2013 Silicon Valley User Conference Follow Up Survey

Thank you for attending the Silicon Valley 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 Silicon Valley VMUG User Conference:

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* 2. Please rate the quality of the morning keynote if you attended: (9:00 am-10:00 am):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Vision and Strategy as it Relates to SDDC, Hybrid Cloud and EUC - Paul Strong, VMware	Vision and Strategy as it Relates to SDDC, Hybrid Cloud and EUC - Paul Strong, VMware Excellent	Vision and Strategy as it Relates to SDDC, Hybrid Cloud and EUC - Paul Strong, VMware Good	Vision and Strategy as it Relates to SDDC, Hybrid Cloud and EUC - Paul Strong, VMware Fair	Vision and Strategy as it Relates to SDDC, Hybrid Cloud and EUC - Paul Strong, VMware Poor

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* 3. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #1 (10:15 am-11:00 am):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
DR to the Cloud with SRM 5 - Hosting	DR to the Cloud with SRM 5 - Hosting Excellent	DR to the Cloud with SRM 5 - Hosting Good	DR to the Cloud with SRM 5 - Hosting Fair	DR to the Cloud with SRM 5 - Hosting Poor
The Next Step in Virtualization - Network Virtualization: Customer Stories - Adtran	The Next Step in Virtualization - Network Virtualization: Customer Stories - Adtran Excellent	The Next Step in Virtualization - Network Virtualization: Customer Stories - Adtran Good	The Next Step in Virtualization - Network Virtualization: Customer Stories - Adtran Fair	The Next Step in Virtualization - Network Virtualization: Customer Stories - Adtran Poor
Solid State Affairs: Pros and Cons of SSDs in vSphere Environments - CloudPhysics	Solid State Affairs: Pros and Cons of SSDs in vSphere Environments - CloudPhysics Excellent	Solid State Affairs: Pros and Cons of SSDs in vSphere Environments - CloudPhysics Good	Solid State Affairs: Pros and Cons of SSDs in vSphere Environments - CloudPhysics Fair	Solid State Affairs: Pros and Cons of SSDs in vSphere Environments - CloudPhysics Poor
Secure the Breach - How Enterprises Can Protect Their Data - SafeNet	Secure the Breach - How Enterprises Can Protect Their Data - SafeNet Excellent	Secure the Breach - How Enterprises Can Protect Their Data - SafeNet Good	Secure the Breach - How Enterprises Can Protect Their Data - SafeNet Fair	Secure the Breach - How Enterprises Can Protect Their Data - SafeNet Poor
50% Faster VMs - No Hardware Required - Condusiv	50% Faster VMs - No Hardware Required - Condusiv Excellent	50% Faster VMs - No Hardware Required - Condusiv Good	50% Faster VMs - No Hardware Required - Condusiv Fair	50% Faster VMs - No Hardware Required - Condusiv Poor
Evolve Your Virtual Data Center with Nimble Storage - Nimble Storage	Evolve Your Virtual Data Center with Nimble Storage - Nimble Storage Excellent	Evolve Your Virtual Data Center with Nimble Storage - Nimble Storage Good	Evolve Your Virtual Data Center with Nimble Storage - Nimble Storage Fair	Evolve Your Virtual Data Center with Nimble Storage - Nimble Storage Poor

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* 4. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #2 (11:15 am-12:00 pm):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Software Defined Datacenter - Joe Sarabia, VMware	Software Defined Datacenter - Joe Sarabia, VMware Excellent	Software Defined Datacenter - Joe Sarabia, VMware Good	Software Defined Datacenter - Joe Sarabia, VMware Fair	Software Defined Datacenter - Joe Sarabia, VMware Poor
vCenter Site Recovery Manager - Ken Werneburg, VMware	vCenter Site Recovery Manager - Ken Werneburg, VMware Excellent	vCenter Site Recovery Manager - Ken Werneburg, VMware Good	vCenter Site Recovery Manager - Ken Werneburg, VMware Fair	vCenter Site Recovery Manager - Ken Werneburg, VMware Poor
Cloud Real-Estate: Build vs. Rent - Michelle Kerby, VMware	Cloud Real-Estate: Build vs. Rent - Michelle Kerby, VMware Excellent	Cloud Real-Estate: Build vs. Rent - Michelle Kerby, VMware Good	Cloud Real-Estate: Build vs. Rent - Michelle Kerby, VMware Fair	Cloud Real-Estate: Build vs. Rent - Michelle Kerby, VMware Poor
Cloud Service Provisioning - Christian Paulus, VMware	Cloud Service Provisioning - Christian Paulus, VMware Excellent	Cloud Service Provisioning - Christian Paulus, VMware Good	Cloud Service Provisioning - Christian Paulus, VMware Fair	Cloud Service Provisioning - Christian Paulus, VMware Poor
vCenter 5.1: A Technical Deep Dive - Justin King, VMware	vCenter 5.1: A Technical Deep Dive - Justin King, VMware Excellent	vCenter 5.1: A Technical Deep Dive - Justin King, VMware Good	vCenter 5.1: A Technical Deep Dive - Justin King, VMware Fair	vCenter 5.1: A Technical Deep Dive - Justin King, VMware Poor
Getting Storage Right for your VDI Environment - Andre Leibovici, VMware	Getting Storage Right for your VDI Environment - Andre Leibovici, VMware Excellent	Getting Storage Right for your VDI Environment - Andre Leibovici, VMware Good	Getting Storage Right for your VDI Environment - Andre Leibovici, VMware Fair	Getting Storage Right for your VDI Environment - Andre Leibovici, VMware Poor

