2013 Kansas City User Conference Follow Up Survey

Thank you for attending the Kansas City VMUG User Conference. We hope you enjoyed the event and found value in the opportunity to meet with your peers to discuss virtualization trends, best practices, and the latest technology!

THIS SURVEY SHOULD ONLY TAKE 3-4 MINUTES, PLEASE ONLY ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT APPLY

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* 1. Please rate the overall quality of your experience at the Kansas City VMUG User Conference:

Excellent

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* 2. Please rate the quality of the morning keynote if you attended: (9:15 am-10:15 am)

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Nolan Bushnell on Innovation and The Future of Technology and Gaming	Nolan Bushnell on Innovation and The Future of Technology and Gaming Excellent	Nolan Bushnell on Innovation and The Future of Technology and Gaming Good	Nolan Bushnell on Innovation and The Future of Technology and Gaming Fair	Nolan Bushnell on Innovation and The Future of Technology and Gaming Poor

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* 3. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #1 (10:30 am-11:15 am):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Tales from the field: Don’t let this happen to your VMs	Tales from the field: Don’t let this happen to your VMs Excellent	Tales from the field: Don’t let this happen to your VMs Good	Tales from the field: Don’t let this happen to your VMs Fair	Tales from the field: Don’t let this happen to your VMs Poor
The New Scale-Out Data Tier - A Storage Platform Paradigm Shift	The New Scale-Out Data Tier - A Storage Platform Paradigm Shift Excellent	The New Scale-Out Data Tier - A Storage Platform Paradigm Shift Good	The New Scale-Out Data Tier - A Storage Platform Paradigm Shift Fair	The New Scale-Out Data Tier - A Storage Platform Paradigm Shift Poor
It’s Scary Out There, So Choose Your Cloud Wisely	It’s Scary Out There, So Choose Your Cloud Wisely Excellent	It’s Scary Out There, So Choose Your Cloud Wisely Good	It’s Scary Out There, So Choose Your Cloud Wisely Fair	It’s Scary Out There, So Choose Your Cloud Wisely Poor
How to Protect Your Applications from a Zombie Apocalypse and Other Less Likely Disaster Scenarios	How to Protect Your Applications from a Zombie Apocalypse and Other Less Likely Disaster Scenarios Excellent	How to Protect Your Applications from a Zombie Apocalypse and Other Less Likely Disaster Scenarios Good	How to Protect Your Applications from a Zombie Apocalypse and Other Less Likely Disaster Scenarios Fair	How to Protect Your Applications from a Zombie Apocalypse and Other Less Likely Disaster Scenarios Poor
The emerging role of Software Defined Acceleration (SDA)	The emerging role of Software Defined Acceleration (SDA) Excellent	The emerging role of Software Defined Acceleration (SDA) Good	The emerging role of Software Defined Acceleration (SDA) Fair	The emerging role of Software Defined Acceleration (SDA) Poor
Affordable 100% Flash Storage Delivers Performance & Simplicity for VMware	Affordable 100% Flash Storage Delivers Performance & Simplicity for VMware Excellent	Affordable 100% Flash Storage Delivers Performance & Simplicity for VMware Good	Affordable 100% Flash Storage Delivers Performance & Simplicity for VMware Fair	Affordable 100% Flash Storage Delivers Performance & Simplicity for VMware Poor

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* 4. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #2 (11:30 am-12:15 pm):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
vCenter 5.5: A Technical Deep Dive	vCenter 5.5: A Technical Deep Dive Excellent	vCenter 5.5: A Technical Deep Dive Good	vCenter 5.5: A Technical Deep Dive Fair	vCenter 5.5: A Technical Deep Dive Poor
Troubleshooting Storage Performance	Troubleshooting Storage Performance Excellent	Troubleshooting Storage Performance Good	Troubleshooting Storage Performance Fair	Troubleshooting Storage Performance Poor
Troubleshooting Your VMware Horizon View Implementation	Troubleshooting Your VMware Horizon View Implementation Excellent	Troubleshooting Your VMware Horizon View Implementation Good	Troubleshooting Your VMware Horizon View Implementation Fair	Troubleshooting Your VMware Horizon View Implementation Poor
vCenter Site Recovery	vCenter Site Recovery Excellent	vCenter Site Recovery Good	vCenter Site Recovery Fair	vCenter Site Recovery Poor
Wireshark and Network Performance	Wireshark and Network Performance Excellent	Wireshark and Network Performance Good	Wireshark and Network Performance Fair	Wireshark and Network Performance Poor
Horizon Workspace Architecture and Design Discussions	Horizon Workspace Architecture and Design Discussions Excellent	Horizon Workspace Architecture and Design Discussions Good	Horizon Workspace Architecture and Design Discussions Fair	Horizon Workspace Architecture and Design Discussions Poor

