Thank you for your participation!

Cloud for Utilities conducts the annual Cloud Survey to learn from utility employees about their needs and technology journey. We ask utility employees to complete the short survey so we can better serve our audience with the most relevant and timely content.
 
Please take a few moments to fill out the following survey —
it should take 5 minutes. We appreciate your participation and thank you for your time.
 
Rick Cutter
Managing Director
Cloud for Utilities 

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* 1. Please provide your email for an opportunity to receive a Starbucks gift card as thanks for completing this survey. (While supplies last)

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* 2. What type of utility do you work for?

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* 3. Which services does your utility provide? (Select all that apply)

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* 4. What region(s) does your utility serve? (Select all that apply)

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* 5. How many metered accounts does your utility serve?

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* 6. What is your level of job responsibility in your organization?

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* 7. What is your primary role within your organization?

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* 8. Is your utility currently or planning to procure Enterprise Software?  (Enterprise Software as defined by Customer Information System, Enterprise Asset Management, Meter Data Management, Automated Metering Infrastructure, Customer Self Service, Enterprise Financials, Etc…):

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* 9. My utility is considering Cloud computing options for our enterprise software purchase. 

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* 10. My utility has adopted a Cloud-first strategy. (Meaning that when possible, Cloud services are selected over on-premise solutions)

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* 11. My utility is moving non-enterprise applications to the Cloud (for example: Office 265, time accounting, communication applications)

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* 12. If your organization is not considering or is hesitant to adopt Cloud software, what are the reasons? (Select all that apply)

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* 13. Please rank the following benefits of Cloud applications over non-premise solutions in order of importance:

  Very important Important Not very important Not important at all 
Ability of utilities to focus on core competencies
Time to value
Increased security
IT staffing challenges
More predictable spending on technology
Improve flexibility/scalability
Keep pace with technology changes (faster upgrades)

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* 14. Please rank how you gather information about software solutions in order of importance to you:

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