Storage Management Challenges Survey

	1:Not At All	2: Not Very Well	3: Neither	4: Somewhat	5: Extremely Well
I am the primary person that manages the Storage Infrastructure in my environment	I am the primary person that manages the Storage Infrastructure in my environment 1:Not At All	I am the primary person that manages the Storage Infrastructure in my environment 2: Not Very Well	I am the primary person that manages the Storage Infrastructure in my environment 3: Neither	I am the primary person that manages the Storage Infrastructure in my environment 4: Somewhat	I am the primary person that manages the Storage Infrastructure in my environment 5: Extremely Well
I am the primary person that manages the Window Server Infrastructure in my environment	I am the primary person that manages the Window Server Infrastructure in my environment 1:Not At All	I am the primary person that manages the Window Server Infrastructure in my environment 2: Not Very Well	I am the primary person that manages the Window Server Infrastructure in my environment 3: Neither	I am the primary person that manages the Window Server Infrastructure in my environment 4: Somewhat	I am the primary person that manages the Window Server Infrastructure in my environment 5: Extremely Well
I have more than one storage device in my environment	I have more than one storage device in my environment 1:Not At All	I have more than one storage device in my environment 2: Not Very Well	I have more than one storage device in my environment 3: Neither	I have more than one storage device in my environment 4: Somewhat	I have more than one storage device in my environment 5: Extremely Well
I have storage devices from multiple vendors (ex. EMC, DELL, NetApp)	I have storage devices from multiple vendors (ex. EMC, DELL, NetApp) 1:Not At All	I have storage devices from multiple vendors (ex. EMC, DELL, NetApp) 2: Not Very Well	I have storage devices from multiple vendors (ex. EMC, DELL, NetApp) 3: Neither	I have storage devices from multiple vendors (ex. EMC, DELL, NetApp) 4: Somewhat	I have storage devices from multiple vendors (ex. EMC, DELL, NetApp) 5: Extremely Well
I view my storage performance data daily	I view my storage performance data daily 1:Not At All	I view my storage performance data daily 2: Not Very Well	I view my storage performance data daily 3: Neither	I view my storage performance data daily 4: Somewhat	I view my storage performance data daily 5: Extremely Well
I can easily view all storage data across my environment	I can easily view all storage data across my environment 1:Not At All	I can easily view all storage data across my environment 2: Not Very Well	I can easily view all storage data across my environment 3: Neither	I can easily view all storage data across my environment 4: Somewhat	I can easily view all storage data across my environment 5: Extremely Well
I only look at storage performance data when there is an issue in my environment	I only look at storage performance data when there is an issue in my environment 1:Not At All	I only look at storage performance data when there is an issue in my environment 2: Not Very Well	I only look at storage performance data when there is an issue in my environment 3: Neither	I only look at storage performance data when there is an issue in my environment 4: Somewhat	I only look at storage performance data when there is an issue in my environment 5: Extremely Well
Viewing Storage Performance data is very easy for me today	Viewing Storage Performance data is very easy for me today 1:Not At All	Viewing Storage Performance data is very easy for me today 2: Not Very Well	Viewing Storage Performance data is very easy for me today 3: Neither	Viewing Storage Performance data is very easy for me today 4: Somewhat	Viewing Storage Performance data is very easy for me today 5: Extremely Well
Having a single consolidated Performance view of my entire storage environment would be my #1 feature on my wish list	Having a single consolidated Performance view of my entire storage environment would be my #1 feature on my wish list 1:Not At All	Having a single consolidated Performance view of my entire storage environment would be my #1 feature on my wish list 2: Not Very Well	Having a single consolidated Performance view of my entire storage environment would be my #1 feature on my wish list 3: Neither	Having a single consolidated Performance view of my entire storage environment would be my #1 feature on my wish list 4: Somewhat	Having a single consolidated Performance view of my entire storage environment would be my #1 feature on my wish list 5: Extremely Well
I can easily map my VMs to the storage arrays they reside on	I can easily map my VMs to the storage arrays they reside on 1:Not At All	I can easily map my VMs to the storage arrays they reside on 2: Not Very Well	I can easily map my VMs to the storage arrays they reside on 3: Neither	I can easily map my VMs to the storage arrays they reside on 4: Somewhat	I can easily map my VMs to the storage arrays they reside on 5: Extremely Well

1:Not At All

2: Not Very Well

3: Neither

4: Somewhat

5: Extremely Well

I am the primary person that manages the Storage Infrastructure in my environment

I am the primary person that manages the Storage Infrastructure in my environment 1:Not At All

I am the primary person that manages the Storage Infrastructure in my environment 2: Not Very Well

I am the primary person that manages the Storage Infrastructure in my environment 3: Neither

I am the primary person that manages the Storage Infrastructure in my environment 4: Somewhat

I am the primary person that manages the Storage Infrastructure in my environment 5: Extremely Well

I am the primary person that manages the Window Server Infrastructure in my environment

I am the primary person that manages the Window Server Infrastructure in my environment 1:Not At All

I am the primary person that manages the Window Server Infrastructure in my environment 2: Not Very Well

I am the primary person that manages the Window Server Infrastructure in my environment 3: Neither

I am the primary person that manages the Window Server Infrastructure in my environment 4: Somewhat

I am the primary person that manages the Window Server Infrastructure in my environment 5: Extremely Well

