2013 Boston User Conference Follow Up Survey

Thank you for attending the Boston 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 Boston VMUG User Conference:

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

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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
vCHS - Chris Colotti, VMware	vCHS - Chris Colotti, VMware Excellent	vCHS - Chris Colotti, VMware Good	vCHS - Chris Colotti, VMware Fair	vCHS - Chris Colotti, VMware 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
Arista - OpenWorkload - Simplifying the Network for VMware Deployments	Arista - OpenWorkload - Simplifying the Network for VMware Deployments Excellent	Arista - OpenWorkload - Simplifying the Network for VMware Deployments Good	Arista - OpenWorkload - Simplifying the Network for VMware Deployments Fair	Arista - OpenWorkload - Simplifying the Network for VMware Deployments Poor
Autonomy, HP - 3 Ways to Preserve and Protect Your Virtual Infrastructure	Autonomy, HP - 3 Ways to Preserve and Protect Your Virtual Infrastructure Excellent	Autonomy, HP - 3 Ways to Preserve and Protect Your Virtual Infrastructure Good	Autonomy, HP - 3 Ways to Preserve and Protect Your Virtual Infrastructure Fair	Autonomy, HP - 3 Ways to Preserve and Protect Your Virtual Infrastructure Poor
Kaminario - Solving Performance Issues in Virtualized Oracle DB Servers	Kaminario - Solving Performance Issues in Virtualized Oracle DB Servers Excellent	Kaminario - Solving Performance Issues in Virtualized Oracle DB Servers Good	Kaminario - Solving Performance Issues in Virtualized Oracle DB Servers Fair	Kaminario - Solving Performance Issues in Virtualized Oracle DB Servers Poor
SanDisk - Serving Up Flash-based Technology in VMware	SanDisk - Serving Up Flash-based Technology in VMware Excellent	SanDisk - Serving Up Flash-based Technology in VMware Good	SanDisk - Serving Up Flash-based Technology in VMware Fair	SanDisk - Serving Up Flash-based Technology in VMware Poor
Clearpath - Top 10 Missed Steps in a vSphere Upgrade	Clearpath - Top 10 Missed Steps in a vSphere Upgrade Excellent	Clearpath - Top 10 Missed Steps in a vSphere Upgrade Good	Clearpath - Top 10 Missed Steps in a vSphere Upgrade Fair	Clearpath - Top 10 Missed Steps in a vSphere Upgrade Poor
EMC - Evolving to the Software-defined Data Center: A Detailed Look at EMC Integrations with VMware	EMC - Evolving to the Software-defined Data Center: A Detailed Look at EMC Integrations with VMware Excellent	EMC - Evolving to the Software-defined Data Center: A Detailed Look at EMC Integrations with VMware Good	EMC - Evolving to the Software-defined Data Center: A Detailed Look at EMC Integrations with VMware Fair	EMC - Evolving to the Software-defined Data Center: A Detailed Look at EMC Integrations with 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
VMware - Transforming Your Desktop Lifecycle with VMware Horizon Mirage	VMware - Transforming Your Desktop Lifecycle with VMware Horizon Mirage Excellent	VMware - Transforming Your Desktop Lifecycle with VMware Horizon Mirage Good	VMware - Transforming Your Desktop Lifecycle with VMware Horizon Mirage Fair	VMware - Transforming Your Desktop Lifecycle with VMware Horizon Mirage Poor
VMware - Troubleshooting your VMware Horizon View Implementation	VMware - Troubleshooting your VMware Horizon View Implementation Excellent	VMware - Troubleshooting your VMware Horizon View Implementation Good	VMware - Troubleshooting your VMware Horizon View Implementation Fair	VMware - Troubleshooting your VMware Horizon View Implementation Poor
VMware - VMware vCenter Log Insight: Meaningful Insights Through Log Analytics, Aggregation and Search	VMware - VMware vCenter Log Insight: Meaningful Insights Through Log Analytics, Aggregation and Search Excellent	VMware - VMware vCenter Log Insight: Meaningful Insights Through Log Analytics, Aggregation and Search Good	VMware - VMware vCenter Log Insight: Meaningful Insights Through Log Analytics, Aggregation and Search Fair	VMware - VMware vCenter Log Insight: Meaningful Insights Through Log Analytics, Aggregation and Search Poor
VMware - Network Virtualization - The Future of Networking	VMware - Network Virtualization - The Future of Networking Excellent	VMware - Network Virtualization - The Future of Networking Good	VMware - Network Virtualization - The Future of Networking Fair	VMware - Network Virtualization - The Future of Networking Poor
VMware - vSphere Distributed Switch Deep Dive	VMware - vSphere Distributed Switch Deep Dive Excellent	VMware - vSphere Distributed Switch Deep Dive Good	VMware - vSphere Distributed Switch Deep Dive Fair	VMware - vSphere Distributed Switch Deep Dive Poor
VMware - vSphere Read Flash Cache - Technical Best Practices	VMware - vSphere Read Flash Cache - Technical Best Practices Excellent	VMware - vSphere Read Flash Cache - Technical Best Practices Good	VMware - vSphere Read Flash Cache - Technical Best Practices Fair	VMware - vSphere Read Flash Cache - Technical Best Practices Poor

