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1. For this study, we need to speak to IT professionals whose primary job responsibility is designing and/or integrating infrastructure solutions into your datacenter, and the management of both virtual and physical servers within your datacenter.  Which person in your organization best fits that description?  
 
1. For this study, we need to speak to IT professionals whose primary job responsibility is designing and/or integrating infrastructure solutions into your datacenter, and the management of both virtual and physical servers within your datacenter.  Which person in your organization best fits that description?  
A. No one………terminate
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  A. No one………terminate
B. No one, but I know someone at another company who does……… Ask for referral and then thank and terminate  
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  B. No one, but I know someone at another company who does……… Ask for referral and then thank and terminate  
C. Myself………….Continue
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  C. Myself………….Continue
D. Myself and someone else ……… Ask for referral (record for later use) and then thank and continue
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  D. Myself and someone else ……… Ask for referral (record for later use) and then thank and continue
E. Not myself, but someone else ………Ask for referral and then thank and terminate
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  E. Not myself, but someone else ………Ask for referral and then thank and terminate
  
 
2. Do you work for any of the following companies?
 
2. Do you work for any of the following companies?
A. Dell
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  A. Dell
B. HP
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  B. HP
C. Citrix
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  C. Citrix
D. VMWare
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  D. VMWare
E. Microsoft
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  E. Microsoft
F. RackSpace
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  F. RackSpace
G. IBM
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  G. IBM
H. RightScale
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  H. RightScale
I. Oracle
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  I. Oracle
Recruiter – If the participant works for any of the companies listed above, thank and terminate
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  Recruiter – If the participant works for any of the companies listed above, thank and terminate
  
 
5. Do your PRIMARY job responsibilities include any of the following?  
 
5. Do your PRIMARY job responsibilities include any of the following?  
A. Server provisioning
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  A. Server provisioning
B. Ongoing server management
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  B. Ongoing server management
C. Infrastructure configuration planning (e.g. Planning for how the servers, storage and networks tie together to meet the needs of the line of business end users)
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  C. Infrastructure configuration planning (e.g. Planning for how the servers, storage and networks tie together to meet the needs of the line of business end users)
D. Managing physical and/or virtual machines  
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  D. Managing physical and/or virtual machines  
Recruiter – Participants must select at least 1 in order to qualify
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  Recruiter – Participants must select at least 1 in order to qualify
  
 
6.  Please list the cloud service providers and technology that you have good working knowledge of, that is, those that you can provide a description of and would be knowledgeable enough to answer questions about for a technically proficient audience.
 
6.  Please list the cloud service providers and technology that you have good working knowledge of, that is, those that you can provide a description of and would be knowledgeable enough to answer questions about for a technically proficient audience.
 
Recruiter – Pleas do not read list.  Have participant generate the responses themselves, and record all that they generate.   
 
Recruiter – Pleas do not read list.  Have participant generate the responses themselves, and record all that they generate.   
 
Participants must be knowledgeable of at least 1 in order to qualify.  Please make sure at least 4 of the respondents indicated Open Stack (B).
 
Participants must be knowledgeable of at least 1 in order to qualify.  Please make sure at least 4 of the respondents indicated Open Stack (B).
A. AWS (EC2)
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  A. AWS (EC2)
B. OpenStack
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  B. OpenStack
C. Microsoft Azure
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  C. Microsoft Azure
D. Google Cloud
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  D. Google Cloud
E. HP Cloud
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  E. HP Cloud
F. HP Matrix
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  F. HP Matrix
G. Nebula
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  G. Nebula
  
 
7.  Which of the following SERVER administration tasks do you perform on a regular basis (1-2 per month of more (circle all that apply)?  
 
