OAK 111017 Data Storage Study

Hagen/Sinclair Research is looking for IT decision-makers and database administrators in your area to participate in a PAID INTERVIEW about data-storage purchases.

INCENTIVE: As a thank you for participating, those who complete the interview will be paid $200.

DATE/TIME: The interviews will take place December 1 through mid-December 2017.

FORMAT: 45-minute phone interviews.

If you are interested in participating, please provide the following information. If your answers pre-qualify you for the study, one of our recruiters will call you to complete the screening process.

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* 1. Demographics:

First Name:

Last Name:

Occupation:

Address:

City:

State:

ZIP:

Email Address:

Cell Phone:

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* 2. Do you work in IT?

Yes

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* 3. Which, if any, of the following titles describe your role?

IT & storage manager

IT & storage director

IT & storage VP

Data architect

Storage architect

Cloud architect

Database administrator

Database Director

IT Director / Director of IT

VP of IT

CIO / Chief Information Officer

CTO / Chief Technology Officer

None of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What is your exact title?

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* 5. What’s the name of the company you work for?

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* 6. In what sector(s) is your company active? (Please select all that apply)

Healthcare

Education

Government

Cloud-based software and service providers

Consumer web

Energy

Financial services

Manufacturing

Media & entertainment

Retail

Telecommunications

Big data analytics

Other (please explain)

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* 7. What is your company’s approximate annual revenue?

Less than $50 million

Between $50 million and $500 million

Between $500 million and $1 billion

More than $1 billion

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* 8. Which of the following phases are you involved with when dealing with data storage solutions? (Please select all that apply)

Evaluation Phase

Decision Phase

Purchase Phase

Configuration Phase

Launch Phase

Maintenance Phase

Other (please explain)

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* 9. How important are the following considerations/applications for you when evaluating data storage solutions?

	Not important 1	2	3	4	5	6	Important 7
Artificial intelligence	Artificial intelligence Not important 1	Artificial intelligence 2	Artificial intelligence 3	Artificial intelligence 4	Artificial intelligence 5	Artificial intelligence 6	Artificial intelligence Important 7
Big data and analytics	Big data and analytics Not important 1	Big data and analytics 2	Big data and analytics 3	Big data and analytics 4	Big data and analytics 5	Big data and analytics 6	Big data and analytics Important 7
Offering cloud-based services	Offering cloud-based services Not important 1	Offering cloud-based services 2	Offering cloud-based services 3	Offering cloud-based services 4	Offering cloud-based services 5	Offering cloud-based services 6	Offering cloud-based services Important 7

Other (please explain)

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* 10. Who is your current data storage provider? (Please select all that apply)

Dell EMC

Hewlett Packard Enterprise / HPE

Hitachi Data Systems

IBM

NetApp

Pure Storage

Other (please explain)

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* 11. What is your level of decision-making when it comes to selecting data storage providers. (Please select all that apply)

I make the final decision

I make the decision with a team

I evaluate data storage solutions and make a recommendation

I am involved with evaluating data storage solutions only

I am not involved with making decisions about storage solutions

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Please provide your LinkedIn address, your work email address or another form of online verification of your employment.

Thank you for taking the time to fill out our survey. A recruiter will call you to complete the screening process if your answers are a match to the study qualifications.

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