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Results Summary
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1. 1. When do you feel your budget will normalize?
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Percent | Response
Total |
| A) It already has |
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20.81% |
46 |
| B) By the end of September Quarter 2009 |
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4.98% |
11 |
| C) By year-end 2009 |
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9.95% |
22 |
| D) By the end of March Quarter 2010 |
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12.22% |
27 |
| E) By the end of June Quarter 2010 |
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19.00% |
42 |
| F) By year-end 2010 |
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19.00% |
42 |
| G) Unforeseeable |
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14.03% |
31 |
| Total Respondents : | 220 |
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2. 2. Please select the sector that you feel will be the MOST negatively impacted going forward until your budget normalizes:
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Total |
| A) Storage (e.g., hardware, cloud, as a service) |
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15.81% |
34 |
| B) Outsourcing |
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24.65% |
53 |
| C) Servers (e.g., blades, virtualization including desktop) |
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14.88% |
32 |
| D) Information Security |
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10.70% |
23 |
| E) Networking (e.g., WAN optimization, teleconferencing, VoIP) |
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17.21% |
37 |
| F) Other/Comments |
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16.74% |
36 |
| Total Respondents : | 215 |
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3. 3. For the sector that you chose in the previous question as being MOST negatively impacted, approximately what percentage year-over-year spending decrease do you foresee until your budget normalizes?
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Percent | Response
Total |
| A) 0%-10% |
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18.22% |
39 |
| B) 11%-20% |
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28.04% |
60 |
| C) 21%-35% |
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28.97% |
62 |
| D) 36%-50% |
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13.08% |
28 |
| E) 51%-75% |
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6.07% |
13 |
| F) Greater than 75% |
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5.61% |
12 |
| Total Respondents : | 214 |
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4. 4. Which one or two particular vendors will be MOST negatively impacted until your budget normalizes?
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5. 5. If your organization utilizes Windows, will you be deploying Windows 7 by the end of 2009?
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Total |
| A) We don't utilize Windows |
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1.38% |
3 |
| B) Staying on XP indefinitely |
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38.25% |
83 |
| C) Staying on Vista indefinitely |
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3.23% |
7 |
| D) Yes, deploying Windows 7 before the end of 2009 |
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3.69% |
8 |
| E) Not deploying Windows 7 before the end of 2009, but most likely will in the first half of 2010 |
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37.33% |
81 |
| F) Other/Comments: |
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16.13% |
35 |
| Total Respondents : | 217 |
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6. 6. Do you have any NEW initiatives/projects that will be accomplished between now and the end of 2009? If so, in which sector?
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Total |
| A) No, I do not have any NEW projects that will be accomplished between now and the end of 2009 |
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33.65% |
71 |
| B) Storage (e.g., hardware, cloud, as a service) |
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18.01% |
38 |
| C) Outsourcing |
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9.48% |
20 |
| D) Servers (e.g., blades, virtualization including desktop) |
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14.22% |
30 |
| E) Information Security |
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12.80% |
27 |
| F) Networking (e.g., WAN optimization, teleconferencing, VoIP) |
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11.85% |
25 |
| Total Respondents : | 211 |
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7. Who are the vendors in consideration?
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8. 7. Is there one particular vendor whose technology you find far superior compared to its competitors and that you would like to highlight for your peers and/or investors?
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9. 8. Which carrier does your organization utilize for cellular/smartphones?
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Total |
| A) Sprint |
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8.70% |
18 |
| B) AT&T |
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19.32% |
40 |
| C) Verizon |
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21.74% |
45 |
| D) T-Mobile |
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5.31% |
11 |
| E) Other/Comments: |
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44.93% |
93 |
| Total Respondents : | 207 |
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10. 9. Do you feel that your organization might switch providers due to pricing, available models, or for any other reason?
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Percent | Response
Total |
| A) Yes, very likely |
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17.35% |
38 |
| B) Possibly, but no time soon |
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40.18% |
88 |
| C) Not moving or switching |
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29.22% |
64 |
| D) My organization does not have an enterprise agreement with a carrier and I personally pay for my cellular/smartphone |
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3.20% |
7 |
| E) Other/Comments: |
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10.05% |
22 |
| Total Respondents : | 219 |
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11. 10. Which cellular/smartphone manufacturer/device do you prefer?
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Total |
| A) iPhone |
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17.05% |
37 |
| B) Palm (Treo, Centro, Pre) |
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3.69% |
8 |
| C) BlackBerry device |
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66.82% |
145 |
| D) Other/Comments: |
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12.44% |
27 |
| Total Respondents : | 217 |
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12. 11. Which storage vendor do you feel is most likely to be acquired before the end of 2009?
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Total |
| A) 3PAR |
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18.75% |
33 |
| B) CommVault |
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13.64% |
24 |
| C) Compellent |
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11.36% |
20 |
| D) NetApp |
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35.23% |
62 |
| E) Other/Comments: |
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21.02% |
37 |
| Total Respondents : | 176 |
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13. 12. In regards to Networking – and specifically WAN optimization – please rank the following vendors 1 through 5 (with 1 being the WORST score and 5 being the BEST score)
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Response
Total |
| A) Cisco |
8.70% (18) |
8.21% (17) |
17.39% (36) |
31.88% (66) |
33.82% (70) |
207 |
| B) Blue Coat |
2.59% (5) |
21.24% (41) |
52.85% (102) |
21.76% (42) |
1.55% (3) |
193 |
| C) Juniper |
3.61% (7) |
11.34% (22) |
38.66% (75) |
36.08% (70) |
10.31% (20) |
194 |
| D) Riverbed |
9.74% (19) |
14.36% (28) |
32.82% (64) |
19.49% (38) |
23.59% (46) |
195 |
| Total Respondents: | 201 |
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15. 13. Please select the vendors from which you intend to make a WAN optimization-related purchase between now and the end of 2009:
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Total |
| A) Cisco |
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27.66% |
65 |
| B) Blue Coat |
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3.40% |
8 |
| C) Juniper |
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7.23% |
17 |
| D) Riverbed |
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11.06% |
26 |
| E) Not making any WAN optimization-related purchases before year-end 2009 |
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45.53% |
107 |
| F) Other/Comments: |
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5.11% |
12 |
| Total Respondents : | 214 |
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16. 14. Please provide us with the approximate annual revenue of your organization (all amounts are in USD):
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Percent | Response
Total |
| A) Less than $5M |
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7.58% |
16 |
| B) $5M to less than $50M |
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11.85% |
25 |
| C) $50M to less than $100M |
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7.58% |
16 |
| D) $100M to less than $500M |
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20.85% |
44 |
| E) $500M to less than $1B |
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8.06% |
17 |
| F) $1B to less than $10B |
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23.22% |
49 |
| G) $10B to less than $20B |
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8.53% |
18 |
| H) $20B to less than $40B |
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5.21% |
11 |
| I) $40B or greater |
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7.11% |
15 |
| Total Respondents : | 211 |
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17. 15. Please provide us with your geographic location:
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| | Response
Percent | Response
Total |
| A) North America |
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60.93% |
131 |
| B) Latin America |
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3.72% |
8 |
| C) Europe |
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16.28% |
35 |
| D) Asia/Australia |
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7.44% |
16 |
| E) India |
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3.72% |
8 |
| F) Africa |
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0.47% |
1 |
| G) Other: |
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7.44% |
16 |
| Total Respondents : | 215 |
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