7.  Which of the following SERVER administration tasks do you perform on a regular basis (1-2 per month of more (circle all that apply)?  
A. Deploy and install an OS using an automated deployment tool such as  RDP
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  A. Deploy and install an OS using an automated deployment tool such as  RDP
B. Automated/scripted multi server deployment
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  B. Automated/scripted multi server deployment
C. Managed storage devices as part of your role as a server admin (interacting with storage admins); requesting resources from storage admin, configuration, troubleshooting
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  C. Managed storage devices as part of your role as a server admin (interacting with storage admins); requesting resources from storage admin, configuration, troubleshooting
D. Managed networking devices; requesting resources from network admin, configuration, troubleshooting, etc.
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  D. Managed networking devices; requesting resources from network admin, configuration, troubleshooting, etc.
E. Creating and managing virtual servers (at least 6)
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  E. Creating and managing virtual servers (at least 6)
F. Manage a cloud (Matrix, OpenStack, vCloud Director, etc.)
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  F. Manage a cloud (Matrix, OpenStack, vCloud Director, etc.)
Recruiter:  Participants must have experience with at least 4 of the above, and please recruit 3 that include F amongst their answers.   
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  Recruiter:  Participants must have experience with at least 4 of the above, and please recruit 3 that include F amongst their answers.   
  
 
8.  Which of the following SERVER administration tasks have you performed in the past week (circle all that apply)?  
 
8.  Which of the following SERVER administration tasks have you performed in the past week (circle all that apply)?  
A. Deploy and install an OS using an automated deployment tool such as  RDP
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  A. Deploy and install an OS using an automated deployment tool such as  RDP
B. Automated/scripted multi server deployment
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  B. Automated/scripted multi server deployment
C. Managed storage devices as part of your role as a server admin (interacting with storage admins); requesting resources from storage admin, configuration, troubleshooting
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  C. Managed storage devices as part of your role as a server admin (interacting with storage admins); requesting resources from storage admin, configuration, troubleshooting
D. Managed networking devices; requesting resources from network admin, configuration, troubleshooting, etc.
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  D. Managed networking devices; requesting resources from network admin, configuration, troubleshooting, etc.
E. Created a virtual machine
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  E. Created a virtual machine
F. Managed a cloud (Matrix, OpenStack, vCloud Director, etc.)
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  F. Managed a cloud (Matrix, OpenStack, vCloud Director, etc.)
Recruiter:  Participants must have done at least 2 of the above in the past week.   
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  Recruiter:  Participants must have done at least 2 of the above in the past week.   
  
 
10-1.  In your daily software use as an IT professional, what percent of your time do you use:
 
10-1.  In your daily software use as an IT professional, what percent of your time do you use:
A. GUI (Graphical User Interface)______________%
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  A. GUI (Graphical User Interface)______________%
B. CLI (Command Line Interface) /REST  (Representational State Transfer)_________%
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  B. CLI (Command Line Interface) /REST  (Representational State Transfer)_________%
C. Other_________________(record name and percentage)
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  C. Other_________________(record name and percentage)
Recruiter:  Please record percentage for each. Total should  = 100%
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  Recruiter:  Please record percentage for each. Total should  = 100%
  
 
10-2.  Do you currently work with, or are involved with the implementation of, any of the following at your company?
 
10-2.  Do you currently work with, or are involved with the implementation of, any of the following at your company?
A. Infrastructure  provisioning  
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  A. Infrastructure  provisioning  
B. Virtual machine creation
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  B. Virtual machine creation
C. IT test and development projects
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  C. IT test and development projects
D. Management software deployment and configuration
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  D. Management software deployment and configuration
 
   
 
   
 
11. How many physical servers are located in the datacenter(s) where the systems that you are responsible are housed?  
 
11. How many physical servers are located in the datacenter(s) where the systems that you are responsible are housed?  
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12.  How many virtual servers are there in your server environment?  
 
12.  How many virtual servers are there in your server environment?  
      A.  Less than 100……………….. Thank and terminate
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  A.  Less than 100……………….. Thank and terminate
B. More than 100…………..Record exact number__________and Continue  
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  B. More than 100…………..Record exact number__________and Continue  
Recruiter – at least half the participants recruited should have over 100 virtual servers.
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  Recruiter – at least half the participants recruited should have over 100 virtual servers.
  
