2012 Dallas - Fort Worth User Conference Follow Up Survey

Thank You for attending the Dallas - Fort Worth 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 Dallas - Fort Worth VMUG User Conference:

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

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* 2. Please rate the quality of the morning keynote you ATTENDED (9:15-9:45 AM):

	Excellent	Good	Poor
VMworld Recap - Elias Khnaser	VMworld Recap - Elias Khnaser Excellent	VMworld Recap - Elias Khnaser Good	VMworld Recap - Elias Khnaser Poor

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* 3. Please rate the quality of the session(s) you ATTENDED in Breakout #1 (10:00-10:45 AM):

	Excellent	Good	Poor
Coraid - Server Virtualization Demands a New Storage Architecture	Coraid - Server Virtualization Demands a New Storage Architecture Excellent	Coraid - Server Virtualization Demands a New Storage Architecture Good	Coraid - Server Virtualization Demands a New Storage Architecture Poor
VMturbo - Are optimized performance and high resource utilization mutually exclusive?	VMturbo - Are optimized performance and high resource utilization mutually exclusive? Excellent	VMturbo - Are optimized performance and high resource utilization mutually exclusive? Good	VMturbo - Are optimized performance and high resource utilization mutually exclusive? Poor
Cisco - Evolving the Data Center to Private Cloud	Cisco - Evolving the Data Center to Private Cloud Excellent	Cisco - Evolving the Data Center to Private Cloud Good	Cisco - Evolving the Data Center to Private Cloud Poor
Pure Storage - Debugging Storage Performance Bottlenecks Using Flash Memory	Pure Storage - Debugging Storage Performance Bottlenecks Using Flash Memory Excellent	Pure Storage - Debugging Storage Performance Bottlenecks Using Flash Memory Good	Pure Storage - Debugging Storage Performance Bottlenecks Using Flash Memory Poor

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* 4. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #2 (11:00-11:45 AM):

	Excellent	Good	Poor
VMware - vCenter 5.1: A Technical Deep Dive	VMware - vCenter 5.1: A Technical Deep Dive Excellent	VMware - vCenter 5.1: A Technical Deep Dive Good	VMware - vCenter 5.1: A Technical Deep Dive Poor
VMware - Troubleshooting Storage Performance (Is it the Hardware or the Software?)	VMware - Troubleshooting Storage Performance (Is it the Hardware or the Software?) Excellent	VMware - Troubleshooting Storage Performance (Is it the Hardware or the Software?) Good	VMware - Troubleshooting Storage Performance (Is it the Hardware or the Software?) Poor
VMware - A Guide to vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) Deployments	VMware - A Guide to vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) Deployments Excellent	VMware - A Guide to vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) Deployments Good	VMware - A Guide to vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) Deployments Poor
VMware - Architecting and Building a Secure Virtual Infrastructure and Private Cloud	VMware - Architecting and Building a Secure Virtual Infrastructure and Private Cloud Excellent	VMware - Architecting and Building a Secure Virtual Infrastructure and Private Cloud Good	VMware - Architecting and Building a Secure Virtual Infrastructure and Private Cloud Poor

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* 5. Please rate the quality of the afternoon keynote you ATTENDED (12:15-1:00 PM):

	Excellent	Good	Poor
Brown Bag Session - Cody Bunch	Brown Bag Session - Cody Bunch Excellent	Brown Bag Session - Cody Bunch Good	Brown Bag Session - Cody Bunch Poor

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* 6. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #3 (1:15-2:00 PM):

	Excellent	Good	Poor
Dell / AppAssure - Optimize Your VMware Journey with Dell Storage and AppAssure	Dell / AppAssure - Optimize Your VMware Journey with Dell Storage and AppAssure Excellent	Dell / AppAssure - Optimize Your VMware Journey with Dell Storage and AppAssure Good	Dell / AppAssure - Optimize Your VMware Journey with Dell Storage and AppAssure Poor
RES Software - Delivering User Centric IT as A Service	RES Software - Delivering User Centric IT as A Service Excellent	RES Software - Delivering User Centric IT as A Service Good	RES Software - Delivering User Centric IT as A Service Poor
Eaton - Real Power for Virtualization	Eaton - Real Power for Virtualization Excellent	Eaton - Real Power for Virtualization Good	Eaton - Real Power for Virtualization Poor
CommVault - Modern Protection for Virtual Servers	CommVault - Modern Protection for Virtual Servers Excellent	CommVault - Modern Protection for Virtual Servers Good	CommVault - Modern Protection for Virtual Servers Poor

