Ubuntu Server Edition Survey
Survey about Ubuntu Server Edition
Linux servers
* linux-server-num: How many linux servers do you have running today?
Please choose *only one* of the following:
1
2-5
6-20
21-50
51-100
101-500
501+
None
[Only answer this question if you answered '1' or '2-5' or '6-20' or '21-50' or '51-100' or '101-500' to question 'linux-server-num ']
* distro-used: Which version(s) of Linux do you use on your server(s)?
Please choose *all* that apply:
CentOS
Debian
Fedora
Open SuSE
RedHat Enterprise
SuSE Linux Enterprise
Ubuntu
Other:
[Only answer this question if you have NOT answered 'Ubuntu' to question 'distro-used ']
* not-ubuntu: If you evaluated Ubuntu Server Edition, could you please tell us why you chose another Linux flavor for your server(s)?
Please write your answer here:
[Only answer this question if you answered '1' or '2-5' or '6-20' or '21-50' or '51-100' or '101-500' to question 'linux-server-num ']
linux-where: Are your Linux servers used at home or at work?
Please choose *all* that apply:
Home
Work
Both
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Work' or 'Both' to question 'linux-where ']
linux-work-num: How many employees are there in your organization?
Please choose *only one* of the following:
1-10
11-20
21-50
51-100
101-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
more than 10000
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Work' or 'Both' to question 'linux-where ']
linux-work-sector: What sector is your organization involved in?
Please choose *only one* of the following:
Education
Non profit
Health
Insurance
Finance
Utilities
Travel
Retail
Publishing
Manufacturing
Technology (Hardware)
Technology (Software)
Technology (Services)
Technology (Other)
Government/Administration
Other
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Work' or 'Both' to question 'linux-where ']
linux-work-position: What position do you hold in your organisation?
Please choose *all* that apply:
CEO or equivalent
Director or VP
Manager
Employee
Freelance or Contractor
Other:
[Only answer this question if you answered '1' or '2-5' or '6-20' or '21-50' or '51-100' or '101-500' to question 'linux-server-num ']
linux-feature: Which features are most important to you on your linux servers?
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
Do not care Not important Moderately important Important Very important
Clustering
High performance computing
Host virtualization
Guest virtualization
Grid computing
Web single sign on
Web management interface
Account management framework for built-in services
Indentity management and aggregation
Systems management
Storage support
Backup
Security hardening
Firewall
Java application server
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Important' or 'Guest virtualization' or 'Moderately important' or 'Host virtualization' or 'Very important' or 'Grid computing' to question 'linux-feature ']
linux-feat-mgmt: Which system management software(s) do you use?
Please choose *all* that apply:
Dell Open Manage
HP Open View
IBM Tivoli
BMC Patrol
CA Unicenter
Novell Zenworks
Altiris
Landesk
Nagios
Zabbix
Munin
Other:
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Important' or 'Guest virtualization' or 'Moderately important' or 'Host virtualization' or 'Very important' or 'Grid computing' to question 'linux-feature ']
linux-feat-stor: Which storage management type/vendor do you use?
Please choose *all* that apply:
EMC
Veritas
iSCSI NAS
eSATA NAS
Other:
[Only answer this question if you answered '1' or '2-5' or '6-20' or '21-50' or '51-100' or '101-500' to question 'linux-server-num ']
linux-hw: Which type of hardware do you run Linux servers on?
Please choose *all* that apply:
Tower/Desktop PC
Dell servers
HP/Compaq x86 servers
HP/Compaq Alpha servers
IBM x86 servers
IBM PowerPC servers
IBM Mainframes
SUN x86 servers
SUN Sparc servers
NEC servers
Fujitsu Siemens x86 servers
Fujitsu Siemens RISC server
Intel Servers
Local system builder servers
Assembled servers
IA64 Servers
Other:
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Both' or 'Work' to question 'linux-where ']
* linux-crit-num: How many Linux servers in your organization run mission critical applications?
Please choose *only one* of the following:
None
1-5
6-10
11-30
31-50
51-100
100-1000
More than 1000
[Only answer this question if you answered '1-5' or '6-10' or '11-30' or '31-50' or '51-100' or '100-1000' or 'More than 1000' to question 'linux-crit-num ']
linux-support: Where would you be more likely to purchase your support contract for these mission critical servers?
Please choose *all* that apply:
The Linux vendors
A local system integrator
A global system integrator
Together with my application
Together with my hardware
I do not need support
Other:
Ubuntu
Since you are using Ubuntu Server Edition, the following group of question will allow you to provide us feedback on it.
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Ubuntu' to question 'distro-used ']
* ubuntu-deploy: Do you plan to deploy additional Ubuntu based servers in the future?
Please choose *only one* of the following:
Yes
No
Undecided
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Ubuntu' to question 'distro-used ']
ubuntu-version: Which version(s) of Ubuntu Server Edition do you use?
Please choose *all* that apply:
8.04
7.10
7.04
6.10
6.06
Any LTS version
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Yes' to question 'ubuntu-deploy ']
ubuntu-deploy-when: When do you plan to deploy additional servers?
Please choose *only one* of the following:
1 month
3 months
6 months
1 year
More than one year
No timeframe
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Ubuntu' to question 'distro-used ']
ubuntu-com-support: What method of community support have you used?
Please choose *all* that apply:
Ubuntu Forums
IRC (irc.freenode.net)
Ubuntu mailing lists
Ubuntu Wiki (http://wiki.ubuntu.com)
Ubuntu Documentation (http://help.ubuntu.com)
Other Linux related sites
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Ubuntu Forums' or 'IRC (irc.freenode.net)' or 'Ubuntu mailing lists' to question 'ubuntu-com-support ']
ubuntu-com-support-r: Was your problem resolved by the community support?
