Group Policy User Survey Question Title * 1. How would you classify your usage of Group Policy? Minimal: Do the bare minimum with Group Policy. Average: Leverage some features but not a power user. Heavy/Power User: Heavily dependent upon Group Policy. Consider myself an power user. Question Title * 2. What areas within Group Policy do you leverage most heavily? (Pick all that apply) General Lockdown (Admin Templates) Security Hardening IE Configuration and Control Folder Redirection Startup/Logon Scripts Software Deployment Drive and Printer Mappings General Registry tweaks Power Management Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. For which platform (Server or Desktop) do you use Group Policy most heavily? Workstation/Desktop Server Both Question Title * 4. Do you use Group Policy primarily for Domain-joined Systems? Yes, almost exclusively We use it for both domain-joined and workgroup-based systems No, we mostly use it for workgroup-based systems Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. Do you use any 3rd party Group Policy extensions to add additional GP functionality, including products that extend Group Policy to non-Windows platforms? Yes No Question Title * 6. If you answered YES on the previous question, can you share which ones you use today? Question Title * 7. Are you happy with Group Policy as Microsoft delivers it today? Yes No Question Title * 8. If you answered NO in the previous question, please share some of the reasons why you are not happy with Group Policy. What are your biggest "peeves" with Group Policy today? Question Title * 9. Do you see your usage of Group Policy increasing or decreasing over time? Increasing Decreasing Question Title * 10. Are you evaluating Microsoft's new PowerShell-based Desired State Configuration (DSC) technology? I haven't looked at DSC at all Just kicking the tires, no planned usage yet We expect some DSC usage but will continue with Group Policy for most Windows configuration tasks Expect to roll out DSC heavily and will gradually phase out Group Policy over time Other (please specify) Question Title * 11. If you could wave a magic wand and add new features to Group Policy, what would your top asks be of Microsoft? What would you love to see in Group Policy? Question Title * 12. Finally, which of these statements do you agree with the most, about the future of Group Policy in your organization Group Policy continues to be very critical to my organization, and that won't change any time soon We still rely heavily on Group Policy but our investments will decrease over time Technology is moving past Group Policy, we are looking at alternative ways to manage Windows configuration Group Policy is largely irrelevant now. Trends such as the cloud and BYOD have rendered it mostly useless to us Other (please specify) Question Title * 13. If you would like, you can provide some contact information for demographic purposes. This is not required Name: Company: Address 1: Address 2: City/Town: State/Province: ZIP/Postal Code: Country: Email Address: Phone Number: Done