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

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Cisco - Virtual DC / Virtual Networks	Cisco - Virtual DC / Virtual Networks Excellent	Cisco - Virtual DC / Virtual Networks Good	Cisco - Virtual DC / Virtual Networks Fair	Cisco - Virtual DC / Virtual Networks Poor
HP - Top 10 Things You Must Know about Storage for vSphere	HP - Top 10 Things You Must Know about Storage for vSphere Excellent	HP - Top 10 Things You Must Know about Storage for vSphere Good	HP - Top 10 Things You Must Know about Storage for vSphere Fair	HP - Top 10 Things You Must Know about Storage for vSphere Poor
Tegile - Discover Hybrid Storage	Tegile - Discover Hybrid Storage Excellent	Tegile - Discover Hybrid Storage Good	Tegile - Discover Hybrid Storage Fair	Tegile - Discover Hybrid Storage Poor
Veeam - Tales from the Field: Don’t Let this Happen to Your VMs	Veeam - Tales from the Field: Don’t Let this Happen to Your VMs Excellent	Veeam - Tales from the Field: Don’t Let this Happen to Your VMs Good	Veeam - Tales from the Field: Don’t Let this Happen to Your VMs Fair	Veeam - Tales from the Field: Don’t Let this Happen to Your VMs Poor
Palo Alto - Unlocking The Potential of the Software Defined Data Center: Integrating VMware NSX and Palo Alto Networks	Palo Alto - Unlocking The Potential of the Software Defined Data Center: Integrating VMware NSX and Palo Alto Networks Excellent	Palo Alto - Unlocking The Potential of the Software Defined Data Center: Integrating VMware NSX and Palo Alto Networks Good	Palo Alto - Unlocking The Potential of the Software Defined Data Center: Integrating VMware NSX and Palo Alto Networks Fair	Palo Alto - Unlocking The Potential of the Software Defined Data Center: Integrating VMware NSX and Palo Alto Networks Poor
Kingston Technologies - Using Flash in the Data Center	Kingston Technologies - Using Flash in the Data Center Excellent	Kingston Technologies - Using Flash in the Data Center Good	Kingston Technologies - Using Flash in the Data Center Fair	Kingston Technologies - Using Flash in the Data Center Poor

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* 6. Please rate the quality of the labs if you attended: (12:15 pm-1:00 pm)

