2014 Portland User Conference Follow Up Survey

Thank you for attending the Portland 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 Portland VMUG User Conference:

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

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* 2. Please rate the quality of the morning keynote if you attended: (9:05 am - 9:50 am)

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Networking and Security in the SDDC - Rob Randell	Networking and Security in the SDDC - Rob Randell Excellent	Networking and Security in the SDDC - Rob Randell Good	Networking and Security in the SDDC - Rob Randell Fair	Networking and Security in the SDDC - Rob Randell Poor

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* 3. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #1 (10:10 am-10:50 am):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Ensuring High Availability for your Critical Business Services - Symantec	Ensuring High Availability for your Critical Business Services - Symantec Excellent	Ensuring High Availability for your Critical Business Services - Symantec Good	Ensuring High Availability for your Critical Business Services - Symantec Fair	Ensuring High Availability for your Critical Business Services - Symantec Poor
Modern Disaster Recovery Workshop: Hands-on Look at Lessons Learned - Bluelock + tw telecom	Modern Disaster Recovery Workshop: Hands-on Look at Lessons Learned - Bluelock + tw telecom Excellent	Modern Disaster Recovery Workshop: Hands-on Look at Lessons Learned - Bluelock + tw telecom Good	Modern Disaster Recovery Workshop: Hands-on Look at Lessons Learned - Bluelock + tw telecom Fair	Modern Disaster Recovery Workshop: Hands-on Look at Lessons Learned - Bluelock + tw telecom Poor
Securing Today’s Cloud Against Tomorrow’s Threats - Check Point Software Technologies	Securing Today’s Cloud Against Tomorrow’s Threats - Check Point Software Technologies Excellent	Securing Today’s Cloud Against Tomorrow’s Threats - Check Point Software Technologies Good	Securing Today’s Cloud Against Tomorrow’s Threats - Check Point Software Technologies Fair	Securing Today’s Cloud Against Tomorrow’s Threats - Check Point Software Technologies Poor
Virtualization and Security - Kaspersky Lab	Virtualization and Security - Kaspersky Lab Excellent	Virtualization and Security - Kaspersky Lab Good	Virtualization and Security - Kaspersky Lab Fair	Virtualization and Security - Kaspersky Lab Poor

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* 4. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #2 (11:00 am-11:50 pm):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Best Practices for Desktop and Application Management and Delivery with VMware Horizon 6 - VMware	Best Practices for Desktop and Application Management and Delivery with VMware Horizon 6 - VMware Excellent	Best Practices for Desktop and Application Management and Delivery with VMware Horizon 6 - VMware Good	Best Practices for Desktop and Application Management and Delivery with VMware Horizon 6 - VMware Fair	Best Practices for Desktop and Application Management and Delivery with VMware Horizon 6 - VMware Poor
AirWatch - Enterprise Mobility Management Simplified - VMware	AirWatch - Enterprise Mobility Management Simplified - VMware Excellent	AirWatch - Enterprise Mobility Management Simplified - VMware Good	AirWatch - Enterprise Mobility Management Simplified - VMware Fair	AirWatch - Enterprise Mobility Management Simplified - VMware Poor
vC Ops - Troubleshoot and Manage Performance of Applications, Infrastructure and Storage - VMware	vC Ops - Troubleshoot and Manage Performance of Applications, Infrastructure and Storage - VMware Excellent	vC Ops - Troubleshoot and Manage Performance of Applications, Infrastructure and Storage - VMware Good	vC Ops - Troubleshoot and Manage Performance of Applications, Infrastructure and Storage - VMware Fair	vC Ops - Troubleshoot and Manage Performance of Applications, Infrastructure and Storage - VMware Poor
Virtual SAN - Technical Overview and Best Practices - VMware	Virtual SAN - Technical Overview and Best Practices - VMware Excellent	Virtual SAN - Technical Overview and Best Practices - VMware Good	Virtual SAN - Technical Overview and Best Practices - VMware Fair	Virtual SAN - Technical Overview and Best Practices - VMware Poor

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* 5. Please rate the VMware Special Interest Group Lunch if you ATTENDED (12:00 pm - 12:45 pm):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
VMware Special Interest Group Lunch & Roundtable Discussion - Healthcare Industry	VMware Special Interest Group Lunch & Roundtable Discussion - Healthcare Industry Excellent	VMware Special Interest Group Lunch & Roundtable Discussion - Healthcare Industry Good	VMware Special Interest Group Lunch & Roundtable Discussion - Healthcare Industry Fair	VMware Special Interest Group Lunch & Roundtable Discussion - Healthcare Industry Poor

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* 6. Please rate the quality of the noon keynote you attended ( 12:45 pm - 1:30 pm):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Making vCenter's Data Awesome - Nick Farmer	Making vCenter's Data Awesome - Nick Farmer Excellent	Making vCenter's Data Awesome - Nick Farmer Good	Making vCenter's Data Awesome - Nick Farmer Fair	Making vCenter's Data Awesome - Nick Farmer Poor

