Thank you for attending the Carolina VMware Users Summit. 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 Carolina VMware Users Summit:

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* 2. Please rate the quality of the morning keynote if you attended: (8:45 am-9:30 am)

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A New Era of Server Side Storage, Frank Denneman

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* 3. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #1 (9:45 am-10:30 am):

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Arista Networks - Network Virtualization for the Software Defined Data Center - Interactive VMware NSX Demonstration, Zack Zilakakis
eGroup - vCloud Automation Center – Utilizing Reclamation Workflows to Recoup Inactive Resources, Mike Dent
EMC - VDI and Storage
Symantec - Enhancing Data Center Security with NSX
Varrow - Virtualizing Microsoft SQL Server, Kyle Quinby
Nutanix Inc. - Leveraging Web-Scale Architectures to Simplify Your VMware Environments
Pure Storage - All-Flash Storage: 5X Faster, 10X Less Power, 100X Easier

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* 4. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #2 (10:45 am-11:45 am):

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VMware - Virtual SAN: Technical Overview and Best Practices, James LeFort
VMware - Provisioning and Managing a Heterogeneous Cloud with vCloud Automation Center, Steve Taylor
VMware -Protecting Your vSphere Environment with vCloud Hybrid Service - Disaster Recovery, Chris Colotti
VMware -Network Virtualization – The Future of Networking, Nimish Desai
VMware -Best Practices for Desktop and Application Management and Delivery with VMware Horizon 6, Jason Ruby

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* 5. Please rate the quality of the noon keynote you attended: (12:15 pm-1:30 pm)

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Varrow - VMware NSX: Software Defined Networking in the Real World, Jason Nash

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* 6. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #3 (1:30 pm-2:15 pm):

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Infinio - Conquering Storage Performance with Sun Tzu
Coho Data - Architecting with Flash for VMware Enviroments
Tintri - Advances in Virtualization Performance Troubleshooting with VM-Aware Storage, Peter Jacoby & Trente Steele
Trend Micro - VMware Design and Product Integration Options with Trend Micro Deep Security
Veeam Software - 10 Things NOT To Do With Your VM Backups - Salim Ruffin
Splunk - Troubleshoot, Analyze and Optimize Your VMware Environment with 360° Datacenter Visibility
Zerto - Premier, Inc.: Disaster Recovery for Hundred of Critical Virtual Machines and Applications - Bob Lanning of Premier Healthcare

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* 7. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #4 (2:30 pm-3:15 pm):

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Synology - Exploring Storage for VMware with Advanced Tools for SMB
SolidFire - Hypervisor-Based QoS: Helps with the Symptoms, but By Itself It’s Not the Cure, Adam Carter
PernixData Re-Thinking Storage Performance by Virtualizing Flash
Cisco - Cisco and VMware: Transforming Desktops into End User Workspaces
ePlus Technology - What's On Your Horizon - Design Considerations for the Future of End User Computing
Bitdefender - Understanding the Impact of Virtualization Security, Alan Maggio
Dell - Achieving Security, Agility and Mobility thru Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

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* 8. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #5 (3:30 pm-4:30 pm):

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VMware - Virtual SAN: Technical Overview and Best Practices, James LeFort
VMware - Best Practices for Desktop and Application Management and Delivery with VMware Horizon 6, Jason Ruby
VMware - vCloud Hybrid Service Deep Dive, Chris Colotti
VMware - vSphere Data Protection: What's New + Technical Walkthrough, Chris Cullingford
VMware - vCenter 5.5: Technical Deep Dive, David K. Lee

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* 9. Please rate the quality of the Ask the Experts you attended: (4:30 pm-5:15 pm)

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Ask the Experts Panel

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

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VMware Hands-On Labs, Sponsored by Varrow

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

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

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

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

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

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* 16. What are you using the mobile app for?

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

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

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

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

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.

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