2014 Toronto User Conference Follow Up Survey

Thank you for attending the Toronto 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

Question Title

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

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Question Title

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

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
VMware - Virtual SAN - Technical Best Practices, Peter Kielty	VMware - Virtual SAN - Technical Best Practices, Peter Kielty Excellent	VMware - Virtual SAN - Technical Best Practices, Peter Kielty Good	VMware - Virtual SAN - Technical Best Practices, Peter Kielty Fair	VMware - Virtual SAN - Technical Best Practices, Peter Kielty Poor
VMware GSS - Software Defined DataCenter, Angelo Madrasto	VMware GSS - Software Defined DataCenter, Angelo Madrasto Excellent	VMware GSS - Software Defined DataCenter, Angelo Madrasto Good	VMware GSS - Software Defined DataCenter, Angelo Madrasto Fair	VMware GSS - Software Defined DataCenter, Angelo Madrasto Poor
VMware - vSphere Replication - Technical Overview, Ken Werneburg	VMware - vSphere Replication - Technical Overview, Ken Werneburg Excellent	VMware - vSphere Replication - Technical Overview, Ken Werneburg Good	VMware - vSphere Replication - Technical Overview, Ken Werneburg Fair	VMware - vSphere Replication - Technical Overview, Ken Werneburg Poor
VMware GSS - Troubleshooting Storage Performance, Sajjad Siddicky	VMware GSS - Troubleshooting Storage Performance, Sajjad Siddicky Excellent	VMware GSS - Troubleshooting Storage Performance, Sajjad Siddicky Good	VMware GSS - Troubleshooting Storage Performance, Sajjad Siddicky Fair	VMware GSS - Troubleshooting Storage Performance, Sajjad Siddicky Poor

Question Title

* 3. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #2 (10:45 am-11:30 am):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Atlantis Computing - Software Defined Storage - From Desktops to Datacenters	Atlantis Computing - Software Defined Storage - From Desktops to Datacenters Excellent	Atlantis Computing - Software Defined Storage - From Desktops to Datacenters Good	Atlantis Computing - Software Defined Storage - From Desktops to Datacenters Fair	Atlantis Computing - Software Defined Storage - From Desktops to Datacenters Poor
Coho Data - Architecting with Flash for VMware Environments	Coho Data - Architecting with Flash for VMware Environments Excellent	Coho Data - Architecting with Flash for VMware Environments Good	Coho Data - Architecting with Flash for VMware Environments Fair	Coho Data - Architecting with Flash for VMware Environments Poor
EMC - Evolving to the Software-defined Data Center: An EMC Perspective and Technical Overview	EMC - Evolving to the Software-defined Data Center: An EMC Perspective and Technical Overview Excellent	EMC - Evolving to the Software-defined Data Center: An EMC Perspective and Technical Overview Good	EMC - Evolving to the Software-defined Data Center: An EMC Perspective and Technical Overview Fair	EMC - Evolving to the Software-defined Data Center: An EMC Perspective and Technical Overview Poor
Nutanix - Leveraging Web-scale Architectures for vSphere Deployments	Nutanix - Leveraging Web-scale Architectures for vSphere Deployments Excellent	Nutanix - Leveraging Web-scale Architectures for vSphere Deployments Good	Nutanix - Leveraging Web-scale Architectures for vSphere Deployments Fair	Nutanix - Leveraging Web-scale Architectures for vSphere Deployments Poor
CA Technologies - Virtualization Data Protection and Its Dirty Little Secrets	CA Technologies - Virtualization Data Protection and Its Dirty Little Secrets Excellent	CA Technologies - Virtualization Data Protection and Its Dirty Little Secrets Good	CA Technologies - Virtualization Data Protection and Its Dirty Little Secrets Fair	CA Technologies - Virtualization Data Protection and Its Dirty Little Secrets Poor

Question Title

* 4. Please rate the quality of the noon lunch & keynote you attended (11:45 am-12:30 pm):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Stop Being a Mine Sweeper, Chris Wahl	Stop Being a Mine Sweeper, Chris Wahl Excellent	Stop Being a Mine Sweeper, Chris Wahl Good	Stop Being a Mine Sweeper, Chris Wahl Fair	Stop Being a Mine Sweeper, Chris Wahl Poor

