Exit this Survey Windows 8 Sentiment Founded in 2002 Intelligent Business Research Services Pty Ltd (IBRS) has grown into the largest Australian owned IT Advisory services company. IBRS offers clients retained advice through our client intimate engagement model. Our research is designed to give our clients actionable advice which is derived from many client interactions and peer networking. This survey is aimed at providing additional information to our existing portfolio of knowledge regarding "Desktop Strategies." We are seeking to understand people's perceptions of Windows 8 and this new product's potential impact on desktop migration strategies. The survey is completely independent of any vendor and the information collected will remain strictly confidential and be used only for the purposes of preparing a paper on this topic. As a participant in the survey, you may register your email to receive a copy of this paper.Yours sincerely,Joseph SweeneyAdvisor, IBRS Question Title * 1. Have you or your team reviewed Windows 8 Yes - Installed and reviewed in detail Yes - Reviewed through presentation from partners / additional research No Question Title * 2. Does the arrival of Windows 8 impact the timing of your desktop refresh? Yes No ... and why? Question Title * 3. How do you rate Windows 8 on the following devices Unusable Less productive than XP or Windows 7 About the Same as Windows 7 Slightly better than XP or Windows 7 Excellent Not Applicable Standard PC, with keyboard and mouse Standard PC, with keyboard and mouse Unusable Standard PC, with keyboard and mouse Less productive than XP or Windows 7 Standard PC, with keyboard and mouse About the Same as Windows 7 Standard PC, with keyboard and mouse Slightly better than XP or Windows 7 Standard PC, with keyboard and mouse Excellent Standard PC, with keyboard and mouse Not Applicable PC with Touch-Screen PC with Touch-Screen Unusable PC with Touch-Screen Less productive than XP or Windows 7 PC with Touch-Screen About the Same as Windows 7 PC with Touch-Screen Slightly better than XP or Windows 7 PC with Touch-Screen Excellent PC with Touch-Screen Not Applicable Touch Screen Kiosk Touch Screen Kiosk Unusable Touch Screen Kiosk Less productive than XP or Windows 7 Touch Screen Kiosk About the Same as Windows 7 Touch Screen Kiosk Slightly better than XP or Windows 7 Touch Screen Kiosk Excellent Touch Screen Kiosk Not Applicable Laptop or Ultrabook without Touch Screen Laptop or Ultrabook without Touch Screen Unusable Laptop or Ultrabook without Touch Screen Less productive than XP or Windows 7 Laptop or Ultrabook without Touch Screen About the Same as Windows 7 Laptop or Ultrabook without Touch Screen Slightly better than XP or Windows 7 Laptop or Ultrabook without Touch Screen Excellent Laptop or Ultrabook without Touch Screen Not Applicable Hybrid Laptop / Tablet (eg. Surface) Hybrid Laptop / Tablet (eg. Surface) Unusable Hybrid Laptop / Tablet (eg. Surface) Less productive than XP or Windows 7 Hybrid Laptop / Tablet (eg. Surface) About the Same as Windows 7 Hybrid Laptop / Tablet (eg. Surface) Slightly better than XP or Windows 7 Hybrid Laptop / Tablet (eg. Surface) Excellent Hybrid Laptop / Tablet (eg. Surface) Not Applicable Tablet Tablet Unusable Tablet Less productive than XP or Windows 7 Tablet About the Same as Windows 7 Tablet Slightly better than XP or Windows 7 Tablet Excellent Tablet Not Applicable Your general impressions of Windows 8 in the enterprise Question Title * 4. What Windows 8 features will most benefit your Enterprise? User interface Application compatibility Security (anti-malware) Security (disk encryption) Desktop management Ease of software deployment User profile / configuration management Application virtualisation Desktop virtualisation Network optimisation (eg. BranchCache) Support for Bring Your Own Desktop / Laptops (BYOD) Application Marketplace Touch support Support for tablets (eg. Surface) Support for mobile device management Simpler licensing Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. What are the drawbacks of Windows 8 Removal of Start Menu and replacement with "Metro" Need for change management / user training Inclusion of 'social features' Few improvements for enterprise above Windows 7 Unproven - we wait until Service Pack 1 or later Hardware support Application compatibility Driver compatibility Security concerns Cost Additional drawbacks of Windows 8 compared to Windows 7 or XP Question Title * 6. How do you support the following... Supported as Standard Operating Environment (SOE) Ad-Hoc Support Not supported XP Desktops and Laptops XP Desktops and Laptops Supported as Standard Operating Environment (SOE) XP Desktops and Laptops Ad-Hoc Support XP Desktops and Laptops Not supported Windows 7 Desktop and Laptops Windows 7 Desktop and Laptops Supported as Standard Operating Environment (SOE) Windows 7 Desktop and Laptops Ad-Hoc Support Windows 7 Desktop and Laptops Not supported Apple Desktops and Laptops Apple Desktops and Laptops Supported as Standard Operating Environment (SOE) Apple Desktops and Laptops Ad-Hoc Support Apple Desktops and Laptops Not supported BYOD Latops BYOD Latops Supported as Standard Operating Environment (SOE) BYOD Latops Ad-Hoc Support BYOD Latops Not supported iPads iPads Supported as Standard Operating Environment (SOE) iPads Ad-Hoc Support iPads Not supported Android Tablets Android Tablets Supported as Standard Operating Environment (SOE) Android Tablets Ad-Hoc Support Android Tablets Not supported Question Title * 7. What will your next major desktop upgrade entail From XP to Windows 8 From XP to Windows 7 On Windows 7 and no plans to change From Windows 7 to Windows 8 BYOD support Desktop virtualisation Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. Approximately, how many desktops and laptops is in your current fleet? Less than 100 101 - 500 501 - 1,000 1,001 - 2,500 2,501 - 5,000 5,000 - 10,000 10,001 - 15,000 15,001 - 20,000 20,001 - 35,000 More than 35,000 Question Title * 9. When will your next desktop SOE upgrade be most likely to take place? Next 6 months 6 months to 1 year 1 year to 2 years 2 years to 3 years 3 years or more No plans Question Title * 10. What best describes your organisation Private Public Education Not for profit Question Title * 11. If you would like a copy of the report please leave your email address Submit response >>