Please choose *only one* of the following:
Yes
Sometimes
No
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Ubuntu Forums' or 'IRC (irc.freenode.net)' or 'Ubuntu mailing lists' to question 'ubuntu-com-support ']
ubuntu-com-support-q: How satisfied were you with the community support?
Please choose *only one* of the following:
Needs improvement
Below average
Average
Good
Very good
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Needs improvement' or 'Below average' or 'Average' to question 'ubuntu-com-support-q ']
ubuntu-com-sup-q-how: How can community support be improved?
Please write your answer here:
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Ubuntu' to question 'distro-used ']
* ubuntu-gui: Did you install a graphical interface on your server?
Please choose *only one* of the following:
Yes
No
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Yes' to question 'ubuntu-gui ']
ubuntu-gui-why: Which features required you to install the graphical interface on your Ubuntu server?
Please write your answer here:
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Ubuntu' to question 'distro-used ']
ubuntu-loads: What type of applications do you have running on you Ubuntu Servers?
Please choose *all* that apply:
Development/Test
File server (Samba/NFS/FTP/other)
Print Server
Web server (or web application server)
Security (Firewall)
Security (Mail scan)
Security (Intrusion detection)
CRM
ERP
Database
Systems management
Data mining/Analysis
Proxy/Caching
Batch processing
Media streaming/processing
Scientific
Backups
Terminal server
Virtualization
Routing
Clustering
DNS
Mail server
Other:
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Ubuntu' to question 'distro-used ']
ubuntu-critical: Do you consider Ubuntu ready for your mission critical deployments?
Please choose *only one* of the following:
Yes
No
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Ubuntu' to question 'distro-used ']
ubuntu-critical-no: Which of this list do you consider important for mission critical deployement?
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
Do not care Not important Moderately important Important Very important
Package/Update management
Commercial technical support
Availability of support from business partners
Price of support
Size of the company supporting your linux distribution
Hardware support
Commercial application support
Proven security
Simple upgrades
Product lifecycle duration
[Only answer this question if you answered 'No' to question 'ubuntu-critical ']
ubuntu-crit-no-featu: Can you tell us more about your requirements for mission critical deployment?
Please write your answer here:
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Ubuntu' to question 'distro-used ']
ubuntu-virt:

If you use your Ubuntu servers as a host for virtualization, which product(s)/ technologie(s) do you use?
Please choose *all* that apply:
VMWare
KVM
QEMU
VirtualIron
Xen
Virtuozzo
OpenVz
vServer
None
Other:
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Ubuntu' to question 'distro-used ']
* ubuntu-ref: Would you like to be a reference customer for Ubuntu Server Edition?
Please choose *only one* of the following:
Yes
No
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Yes' to question 'ubuntu-ref ']
ubuntu-ref-details: Please tell us how we can contact you
Please write your answer(s) here:
Name:
Email address:
Phone number (with country code):
Timezone:
integration
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Ubuntu' to question 'distro-used ']
int-servers: If your network contain both Ubuntu servers and other servers, how would you rate their coexistence in terms of (5 is better)
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
Windows NT 1  2  3  4  5 
Windows 2000 1  2  3  4  5 
Windows 2003 1  2  3  4  5 
MacOSX 1  2  3  4  5 
Netware 1  2  3  4  5 
Linux 1  2  3  4  5 
Solaris 1  2  3  4  5 
Other Unix 1  2  3  4  5 
Other 1  2  3  4  5 
[Only answer this question if you answered 'Ubuntu' to question 'distro-used ']
int-win-client: If your network contains one or more clients, how would you rate its integration with Ubuntu Server per operating system? (5 is better)
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
Windows XP 1  2  3  4  5 
Windows Vista 1  2  3  4  5 
Windows (other) 1  2  3  4  5 
MacOSX 1  2  3  4  5 
Solaris 1  2  3  4  5 
Ubuntu 1  2  3  4  5 
Other Linux 1  2  3  4  5 
Other Unix 1  2  3  4  5 
Other 1  2  3  4  5 
All
all-directory: Has your organization deployed a global directory service? if so, which do you use?
Please choose *only one* of the following:
Mircosoft Active Directory
Sun Directory Services
Novell eDirectory
OpenLDAP
Oracle Directory Services
Fedora Directory Services
IBM Tivoli Directory Server
Other
all-serv: Please etimate hom many of the following server OS are running in your organization
Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
0 1 1-5 6-10 11-30 31-50 51-100 101-500 501-1000 more than 1000
Windows
Linux
Solaris
MVS
VMS
OS/400
BSD
Other
all-app: Does your organization run the following applications on its servers?
Please choose *all* that apply:
Oracle Database
SAP
PeopleSoft
IBM DB2
IBM Domino
JBoss
IBM Websphere
BEA Weblogic
all-loads: Please tell us which types of workloads you consider mission critical
Please choose *all* that apply:
Development/Test
File server (Samba/NFS/FTP/other)
Print Server
Web server (or web application server)
Security (Firewall)
Security (Mail scan)
Security (Intrusion detection)
CRM
ERP
Database
Systems management
Data mining/Analysis
Proxy/Caching
Batch processing
Media streaming/processing
Scientific
Backups
Terminal server
Virtualization
Routing
Clustering
DNS
Mail server
Other:
all-comment: Is there anything else you would like to tell us?
Please write your answer here:
all-contact: If we have additional questions, can we contact you? If so, where?
Please write your answer(s) here:
Name:
Email :
Phone number (with country code):
Timezone:
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