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FCoE and SAN switches


Results Summary
1. 1. When does it look like your IT budgets will normalize again?
Response
Percent
Response
Total
They have normalized x 0.00% 0
Within 3 months x 0.00% 0
Between 3-9 months x 25.00% 2
Between 9-12 months x 62.50% 5
At least 18 months x 12.50% 1
Total Respondents : 8

2. 2. Industry research analysts are under the impression that storage and storage-related technologies (ex: SAN switches) are more "recession-resistant" than other areas of IT spend—such as PCs & notebooks. Is this an accurate assumption given your current IT spending plans in 2009?
Response
Percent
Response
Total
Yes, this is an accurate assumption x 25.00% 2
No, this is not an accurate assumption x 62.50% 5
Undecided x 12.50% 1
Total Respondents : 8

3. Add your own comment:
Total Respondents: 1    View Detail

4. 3. Does the current macro environment influence how long you are likely to hold out moving to Fibre Channel over Ethernet?
Response
Percent
Response
Total
No, it has no measurable influence x 50.00% 4
It has a minimal influence x 37.50% 3
Yes, it is a critical influence x 12.50% 1
Total Respondents : 8

5. Add your own comment:
Total Respondents: 0

6. 4. Is Fiber Channel over Ethernet even interesting to you longer-term or does Fibre Channel meet your needs for now?
Response
Percent
Response
Total
FCoE is very interesting or critical long-term x 25.00% 2
FCoE is interesting & will be adopted at some point, but not yet "In Plan" x 62.50% 5
Fibre Channel meets my needs currently & I have little or no intention of adopting FCoE x 12.50% 1
Total Respondents : 8

7. Add your own comment:
Total Respondents: 0

8. 5. Given the level of consolidation in Tech right now, would you view an acquisition of Brocade by one of the large storage OEMs (EMC, HP, IBM) as positive or negative for your IT spending plans?
Response
Percent
Response
Total
Positive x 62.50% 5
Negative x 37.50% 3
Total Respondents : 8

9. 6. Does Brocade's acqusition of Foundry change, positively or negatively, effects your intended amount of spend with Brocade going forward.
Response
Percent
Response
Total
It positively effects my intended spend x 0.00% 0
It negatively effects my intended spend x 0.00% 0
It does not effect my intended spend x 62.50% 5
Do not utilize Brocade/Foundry in my environment / they are not vendors of mine x 37.50% 3
Total Respondents : 8

10. 7. Quarter over Quarter, I expect my Q2 (June) Brocade/SAN switching spend to be:
Response
Percent
Response
Total
Up 0-10% x 0.00% 0
Up 11-20% x 0.00% 0
Up 21-35% x 0.00% 0
Up 36% or greater x 0.00% 0
The Same x 75.00% 6
Down 0-10% x 12.50% 1
Down 11-20% x 12.50% 1
Down 21-35% x 0.00% 0
Down 36% or greater x 0.00% 0
Total Respondents : 8

11. 8. Year over Year, I expect my 2009 Brocade/SAN spend to be:
Response
Percent
Response
Total
Up 0-10% x 0.00% 0
Up 11-20% x 0.00% 0
Up 21-35% x 0.00% 0
Up 36% or greater x 0.00% 0
The Same x 100.00% 8
Down 0-10% x 0.00% 0
Down 11-20% x 0.00% 0
Down 21-35% x 0.00% 0
Total Respondents : 8

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