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

	Excellent	Good	Poor
Powershell Tips and Tricks from DFW Users	Powershell Tips and Tricks from DFW Users Excellent	Powershell Tips and Tricks from DFW Users Good	Powershell Tips and Tricks from DFW Users Poor
EMC - Virtualization of Mission Critical Applications and Unstructured Data	EMC - Virtualization of Mission Critical Applications and Unstructured Data Excellent	EMC - Virtualization of Mission Critical Applications and Unstructured Data Good	EMC - Virtualization of Mission Critical Applications and Unstructured Data Poor
Veeam Software - 5 Ways Smart VM Backups May Surprise You	Veeam Software - 5 Ways Smart VM Backups May Surprise You Excellent	Veeam Software - 5 Ways Smart VM Backups May Surprise You Good	Veeam Software - 5 Ways Smart VM Backups May Surprise You Poor
Trend Micro - Security at Every Stage: Trend Micro, VMware and Your Journey to the Cloud	Trend Micro - Security at Every Stage: Trend Micro, VMware and Your Journey to the Cloud Excellent	Trend Micro - Security at Every Stage: Trend Micro, VMware and Your Journey to the Cloud Good	Trend Micro - Security at Every Stage: Trend Micro, VMware and Your Journey to the Cloud Poor
Symantec - The Virtualization Security Journey: Beyond Endpoint Security	Symantec - The Virtualization Security Journey: Beyond Endpoint Security Excellent	Symantec - The Virtualization Security Journey: Beyond Endpoint Security Good	Symantec - The Virtualization Security Journey: Beyond Endpoint Security Poor

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* 8. Please rate the quality of the session you ATTENDED in Breakout #5 (3:30-4:15 PM):

	Excellent	Good	Poor
VMware - Architecting and Building a Secure Virtual Infrastructure and Private Cloud	VMware - Architecting and Building a Secure Virtual Infrastructure and Private Cloud Excellent	VMware - Architecting and Building a Secure Virtual Infrastructure and Private Cloud Good	VMware - Architecting and Building a Secure Virtual Infrastructure and Private Cloud Poor
VMware - Troubleshooting Storage Performance (Is it the Hardware or the Software?)	VMware - Troubleshooting Storage Performance (Is it the Hardware or the Software?) Excellent	VMware - Troubleshooting Storage Performance (Is it the Hardware or the Software?) Good	VMware - Troubleshooting Storage Performance (Is it the Hardware or the Software?) Poor
Nicholas Weaver - Project Razor: Provision All The Things	Nicholas Weaver - Project Razor: Provision All The Things Excellent	Nicholas Weaver - Project Razor: Provision All The Things Good	Nicholas Weaver - Project Razor: Provision All The Things Poor
Elias Khnaser - End User Computing	Elias Khnaser - End User Computing Excellent	Elias Khnaser - End User Computing Good	Elias Khnaser - End User Computing 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).

VMware vSphere

VMware vSphere Hypervisor

VMware vCenter Operations

VMware vCloud Director -

VMware vShield

VMware View

VMware ThinApp

VMware Horizon

VMware Workstation

VMware Fusion

Zimbra

SpringSource

VMware vFabric Cloud Application Platform

Performance Monitoring

Global Support Services

Other (please specify)

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

Server Consolidation

Virtualization Management

Business Continuity

Disaster Recovery

Enterprise Desktop & Control

Cloud Computing

Application Development

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. What was the MOST valuable aspect of the event?

Technical Sessions

Peer Networking

Vendor Exhibition/Table Top Displays

VMware Sessions

New Product Information

Other

Other (please specify)

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

Technical Sessions

Peer Networking

Vendor Exhibition/Table Top Displays

VMware Sessions

New Product Information

Other

None

Other (please specify)

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

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

Yes

If no, how can we improve?

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* 18. 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.