 
13.  Does your IT department currently offer cloud computing services at you company?  
 
13.  Does your IT department currently offer cloud computing services at you company?  
1. No
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  1. No
2. Yes
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  2. Yes
  
 
14. What platform(s) are you using or considering using in order to provide cloud computing services?_____________  
 
14. What platform(s) are you using or considering using in order to provide cloud computing services?_____________  
A. AWS (EC2)
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  A. AWS (EC2)
B. OpenStack
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  B. OpenStack
C. Microsoft Azure
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  C. Microsoft Azure
D. Google Cloud
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  D. Google Cloud
E. HP Cloud
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  E. HP Cloud
F. Nebula
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  F. Nebula
Recruiter – For any selected, please ask participant if this is something they are considering using, or if it is something that they are currently using, and record this.
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  Recruiter – For any selected, please ask participant if this is something they are considering using, or if it is something that they are currently using, and record this.
  
 
   
 
   

Revision as of 15:42, 14 February 2014

Personas Survey

The following is the proposed screener for usability:

1. For this study, we need to speak to IT professionals whose primary job responsibility is designing and/or integrating infrastructure solutions into your datacenter, and the management of both virtual and physical servers within your datacenter. Which person in your organization best fits that description?

  A. No one………terminate
  B. No one, but I know someone at another company who does……… Ask for referral and then thank and terminate 
  C. Myself………….Continue
  D. Myself and someone else ……… Ask for referral (record for later use) and then thank and continue
  E. Not myself, but someone else ………Ask for referral and then thank and terminate

2. Do you work for any of the following companies?

  A. Dell
  B. HP
  C. Citrix
  D. VMWare
  E. Microsoft
  F. RackSpace
  G. IBM
  H. RightScale
  I. Oracle
  Recruiter – If the participant works for any of the companies listed above, thank and terminate

5. Do your PRIMARY job responsibilities include any of the following?

  A. Server provisioning
  B. Ongoing server management
  C. Infrastructure configuration planning (e.g. Planning for how the servers, storage and networks tie together to meet the needs of the line of business end users)
  D. Managing physical and/or virtual machines 
  Recruiter – Participants must select at least 1 in order to qualify

6. Please list the cloud service providers and technology that you have good working knowledge of, that is, those that you can provide a description of and would be knowledgeable enough to answer questions about for a technically proficient audience. Recruiter – Pleas do not read list. Have participant generate the responses themselves, and record all that they generate. Participants must be knowledgeable of at least 1 in order to qualify. Please make sure at least 4 of the respondents indicated Open Stack (B).

  A. AWS (EC2)
  B. OpenStack
  C. Microsoft Azure
  D. Google Cloud
  E. HP Cloud
  F. HP Matrix
  G. Nebula

7. Which of the following SERVER administration tasks do you perform on a regular basis (1-2 per month of more (circle all that apply)?

  A. Deploy and install an OS using an automated deployment tool such as  RDP
  B. Automated/scripted multi server deployment
  C. Managed storage devices as part of your role as a server admin (interacting with storage admins); requesting resources from storage admin, configuration, troubleshooting
  D. Managed networking devices; requesting resources from network admin, configuration, troubleshooting, etc.
  E. Creating and managing virtual servers (at least 6)
  F. Manage a cloud (Matrix, OpenStack, vCloud Director, etc.)
  Recruiter:  Participants must have experience with at least 4 of the above, and please recruit 3 that include F amongst their answers.  

8. Which of the following SERVER administration tasks have you performed in the past week (circle all that apply)?

  A. Deploy and install an OS using an automated deployment tool such as  RDP
  B. Automated/scripted multi server deployment
  C. Managed storage devices as part of your role as a server admin (interacting with storage admins); requesting resources from storage admin, configuration, troubleshooting
  D. Managed networking devices; requesting resources from network admin, configuration, troubleshooting, etc.
  E. Created a virtual machine
  F. Managed a cloud (Matrix, OpenStack, vCloud Director, etc.)
  Recruiter:  Participants must have done at least 2 of the above in the past week.  

10-1. In your daily software use as an IT professional, what percent of your time do you use:

  A. GUI (Graphical User Interface)______________%
  B. CLI (Command Line Interface) /REST  (Representational State Transfer)_________%
  C. Other_________________(record name and percentage)
  Recruiter:  Please record percentage for each. Total should  = 100%

10-2. Do you currently work with, or are involved with the implementation of, any of the following at your company?