Question Title

* 5. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #3 (12:30 pm-1:30 pm):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
VMware - Horizon Workspace Architecture and Design Discussion, Mike Barnett	VMware - Horizon Workspace Architecture and Design Discussion, Mike Barnett Excellent	VMware - Horizon Workspace Architecture and Design Discussion, Mike Barnett Good	VMware - Horizon Workspace Architecture and Design Discussion, Mike Barnett Fair	VMware - Horizon Workspace Architecture and Design Discussion, Mike Barnett Poor
VMware - Network Virtualization - The Future of Networking, Bruno Germain	VMware - Network Virtualization - The Future of Networking, Bruno Germain Excellent	VMware - Network Virtualization - The Future of Networking, Bruno Germain Good	VMware - Network Virtualization - The Future of Networking, Bruno Germain Fair	VMware - Network Virtualization - The Future of Networking, Bruno Germain Poor
VMware GSS - Performance best Practices for vSphere, Angelo Madrasto	VMware GSS - Performance best Practices for vSphere, Angelo Madrasto Excellent	VMware GSS - Performance best Practices for vSphere, Angelo Madrasto Good	VMware GSS - Performance best Practices for vSphere, Angelo Madrasto Fair	VMware GSS - Performance best Practices for vSphere, Angelo Madrasto Poor
VMware - How to Troubleshoot VM Performance Issues Across Applications, Infrastructure and Storage Using vCenter Operations Management (Live Demo), Maher AlAsfar	VMware - How to Troubleshoot VM Performance Issues Across Applications, Infrastructure and Storage Using vCenter Operations Management (Live Demo), Maher AlAsfar Excellent	VMware - How to Troubleshoot VM Performance Issues Across Applications, Infrastructure and Storage Using vCenter Operations Management (Live Demo), Maher AlAsfar Good	VMware - How to Troubleshoot VM Performance Issues Across Applications, Infrastructure and Storage Using vCenter Operations Management (Live Demo), Maher AlAsfar Fair	VMware - How to Troubleshoot VM Performance Issues Across Applications, Infrastructure and Storage Using vCenter Operations Management (Live Demo), Maher AlAsfar Poor

Question Title

* 6. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #4 (1:45 pm-2:30 pm):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Confio Software - Don't Panic, DBAs! Databases on VMware Made Easy	Confio Software - Don't Panic, DBAs! Databases on VMware Made Easy Excellent	Confio Software - Don't Panic, DBAs! Databases on VMware Made Easy Good	Confio Software - Don't Panic, DBAs! Databases on VMware Made Easy Fair	Confio Software - Don't Panic, DBAs! Databases on VMware Made Easy Poor
F5 Networks - Moving Beyond Infrastructure: Meeting Demands on App Lifecycle Management in the Dynamic Datacenter through F5’s Integration with vCenter Orchestrator and VMware NSX	F5 Networks - Moving Beyond Infrastructure: Meeting Demands on App Lifecycle Management in the Dynamic Datacenter through F5’s Integration with vCenter Orchestrator and VMware NSX Excellent	F5 Networks - Moving Beyond Infrastructure: Meeting Demands on App Lifecycle Management in the Dynamic Datacenter through F5’s Integration with vCenter Orchestrator and VMware NSX Good	F5 Networks - Moving Beyond Infrastructure: Meeting Demands on App Lifecycle Management in the Dynamic Datacenter through F5’s Integration with vCenter Orchestrator and VMware NSX Fair	F5 Networks - Moving Beyond Infrastructure: Meeting Demands on App Lifecycle Management in the Dynamic Datacenter through F5’s Integration with vCenter Orchestrator and VMware NSX Poor
Symantec - How Do You Scale a Backup and Recovery Solution to Protect Tens of Thousands of Virtual Machines?	Symantec - How Do You Scale a Backup and Recovery Solution to Protect Tens of Thousands of Virtual Machines? Excellent	Symantec - How Do You Scale a Backup and Recovery Solution to Protect Tens of Thousands of Virtual Machines? Good	Symantec - How Do You Scale a Backup and Recovery Solution to Protect Tens of Thousands of Virtual Machines? Fair	Symantec - How Do You Scale a Backup and Recovery Solution to Protect Tens of Thousands of Virtual Machines? 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
HP Autonomy - Three Ways to Preserve and Protect Your Virtual Infrastructure	HP Autonomy - Three Ways to Preserve and Protect Your Virtual Infrastructure Excellent	HP Autonomy - Three Ways to Preserve and Protect Your Virtual Infrastructure Good	HP Autonomy - Three Ways to Preserve and Protect Your Virtual Infrastructure Fair	HP Autonomy - Three Ways to Preserve and Protect Your Virtual Infrastructure Poor

