. This question is not required, but we'd love to know more about how you feel about other sites.
Junk
Below average
Just average
Rather good
Awesome
CIO.com
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Rate the following sites on their IT coverage (and just their IT coverage, please). If you don't know a site, don't rate it. This question is not required, but we'd love to know more about how you feel about other sites. CIO.com Junk
CIO.com Below average
CIO.com Just average
CIO.com Rather good
CIO.com Awesome
ReadWriteWeb
ReadWriteWeb Junk
ReadWriteWeb Below average
ReadWriteWeb Just average
ReadWriteWeb Rather good
ReadWriteWeb Awesome
The Register
The Register Junk
The Register Below average
The Register Just average
The Register Rather good
The Register Awesome
GigaOM
GigaOM Junk
GigaOM Below average
GigaOM Just average
GigaOM Rather good
GigaOM Awesome
zdnet.com
zdnet.com Junk
zdnet.com Below average
zdnet.com Just average
zdnet.com Rather good
zdnet.com Awesome
TechRepublic
TechRepublic Junk
TechRepublic Below average
TechRepublic Just average
TechRepublic Rather good
TechRepublic Awesome
Computerworld
Computerworld Junk
Computerworld Below average
Computerworld Just average
Computerworld Rather good
Computerworld Awesome
News.com
News.com Junk
News.com Below average
News.com Just average
News.com Rather good
News.com Awesome
Is your favorite site missing? Write it in!
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. Any final comments to share?
Any final comments to share?
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