  A. Infrastructure  provisioning 
  B. Virtual machine creation
  C. IT test and development projects
  D. Management software deployment and configuration

11. How many physical servers are located in the datacenter(s) where the systems that you are responsible are housed?

     A.  Less than 50………Continue
     B.  50 – 100……………Continue
     C.  101-500………………..Continue
     D. More than 500…………..Continue 

Recruiter – Record exact number, and please try to recruit on the high end of the range if possible. No more than 2 with less than 50.

12. How many virtual servers are there in your server environment?

  A.  Less than 100……………….. Thank and terminate
  B. More than 100…………..Record exact number__________and Continue 
  Recruiter – at least half the participants recruited should have over 100 virtual servers.

13. Does your IT department currently offer cloud computing services at you company?

  1. No
  2. Yes

14. What platform(s) are you using or considering using in order to provide cloud computing services?_____________

  A. AWS (EC2)
  B. OpenStack
  C. Microsoft Azure
  D. Google Cloud
  E. HP Cloud
  F. Nebula
  Recruiter – For any selected, please ask participant if this is something they are considering using, or if it is something that they are currently using, and record this.


15. Is your location considered corporate headquarters or is it a division or branch of a company with headquarters elsewhere?

     A.   Headquarters…….Continue
     B.   Branch............ Continue 


16. How many people work for your organization worldwide? Please take into account all branches and locations. Record exact number: _______ A. <50………….Continue B. 50-100………..Continue C. 100-500………….Continue D. 501-1000………..Continue E. 1001-5000…………Continue F. 5001-10,000…………..Continue G. > 10,000………….Continue NOTE: RECRUIT NO MORE THAN 2 RESPONDENTS FROM COMPANIES WITH FEWER THAN 50 EMPLOYEES


17. What is the primary business or industry of your company? (READ LIST, and ACCEPT ONE RESPONSE.) NOTE: Recruit a variety. 1. Aerospace 2. Internet Service Provider 3. Engineering, architecture, R&D 4. Education or non-profit 5. Finance, banking, accounting, insurance, or real estate 6. Healthcare or medical 7. IT Consulting 8. Legal 9. Manufacturing 10. Retailer, distributor, or wholesaler 11. Reseller 12. Transportation, utilities, or communication 13. Oil and Gas (please specify)_______________________________ 14. Other: (please specify) __________________________ Please recruit a range. No more than 3 participants from the same industry should comprise the sample.


18. How many physical servers are you personally responsible for? Please record response_______________


19. How many virtual servers are you personally responsible for? Please record response_______________




21. What is your primary job role?

     A.  Server/system administration
     B.  Network administration

C. Capacity Planning D. System, Network Architect or Infrastructure Architect E. Application manager………..thank and terminiate F. Other (record response here__________________)

24. How many years have you performed system administration and/or network management/administration?

     A.   Less than 2 years……….thank and terminate
     B.    2 - 5 years....... (No more than 4)
     D.   5 - 10 years..... ..Continue
     E.   More than 10 years……….Continue
  • Recruiter – Please recruit a range

25. Who owns the servers in your company? A. centrally owned by IT B. owned by the business units C. other (define & submit response to HFE____________) D. I don’t know.

26. What is your job title?______________________________________

27. What is the name of the department you work in?________________________ Recruiter – please note, we are looking for individuals who are part of the IT department. If not, they will need to be screened by the HFE before scheduling.

28. What is the job title of your direct supervisor?____________________________

29. What is the name of the company you work for?_________________________ Recruiter – please recruit no more than one participant from a single company. DO not recruit participants who work for Cisco, VMWare, Microsoft, Citrix, Oracle, Sun, Dell, HP, or IBM – no computer HW or software virtualization vendors (this will need to be listed out).

30. What is your age? A. 21-30 B. 31-40 C. 41-50 D. 51-60 E. 61+


31. Do you have any kind of color vision impairment (this will not disqualify you from participating in the study)? A. Yes………please explain_________ B. No


32. How would you like to receive a reminder of your session time and date? a. Email – ask participant for email address and record it__________________ b. Phone call – ask participant for phone number and record it____________________________ Participants should receive a reminder email or phone call one week before and again one day before their session.

Recruiter – please remind participants to bring a valid ID, and their reading glasses should they need them.


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