User Research

Get $100 for your thoughts

Managing a large network?

Tell us what you like and hate about it and get $100 for your thoughts!

We're a startup founded by four Stanford PhDs who have pioneered new developments in Software Defined Networking and created SDN software used by the largest networking companies.

For our product launch, we’re looking for network operators and engineers to help us out with our user research.
Please fill out the survey below to see if you qualify!

** Important: This survey is for pre-qualification purposes only, and does not automatically qualify you for a gift card. **

How It Works
If you match our research criteria and are selected, our researcher will contact you for a phone interview or usability test.
After your 30- to 60-minute interview, we’ll send you a $100 prepaid VISA gift card as compensation.

Thanks so much for your help, and we look forward to hearing from you.

Matthias C. Schroeder
User Researcher

Forward Networks
www.forwardnetworks.com

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1. How long have you worked in network operations / engineering? (Required.)

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2. Your current occupation or job title (Required.)

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3. Company website or name (Required.)

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4. How long have you worked at this company?

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5. Does your work involve these tasks?
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bringing up new devices

installing new devices (physically)

debugging network problems (eg. connectivity, performance)

ensuring planned configuration changes achieve connectivity goals

validating that the network has sufficient redundancy

updating switch or router protocol configurations

updating firewall policies and/or ACLs

educating new team members/consultants about intended network operation

changing the network design

capacity planning

testing that the network behaves as expected

none of the above

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6. In the next 12 months, are you / your company planning to ...
?(Please select all that apply)

integrate new SDN components

integrate new Openflow devices

implement network automation processes

reduce network operational costs

decrease network outages

increase the overall agility of the network

none of the above

I don't know

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7. When you think of network management software, what do you expect from these products?
Please name up to 3 adjectives

be ...

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8. Contact Information (Required.)

Name

Email Address

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* 1. How long have you worked in network operations / engineering? (Required.)

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* 2. Your current occupation or job title (Required.)

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* 3. Company website or name (Required.)

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* 4. How long have you worked at this company?

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* 5. Does your work involve these tasks?(Please select all that apply)

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* 6. In the next 12 months, are you / your company planning to ...?(Please select all that apply)

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* 7. When you think of network management software, what do you expect from these products? Please name up to 3 adjectives

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* 8. Contact Information (Required.)

1. How long have you worked in network operations / engineering? (Required.)

2. Your current occupation or job title (Required.)

3. Company website or name (Required.)

4. How long have you worked at this company?

5. Does your work involve these tasks?
(Please select all that apply)

6. In the next 12 months, are you / your company planning to ...
?(Please select all that apply)

7. When you think of network management software, what do you expect from these products?
Please name up to 3 adjectives

8. Contact Information (Required.)