I have more than one storage device in my environment

I have more than one storage device in my environment 1:Not At All

I have more than one storage device in my environment 2: Not Very Well

I have more than one storage device in my environment 3: Neither

I have more than one storage device in my environment 4: Somewhat

I have more than one storage device in my environment 5: Extremely Well

I have storage devices from multiple vendors (ex. EMC, DELL, NetApp)

I have storage devices from multiple vendors (ex. EMC, DELL, NetApp) 1:Not At All

I have storage devices from multiple vendors (ex. EMC, DELL, NetApp) 2: Not Very Well

I have storage devices from multiple vendors (ex. EMC, DELL, NetApp) 3: Neither

I have storage devices from multiple vendors (ex. EMC, DELL, NetApp) 4: Somewhat

I have storage devices from multiple vendors (ex. EMC, DELL, NetApp) 5: Extremely Well

I view my storage performance data daily

I view my storage performance data daily 1:Not At All

I view my storage performance data daily 2: Not Very Well

I view my storage performance data daily 3: Neither

I view my storage performance data daily 4: Somewhat

I view my storage performance data daily 5: Extremely Well

I can easily view all storage data across my environment

I can easily view all storage data across my environment 1:Not At All

I can easily view all storage data across my environment 2: Not Very Well

I can easily view all storage data across my environment 3: Neither

I can easily view all storage data across my environment 4: Somewhat

I can easily view all storage data across my environment 5: Extremely Well

I only look at storage performance data when there is an issue in my environment

I only look at storage performance data when there is an issue in my environment 1:Not At All

I only look at storage performance data when there is an issue in my environment 2: Not Very Well

I only look at storage performance data when there is an issue in my environment 3: Neither

I only look at storage performance data when there is an issue in my environment 4: Somewhat

I only look at storage performance data when there is an issue in my environment 5: Extremely Well

Viewing Storage Performance data is very easy for me today

Viewing Storage Performance data is very easy for me today 1:Not At All

Viewing Storage Performance data is very easy for me today 2: Not Very Well

Viewing Storage Performance data is very easy for me today 3: Neither

Viewing Storage Performance data is very easy for me today 4: Somewhat

Viewing Storage Performance data is very easy for me today 5: Extremely Well

Having a single consolidated Performance view of my entire storage environment would be my #1 feature on my wish list

Having a single consolidated Performance view of my entire storage environment would be my #1 feature on my wish list 1:Not At All

Having a single consolidated Performance view of my entire storage environment would be my #1 feature on my wish list 2: Not Very Well

Having a single consolidated Performance view of my entire storage environment would be my #1 feature on my wish list 3: Neither

Having a single consolidated Performance view of my entire storage environment would be my #1 feature on my wish list 4: Somewhat

Having a single consolidated Performance view of my entire storage environment would be my #1 feature on my wish list 5: Extremely Well

I can easily map my VMs to the storage arrays they reside on

I can easily map my VMs to the storage arrays they reside on 1:Not At All

I can easily map my VMs to the storage arrays they reside on 2: Not Very Well

I can easily map my VMs to the storage arrays they reside on 3: Neither

I can easily map my VMs to the storage arrays they reside on 4: Somewhat

I can easily map my VMs to the storage arrays they reside on 5: Extremely Well

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* 2. Please specify what storage devices you use in your organization (Vendor Name and Version)

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* 3. What are the top 3 most common tasks you perform as a Storage administrator?

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* 4. What frustrates you most about administering Storage?

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* 5. Please rank the top 5 Storage System Performance metrics you review on a regular basis? Please provide a rank for each choice.

Queue depth

Bandwidth (Network speed of the storage device)

IOPS (Read and Write Operations per second)

Latency

Throughput (Average IO size x IOPS )

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* 6. What other Storage Performance Metric do you track which is missing from the above list? Please specify the priority of this metric against the others.

Storage Management Challenges

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* 1. Please rank how well the below statements best describe you.

Note: If you do not deal with storage management please do not take this survey.

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* 2. Please specify what storage devices you use in your organization (Vendor Name and Version)

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* 3. What are the top 3 most common tasks you perform as a Storage administrator?

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* 4. What frustrates you most about administering Storage?

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* 5. Please rank the top 5 Storage System Performance metrics you review on a regular basis? Please provide a rank for each choice.

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* 6. What other Storage Performance Metric do you track which is missing from the above list? Please specify the priority of this metric against the others.

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* 7. What tools do you use today for storage performance monitoring?

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* 8. If you could waive a magic wand to improve your Storage management experience what would it be?

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* 1. Please rank how well the below statements best describe you. Note: If you do not deal with storage management please do not take this survey.

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* 2. Please specify what storage devices you use in your organization (Vendor Name and Version)

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* 3. What are the top 3 most common tasks you perform as a Storage administrator?

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* 4. What frustrates you most about administering Storage?

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* 5. Please rank the top 5 Storage System Performance metrics you review on a regular basis? Please provide a rank for each choice.

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* 6. What other Storage Performance Metric do you track which is missing from the above list? Please specify the priority of this metric against the others.

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* 7. What tools do you use today for storage performance monitoring?

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* 8. If you could waive a magic wand to improve your Storage management experience what would it be?

* 1. Please rank how well the below statements best describe you.

Note: If you do not deal with storage management please do not take this survey.