Question Title

* 7. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #5 (2:45 pm-3:30 pm):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Splunk - Troubleshoot, Analyze and Optimize Your VMware Environment with 360º Datacenter Visibility	Splunk - Troubleshoot, Analyze and Optimize Your VMware Environment with 360º Datacenter Visibility Excellent	Splunk - Troubleshoot, Analyze and Optimize Your VMware Environment with 360º Datacenter Visibility Good	Splunk - Troubleshoot, Analyze and Optimize Your VMware Environment with 360º Datacenter Visibility Fair	Splunk - Troubleshoot, Analyze and Optimize Your VMware Environment with 360º Datacenter Visibility Poor
Vision Solutions - Migrations – Anytime to Anywhere	Vision Solutions - Migrations – Anytime to Anywhere Excellent	Vision Solutions - Migrations – Anytime to Anywhere Good	Vision Solutions - Migrations – Anytime to Anywhere Fair	Vision Solutions - Migrations – Anytime to Anywhere Poor
Scalar - Storage Considerations for VDI	Scalar - Storage Considerations for VDI Excellent	Scalar - Storage Considerations for VDI Good	Scalar - Storage Considerations for VDI Fair	Scalar - Storage Considerations for VDI Poor
IBM - Considering vCloud? Infrastructure Matters!	IBM - Considering vCloud? Infrastructure Matters! Excellent	IBM - Considering vCloud? Infrastructure Matters! Good	IBM - Considering vCloud? Infrastructure Matters! Fair	IBM - Considering vCloud? Infrastructure Matters! Poor
Arista Networks - Preparing the Network for the Software Defined Data Center	Arista Networks - Preparing the Network for the Software Defined Data Center Excellent	Arista Networks - Preparing the Network for the Software Defined Data Center Good	Arista Networks - Preparing the Network for the Software Defined Data Center Fair	Arista Networks - Preparing the Network for the Software Defined Data Center Poor

Question Title

* 8. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #6 (3:45 pm-4:45 pm):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
VMware - Automating the Software Defined DataCenter: How Do I Get Started, David Burns	VMware - Automating the Software Defined DataCenter: How Do I Get Started, David Burns Excellent	VMware - Automating the Software Defined DataCenter: How Do I Get Started, David Burns Good	VMware - Automating the Software Defined DataCenter: How Do I Get Started, David Burns Fair	VMware - Automating the Software Defined DataCenter: How Do I Get Started, David Burns Poor
VMware GSS - vSphere Read Flash Cache - Technical Best Practices, Sajjad Siddicky	VMware GSS - vSphere Read Flash Cache - Technical Best Practices, Sajjad Siddicky Excellent	VMware GSS - vSphere Read Flash Cache - Technical Best Practices, Sajjad Siddicky Good	VMware GSS - vSphere Read Flash Cache - Technical Best Practices, Sajjad Siddicky Fair	VMware GSS - vSphere Read Flash Cache - Technical Best Practices, Sajjad Siddicky Poor
VMware - Network Virtualization - The Future of Networking, Bruno Germain	VMware - Network Virtualization - The Future of Networking, Bruno Germain Excellent	VMware - Network Virtualization - The Future of Networking, Bruno Germain Good	VMware - Network Virtualization - The Future of Networking, Bruno Germain Fair	VMware - Network Virtualization - The Future of Networking, Bruno Germain Poor
VMware - Virtual SAN - Technical Best Practices, Peter Kielty	VMware - Virtual SAN - Technical Best Practices, Peter Kielty Excellent	VMware - Virtual SAN - Technical Best Practices, Peter Kielty Good	VMware - Virtual SAN - Technical Best Practices, Peter Kielty Fair	VMware - Virtual SAN - Technical Best Practices, Peter Kielty Poor

Question Title

* 9. Please rate the quality of the closing session if you attended (4:45 pm-5:15 pm):

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Ask the Expert	Ask the Expert Excellent	Ask the Expert Good	Ask the Expert Fair	Ask the Expert Poor

Question Title

* 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

Question Title

* 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

Question Title

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

Highly Relevant

Relevant

Somewhat Relevant

Not Very Relevant

Question Title

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

Yes

If no, why?

Question Title

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

Yes

If no, why?

Question Title

* 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)

Question Title

* 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):

Question Title

* 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):

Question Title

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

Question Title

* 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.