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* 5. Please rate the quality of the afternoon keynote you attended: (12:15 pm-1:00 pm)

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Afternoon Keynote: Paul Strong on The Grand Challenge... Simplifying IT To Unleash Innovation	Afternoon Keynote: Paul Strong on The Grand Challenge... Simplifying IT To Unleash Innovation Excellent	Afternoon Keynote: Paul Strong on The Grand Challenge... Simplifying IT To Unleash Innovation Good	Afternoon Keynote: Paul Strong on The Grand Challenge... Simplifying IT To Unleash Innovation Fair	Afternoon Keynote: Paul Strong on The Grand Challenge... Simplifying IT To Unleash Innovation Poor

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* 6. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #3 (1:00 pm-1:45 pm):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Business Continuity and High Availability for Microsoft Exchange, SQL and SharePoint in a Dynamic vSphere Environment	Business Continuity and High Availability for Microsoft Exchange, SQL and SharePoint in a Dynamic vSphere Environment Excellent	Business Continuity and High Availability for Microsoft Exchange, SQL and SharePoint in a Dynamic vSphere Environment Good	Business Continuity and High Availability for Microsoft Exchange, SQL and SharePoint in a Dynamic vSphere Environment Fair	Business Continuity and High Availability for Microsoft Exchange, SQL and SharePoint in a Dynamic vSphere Environment Poor
Top 10 things you must know	Top 10 things you must know Excellent	Top 10 things you must know Good	Top 10 things you must know Fair	Top 10 things you must know Poor
Virtual DC / Virtual Networks	Virtual DC / Virtual Networks Excellent	Virtual DC / Virtual Networks Good	Virtual DC / Virtual Networks Fair	Virtual DC / Virtual Networks Poor
Memory-Attached Flash Hybrid SANs with QoS	Memory-Attached Flash Hybrid SANs with QoS Excellent	Memory-Attached Flash Hybrid SANs with QoS Good	Memory-Attached Flash Hybrid SANs with QoS Fair	Memory-Attached Flash Hybrid SANs with QoS Poor
How to Adapt Your Data Management and Protection Methodologies to a Cloud Scale Environment	How to Adapt Your Data Management and Protection Methodologies to a Cloud Scale Environment Excellent	How to Adapt Your Data Management and Protection Methodologies to a Cloud Scale Environment Good	How to Adapt Your Data Management and Protection Methodologies to a Cloud Scale Environment Fair	How to Adapt Your Data Management and Protection Methodologies to a Cloud Scale Environment Poor
Key Elements to Securing your Data Center: Physical, Virtual and Cloud Environments	Key Elements to Securing your Data Center: Physical, Virtual and Cloud Environments Excellent	Key Elements to Securing your Data Center: Physical, Virtual and Cloud Environments Good	Key Elements to Securing your Data Center: Physical, Virtual and Cloud Environments Fair	Key Elements to Securing your Data Center: Physical, Virtual and Cloud Environments Poor

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* 7. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #4 (2:00 pm-2:45 pm):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Evolving to the Software-defined Data Center: A Detailed Look at EMC Integrations with VMware	Evolving to the Software-defined Data Center: A Detailed Look at EMC Integrations with VMware Excellent	Evolving to the Software-defined Data Center: A Detailed Look at EMC Integrations with VMware Good	Evolving to the Software-defined Data Center: A Detailed Look at EMC Integrations with VMware Fair	Evolving to the Software-defined Data Center: A Detailed Look at EMC Integrations with VMware Poor
Accelerate desktop virtualization deployments and embrace BYOD with pre-integrated converged Dell–VMware VDI Solutions	Accelerate desktop virtualization deployments and embrace BYOD with pre-integrated converged Dell–VMware VDI Solutions Excellent	Accelerate desktop virtualization deployments and embrace BYOD with pre-integrated converged Dell–VMware VDI Solutions Good	Accelerate desktop virtualization deployments and embrace BYOD with pre-integrated converged Dell–VMware VDI Solutions Fair	Accelerate desktop virtualization deployments and embrace BYOD with pre-integrated converged Dell–VMware VDI Solutions Poor
Evolve your Virtual Data Center with Nimble Storage	Evolve your Virtual Data Center with Nimble Storage Excellent	Evolve your Virtual Data Center with Nimble Storage Good	Evolve your Virtual Data Center with Nimble Storage Fair	Evolve your Virtual Data Center with Nimble Storage Poor
OpenWorkload - Simplifying The Network for VMware Deployments	OpenWorkload - Simplifying The Network for VMware Deployments Excellent	OpenWorkload - Simplifying The Network for VMware Deployments Good	OpenWorkload - Simplifying The Network for VMware Deployments Fair	OpenWorkload - Simplifying The Network for VMware Deployments Poor
Troubleshoot, Optimize and Qnalyze Your VMware Environments with In-Depth Holistic Visibility	Troubleshoot, Optimize and Qnalyze Your VMware Environments with In-Depth Holistic Visibility Excellent	Troubleshoot, Optimize and Qnalyze Your VMware Environments with In-Depth Holistic Visibility Good	Troubleshoot, Optimize and Qnalyze Your VMware Environments with In-Depth Holistic Visibility Fair	Troubleshoot, Optimize and Qnalyze Your VMware Environments with In-Depth Holistic Visibility Poor
Software-Defined Control for the Software-Defined Data Center	Software-Defined Control for the Software-Defined Data Center Excellent	Software-Defined Control for the Software-Defined Data Center Good	Software-Defined Control for the Software-Defined Data Center Fair	Software-Defined Control for the Software-Defined Data Center Poor