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* 5. Please rate the quality of the afternoon keynote if you attended: (12:45 pm-1:45 pm):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Tips & Tricks from a (Wannabe) Productivity Geek - Scott Lowe	Tips & Tricks from a (Wannabe) Productivity Geek - Scott Lowe Excellent	Tips & Tricks from a (Wannabe) Productivity Geek - Scott Lowe Good	Tips & Tricks from a (Wannabe) Productivity Geek - Scott Lowe Fair	Tips & Tricks from a (Wannabe) Productivity Geek - Scott Lowe Poor

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* 6. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #3 (2:00 pm-2:45 pm):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Business Continuity and High Availability for Microsoft Exchange, SQL and SharePoint in a Dynamic vSphere Environment - Symantec	Business Continuity and High Availability for Microsoft Exchange, SQL and SharePoint in a Dynamic vSphere Environment - Symantec Excellent	Business Continuity and High Availability for Microsoft Exchange, SQL and SharePoint in a Dynamic vSphere Environment - Symantec Good	Business Continuity and High Availability for Microsoft Exchange, SQL and SharePoint in a Dynamic vSphere Environment - Symantec Fair	Business Continuity and High Availability for Microsoft Exchange, SQL and SharePoint in a Dynamic vSphere Environment - Symantec Poor
The Emerging Role of Software Defined Acceleration (SDA) - Silver Peak	The Emerging Role of Software Defined Acceleration (SDA) - Silver Peak Excellent	The Emerging Role of Software Defined Acceleration (SDA) - Silver Peak Good	The Emerging Role of Software Defined Acceleration (SDA) - Silver Peak Fair	The Emerging Role of Software Defined Acceleration (SDA) - Silver Peak Poor
Evolving to the Software Defined Datacenter: EMC Integrations with VMware - EMC	Evolving to the Software Defined Datacenter: EMC Integrations with VMware - EMC Excellent	Evolving to the Software Defined Datacenter: EMC Integrations with VMware - EMC Good	Evolving to the Software Defined Datacenter: EMC Integrations with VMware - EMC Fair	Evolving to the Software Defined Datacenter: EMC Integrations with VMware - EMC Poor
Going All Flash, SAN-less and Staying Fault Tolerant - OCZ Technology	Going All Flash, SAN-less and Staying Fault Tolerant - OCZ Technology Excellent	Going All Flash, SAN-less and Staying Fault Tolerant - OCZ Technology Good	Going All Flash, SAN-less and Staying Fault Tolerant - OCZ Technology Fair	Going All Flash, SAN-less and Staying Fault Tolerant - OCZ Technology Poor
Securing Microsoft Applications in VMware Environments with Next-Generation Firewalls - Palo Alto Networks	Securing Microsoft Applications in VMware Environments with Next-Generation Firewalls - Palo Alto Networks Excellent	Securing Microsoft Applications in VMware Environments with Next-Generation Firewalls - Palo Alto Networks Good	Securing Microsoft Applications in VMware Environments with Next-Generation Firewalls - Palo Alto Networks Fair	Securing Microsoft Applications in VMware Environments with Next-Generation Firewalls - Palo Alto Networks Poor
Private Cloud - Getting it Right the First Time - Embotics	Private Cloud - Getting it Right the First Time - Embotics Excellent	Private Cloud - Getting it Right the First Time - Embotics Good	Private Cloud - Getting it Right the First Time - Embotics Fair	Private Cloud - Getting it Right the First Time - Embotics Poor