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* 7. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #3 (1:40 pm - 2:20 pm):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
vCenter Site Recovery Manager - Architecting a DR Solution - Rackspace	vCenter Site Recovery Manager - Architecting a DR Solution - Rackspace Excellent	vCenter Site Recovery Manager - Architecting a DR Solution - Rackspace Good	vCenter Site Recovery Manager - Architecting a DR Solution - Rackspace Fair	vCenter Site Recovery Manager - Architecting a DR Solution - Rackspace Poor
Transforming Network Security With the Software Defined Data Center - Palo Alto Networks	Transforming Network Security With the Software Defined Data Center - Palo Alto Networks Excellent	Transforming Network Security With the Software Defined Data Center - Palo Alto Networks Good	Transforming Network Security With the Software Defined Data Center - Palo Alto Networks Fair	Transforming Network Security With the Software Defined Data Center - Palo Alto Networks Poor
Designing Virtual Infrastructure for Tier 1 Databases - IVOXY Consulting	Designing Virtual Infrastructure for Tier 1 Databases - IVOXY Consulting Excellent	Designing Virtual Infrastructure for Tier 1 Databases - IVOXY Consulting Good	Designing Virtual Infrastructure for Tier 1 Databases - IVOXY Consulting Fair	Designing Virtual Infrastructure for Tier 1 Databases - IVOXY Consulting Poor
How to Create Business Cases that Bosses Love - LogicMonitor	How to Create Business Cases that Bosses Love - LogicMonitor Excellent	How to Create Business Cases that Bosses Love - LogicMonitor Good	How to Create Business Cases that Bosses Love - LogicMonitor Fair	How to Create Business Cases that Bosses Love - LogicMonitor Poor

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* 8. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #4 (2:30 pm - 3:10 pm):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
10 Things NOT to do with your VM backups - Veeam Software	10 Things NOT to do with your VM backups - Veeam Software Excellent	10 Things NOT to do with your VM backups - Veeam Software Good	10 Things NOT to do with your VM backups - Veeam Software Fair	10 Things NOT to do with your VM backups - Veeam Software Poor
VMware Design and Product Integration options with Trend Micro Deep Security - Trend Micro	VMware Design and Product Integration options with Trend Micro Deep Security - Trend Micro Excellent	VMware Design and Product Integration options with Trend Micro Deep Security - Trend Micro Good	VMware Design and Product Integration options with Trend Micro Deep Security - Trend Micro Fair	VMware Design and Product Integration options with Trend Micro Deep Security - Trend Micro Poor
Leveraging Web-scale Architectures for vSphere Deployments - Nutanix, Inc.	Leveraging Web-scale Architectures for vSphere Deployments - Nutanix, Inc. Excellent	Leveraging Web-scale Architectures for vSphere Deployments - Nutanix, Inc. Good	Leveraging Web-scale Architectures for vSphere Deployments - Nutanix, Inc. Fair	Leveraging Web-scale Architectures for vSphere Deployments - Nutanix, Inc. Poor
All-Flash Storage: 5X Faster, 10X Less Power, 100X Easier - Pure Storage	All-Flash Storage: 5X Faster, 10X Less Power, 100X Easier - Pure Storage Excellent	All-Flash Storage: 5X Faster, 10X Less Power, 100X Easier - Pure Storage Good	All-Flash Storage: 5X Faster, 10X Less Power, 100X Easier - Pure Storage Fair	All-Flash Storage: 5X Faster, 10X Less Power, 100X Easier - Pure Storage Poor

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* 9. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #5 (3:20 pm - 4:10 pm):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
vCenter 5.5 – Technical Deep Dive - VMware	vCenter 5.5 – Technical Deep Dive - VMware Excellent	vCenter 5.5 – Technical Deep Dive - VMware Good	vCenter 5.5 – Technical Deep Dive - VMware Fair	vCenter 5.5 – Technical Deep Dive - VMware Poor
vCAC: Provisioning and Managing a Heterogeneous Cloud - VMware	vCAC: Provisioning and Managing a Heterogeneous Cloud - VMware Excellent	vCAC: Provisioning and Managing a Heterogeneous Cloud - VMware Good	vCAC: Provisioning and Managing a Heterogeneous Cloud - VMware Fair	vCAC: Provisioning and Managing a Heterogeneous Cloud - VMware Poor
vCenter Site Recovery Manager - VMware	vCenter Site Recovery Manager - VMware Excellent	vCenter Site Recovery Manager - VMware Good	vCenter Site Recovery Manager - VMware Fair	vCenter Site Recovery Manager - VMware Poor
Performance Best Practices for vSphere- VMware	Performance Best Practices for vSphere- VMware Excellent	Performance Best Practices for vSphere- VMware Good	Performance Best Practices for vSphere- VMware Fair	Performance Best Practices for vSphere- VMware 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

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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

Disaster Recovery

Server Consolidation

Business Continuity

Virtualization & Cloud

Cloud Computing

Private Cloud

Public/Hybrid Cloud

Business Process Desktop

Mobile Secure Desktop

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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. What are you using the mobile app for?

Build an agenda

Receive more information on sponsors

Event survey

Venue/sponsor room maps

Learn more about the sessions/speakers

Connect with other attendees

Other (please specify)

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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 (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

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?

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.