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* 8. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #5 (3:00 pm-3:45 pm):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Network Virtualization – The Future of Networking	Network Virtualization – The Future of Networking Excellent	Network Virtualization – The Future of Networking Good	Network Virtualization – The Future of Networking Fair	Network Virtualization – The Future of Networking Poor
VMware Horizon Mirage Image Deployment Deep Dive	VMware Horizon Mirage Image Deployment Deep Dive Excellent	VMware Horizon Mirage Image Deployment Deep Dive Good	VMware Horizon Mirage Image Deployment Deep Dive Fair	VMware Horizon Mirage Image Deployment Deep Dive Poor
Virtual SAN - Technical Best Practices	Virtual SAN - Technical Best Practices Excellent	Virtual SAN - Technical Best Practices Good	Virtual SAN - Technical Best Practices Fair	Virtual SAN - Technical Best Practices Poor
Considerations for Oracle 12c on vSphere 5.5	Considerations for Oracle 12c on vSphere 5.5 Excellent	Considerations for Oracle 12c on vSphere 5.5 Good	Considerations for Oracle 12c on vSphere 5.5 Fair	Considerations for Oracle 12c on vSphere 5.5 Poor
Software Defined Datacenter	Software Defined Datacenter Excellent	Software Defined Datacenter Good	Software Defined Datacenter Fair	Software Defined Datacenter Poor
Performance Best Practices for vSphere	Performance Best Practices for vSphere Excellent	Performance Best Practices for vSphere Good	Performance Best Practices for vSphere Fair	Performance Best Practices for vSphere Poor

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* 9. Please rate the quality of the labs you attended:

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Lightedge Labs	Lightedge Labs Excellent	Lightedge Labs Good	Lightedge Labs Fair	Lightedge Labs Poor

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* 10. Which of the following topics would you like to see at future VMUG events (please check all that apply).

vCloudSuite

vSphere

vSphere with Operations Management

NSX

Virtual SAN

vSphere Storage Appliance

Virsto

vSphere Data Protection Advanced

vCenter Site Recovery Manager

vCloud Hybrid Service

vCenter Operations Management Suite

vCenter Operations Manager

vCenter Configuration Manager

vCenter Log Insight

vCenter Server

vCloud Automation Center

vCenter Orchestrator

IT Business Management Suite

Horizon Suite

Horizon View

Horizon Mirage

Horizon Workspace

Socialcast by VMware

Fusion

Fusion Professional

Workstation

Player Plus

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Which of the following topics are important to your organization's business and IT initiatives?

Software-Defined Datacenter

Security & Compliance

Management

Cloud Computing

Private Cloud

Public/Hybrid Cloud

Business Process Desktop

Mobile Secure Desktop

Disaster Recovery

Server Consolidation

Business Continuity

Virtualization & Cloud

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Please rate the value of this event relative to your professional challenges:

Highly Relevant

Relevant

Somewhat Relevant

Not Very Relevant

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* 13. Would you recommend this event to colleagues that use VMware?

Yes

If no, why?

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* 14. Do you plan to join us for future VMUG events?

Yes

If no, why?

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* 15. Did you find the mobile app useful?

Yes

Didn't Use It

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* 16. What was the MOST valuable aspect of the event?

Technical Sessions

Peer Networking

Vendor Exhibition/Table Top Displays

VMware Sessions

New Product Information

Mobile App

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 17. What was the LEAST valuable aspect of the event?

Technical Sessions

Peer Networking

Vendor Exhibition/Table Top Displays

VMware Sessions

New Product Information

Mobile App

Other

None

Other (please specify)

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* 18. What could VMUG do to improve these events in the future?

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* 19. Do you feel this User Conference provided a good networking opportunity?

Yes

If no, how can we improve?

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* 20. Are you interested in VMUG volunteer opportunities?

Yes

If yes, please provide your name, company title and email.

Thank you for your input, feedback is vital in the review process and is important so that we can continue to improve VMUG User Conferences! Please email memberservices@vmug.com for questions.