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* 7. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #4 (3:00 pm-3:45 pm):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Top 10 things You Must Know About Storage for vSphere - HP	Top 10 things You Must Know About Storage for vSphere - HP Excellent	Top 10 things You Must Know About Storage for vSphere - HP Good	Top 10 things You Must Know About Storage for vSphere - HP Fair	Top 10 things You Must Know About Storage for vSphere - HP Poor
Troubleshoot, Optimize, and Analyze your VMware Environments - Splunk	Troubleshoot, Optimize, and Analyze your VMware Environments - Splunk Excellent	Troubleshoot, Optimize, and Analyze your VMware Environments - Splunk Good	Troubleshoot, Optimize, and Analyze your VMware Environments - Splunk Fair	Troubleshoot, Optimize, and Analyze your VMware Environments - Splunk Poor
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 - Veeam Excellent	Tales From the Field: Don't Let This Happen to Your VMs - Veeam Good	Tales From the Field: Don't Let This Happen to Your VMs - Veeam Fair	Tales From the Field: Don't Let This Happen to Your VMs - Veeam Poor
Accelerate Desktop Virtualization Deployments and Embrace BYOD with Pre-Integrated Converged Dell–VMware VDI Solutions - Dell Wyse	Accelerate Desktop Virtualization Deployments and Embrace BYOD with Pre-Integrated Converged Dell–VMware VDI Solutions - Dell Wyse Excellent	Accelerate Desktop Virtualization Deployments and Embrace BYOD with Pre-Integrated Converged Dell–VMware VDI Solutions - Dell Wyse Good	Accelerate Desktop Virtualization Deployments and Embrace BYOD with Pre-Integrated Converged Dell–VMware VDI Solutions - Dell Wyse Fair	Accelerate Desktop Virtualization Deployments and Embrace BYOD with Pre-Integrated Converged Dell–VMware VDI Solutions - Dell Wyse Poor
Building a Dynamic and Agile Cloud Computing Infrastructure Using NetApp - NetApp	Building a Dynamic and Agile Cloud Computing Infrastructure Using NetApp - NetApp Excellent	Building a Dynamic and Agile Cloud Computing Infrastructure Using NetApp - NetApp Good	Building a Dynamic and Agile Cloud Computing Infrastructure Using NetApp - NetApp Fair	Building a Dynamic and Agile Cloud Computing Infrastructure Using NetApp - NetApp Poor
Buried by the Big Data Avalanche: Use SSDs to Rescue Your Virtual Environment - Coraid	Buried by the Big Data Avalanche: Use SSDs to Rescue Your Virtual Environment - Coraid Excellent	Buried by the Big Data Avalanche: Use SSDs to Rescue Your Virtual Environment - Coraid Good	Buried by the Big Data Avalanche: Use SSDs to Rescue Your Virtual Environment - Coraid Fair	Buried by the Big Data Avalanche: Use SSDs to Rescue Your Virtual Environment - Coraid Poor

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* 8. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #5 (4:00 pm-4:45 pm):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Network Virtualization - The future of Networking - Milin Desai, VMware	Network Virtualization - The future of Networking - Milin Desai, VMware Excellent	Network Virtualization - The future of Networking - Milin Desai, VMware Good	Network Virtualization - The future of Networking - Milin Desai, VMware Fair	Network Virtualization - The future of Networking - Milin Desai, VMware Poor
How the Software Defined Datacenter is Turning Security on its Head - Gargi Mitra Keeling, VMware	How the Software Defined Datacenter is Turning Security on its Head - Gargi Mitra Keeling, VMware Excellent	How the Software Defined Datacenter is Turning Security on its Head - Gargi Mitra Keeling, VMware Good	How the Software Defined Datacenter is Turning Security on its Head - Gargi Mitra Keeling, VMware Fair	How the Software Defined Datacenter is Turning Security on its Head - Gargi Mitra Keeling, VMware Poor
A Guide to vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) Deployments - Vyenkatesh Deshpande, VMware	A Guide to vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) Deployments - Vyenkatesh Deshpande, VMware Excellent	A Guide to vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) Deployments - Vyenkatesh Deshpande, VMware Good	A Guide to vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) Deployments - Vyenkatesh Deshpande, VMware Fair	A Guide to vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) Deployments - Vyenkatesh Deshpande, VMware Poor
What's New in vCenter Operations 5.7: Technical Deep Dive - Benny Ayalew, VMware	What's New in vCenter Operations 5.7: Technical Deep Dive - Benny Ayalew, VMware Excellent	What's New in vCenter Operations 5.7: Technical Deep Dive - Benny Ayalew, VMware Good	What's New in vCenter Operations 5.7: Technical Deep Dive - Benny Ayalew, VMware Fair	What's New in vCenter Operations 5.7: Technical Deep Dive - Benny Ayalew, VMware Poor
Troubleshooting Storage Performance - Joey Diekhans, VMware	Troubleshooting Storage Performance - Joey Diekhans, VMware Excellent	Troubleshooting Storage Performance - Joey Diekhans, VMware Good	Troubleshooting Storage Performance - Joey Diekhans, VMware Fair	Troubleshooting Storage Performance - Joey Diekhans, VMware Poor
New Storage Trends, Concepts, and Approaches for End User Computing - Todd Dayton, VMware	New Storage Trends, Concepts, and Approaches for End User Computing - Todd Dayton, VMware Excellent	New Storage Trends, Concepts, and Approaches for End User Computing - Todd Dayton, VMware Good	New Storage Trends, Concepts, and Approaches for End User Computing - Todd Dayton, VMware Fair	New Storage Trends, Concepts, and Approaches for End User Computing - Todd Dayton, VMware Poor

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* 9. Please rate the quality of the lab(s) you ATTENDED:

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Good

Fair

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

VMware vSphere

vCloud Suite

vCloud Automation Center

vCloud Networking & Security

vSphere Storage Appliance

VMware Go Pro

vCenter Operations Management Suite

vCenter Configuration Manager

vCenter Site Recovery Manager

vCenter Protect Standard

vFabric Application Director

VMware View

VMware Mirage

ThinApp

Horizon Application Manager

Horizon Mobile

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.