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
VMware Labs - vSphere Performance Optimization Link to Lab	VMware Labs - vSphere Performance Optimization Link to Lab Excellent	VMware Labs - vSphere Performance Optimization Link to Lab Good	VMware Labs - vSphere Performance Optimization Link to Lab Fair	VMware Labs - vSphere Performance Optimization Link to Lab 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
Presidio - vSphere 5.5 Storage Enhancements	Presidio - vSphere 5.5 Storage Enhancements Excellent	Presidio - vSphere 5.5 Storage Enhancements Good	Presidio - vSphere 5.5 Storage Enhancements Fair	Presidio - vSphere 5.5 Storage Enhancements Poor
Trend Micro - Key Elements to Securing your Data Center: Physical, Virtual and Cloud Environments	Trend Micro - Key Elements to Securing your Data Center: Physical, Virtual and Cloud Environments Excellent	Trend Micro - Key Elements to Securing your Data Center: Physical, Virtual and Cloud Environments Good	Trend Micro - Key Elements to Securing your Data Center: Physical, Virtual and Cloud Environments Fair	Trend Micro - Key Elements to Securing your Data Center: Physical, Virtual and Cloud Environments Poor
Symantec - Overcome the Challenges to Virtualizing Tier 1 Business Critical Applications	Symantec - Overcome the Challenges to Virtualizing Tier 1 Business Critical Applications Excellent	Symantec - Overcome the Challenges to Virtualizing Tier 1 Business Critical Applications Good	Symantec - Overcome the Challenges to Virtualizing Tier 1 Business Critical Applications Fair	Symantec - Overcome the Challenges to Virtualizing Tier 1 Business Critical Applications Poor
Infinio - Five Ways to Get Better Performance from NAS-backed VMs	Infinio - Five Ways to Get Better Performance from NAS-backed VMs Excellent	Infinio - Five Ways to Get Better Performance from NAS-backed VMs Good	Infinio - Five Ways to Get Better Performance from NAS-backed VMs Fair	Infinio - Five Ways to Get Better Performance from NAS-backed VMs Poor
Greenpages - The Software Defined Datacenter: What Does It Mean and Why Should You Care? - Software Defined Networking (SDN)	Greenpages - The Software Defined Datacenter: What Does It Mean and Why Should You Care? - Software Defined Networking (SDN) Excellent	Greenpages - The Software Defined Datacenter: What Does It Mean and Why Should You Care? - Software Defined Networking (SDN) Good	Greenpages - The Software Defined Datacenter: What Does It Mean and Why Should You Care? - Software Defined Networking (SDN) Fair	Greenpages - The Software Defined Datacenter: What Does It Mean and Why Should You Care? - Software Defined Networking (SDN) Poor
Splunk - Troubleshoot, Optimize and Analyze Your VMware Environments with In-depth Holistic Visibility	Splunk - Troubleshoot, Optimize and Analyze Your VMware Environments with In-depth Holistic Visibility Excellent	Splunk - Troubleshoot, Optimize and Analyze Your VMware Environments with In-depth Holistic Visibility Good	Splunk - Troubleshoot, Optimize and Analyze Your VMware Environments with In-depth Holistic Visibility Fair	Splunk - Troubleshoot, Optimize and Analyze Your VMware Environments with In-depth Holistic Visibility 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
VMware - Providing a Platform for Workspace Mobility - Under the Hood of VMware Horizon Workspace	VMware - Providing a Platform for Workspace Mobility - Under the Hood of VMware Horizon Workspace Excellent	VMware - Providing a Platform for Workspace Mobility - Under the Hood of VMware Horizon Workspace Good	VMware - Providing a Platform for Workspace Mobility - Under the Hood of VMware Horizon Workspace Fair	VMware - Providing a Platform for Workspace Mobility - Under the Hood of VMware Horizon Workspace Poor
VMware - Automating the Software Defined DataCenter: How Do I get Started	VMware - Automating the Software Defined DataCenter: How Do I get Started Excellent	VMware - Automating the Software Defined DataCenter: How Do I get Started Good	VMware - Automating the Software Defined DataCenter: How Do I get Started Fair	VMware - Automating the Software Defined DataCenter: How Do I get Started Poor
VMware - How to Troubleshoot VM Performance Issues across Applications, Intrastructure and Storage using vCenter Operations Management (Live Demonstration)	VMware - How to Troubleshoot VM Performance Issues across Applications, Intrastructure and Storage using vCenter Operations Management (Live Demonstration) Excellent	VMware - How to Troubleshoot VM Performance Issues across Applications, Intrastructure and Storage using vCenter Operations Management (Live Demonstration) Good	VMware - How to Troubleshoot VM Performance Issues across Applications, Intrastructure and Storage using vCenter Operations Management (Live Demonstration) Fair	VMware - How to Troubleshoot VM Performance Issues across Applications, Intrastructure and Storage using vCenter Operations Management (Live Demonstration) Poor
VMware - Performance Best Practices for vSphere	VMware - Performance Best Practices for vSphere Excellent	VMware - Performance Best Practices for vSphere Good	VMware - Performance Best Practices for vSphere Fair	VMware - Performance Best Practices for vSphere Poor
VMware - vCenter 5.5: A Techncial Deep Dive	VMware - vCenter 5.5: A Techncial Deep Dive Excellent	VMware - vCenter 5.5: A Techncial Deep Dive Good	VMware - vCenter 5.5: A Techncial Deep Dive Fair	VMware - vCenter 5.5: A Techncial Deep Dive Poor
VMware - Virtual SAN - Technical Best Practices	VMware - Virtual SAN - Technical Best Practices Excellent	VMware - Virtual SAN - Technical Best Practices Good	VMware - Virtual SAN - Technical Best Practices Fair	VMware - Virtual SAN - Technical Best Practices Poor

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* 9. 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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* 10. 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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* 11. Please rate the value of this event relative to your professional challenges:

Highly Relevant

Relevant

Somewhat Relevant

Not Very Relevant

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

Yes

If no, why?

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

Yes

If no, why?

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* 14. Did you find the mobile app useful?

Yes

Didn't Use It

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* 15. 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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* 16. 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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* 17. What could VMUG do to improve these events in the future?

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

Yes

If no, how can we improve?

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* 19. 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.