1Q'08 x86 Server Vendor Preference Survey

Gabriel Consulting Group

The purpose of this survey is to gain a better understanding about how 'real world' enterprise customers view x86 server vendors. Specifically, we are trying to get a snapshot of the market in terms of how customers perceive strengths and/or weaknesses of the major x86 server vendors in order to identify future trends. We're also interested in getting your takes on important market and data center issues.

This survey is being conducted by Gabriel Consulting Group and is not sponsored by any IT vendor.We are an industry analyst group that studies issues surrounding corporate information technology and IT ROI.

All responses, including company information, will be kept strictly confidential. The results of this study will be published in an upcoming research report. The first 250 survey respondents will receive a $10 Amazon.com gift certificate (GCG Certified Respondents will receive $20 for this survey, more info on this at the end of the survey). The certificate will be delivered through email, so we will need you to submit a valid email address in order to receive your reward. Only one response per person please. No email addresses or any other identifiable data will ever be disclosed to any third party or used for any purpose other than this specific survey.



Before we get into the survey, a couple of qualifying questions....

Questions marked with a * are required.

1.
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This survey is intended for people who work in data centers or have a high degree of knowledge about servers and enterprise computing. Do you fall into these categories?
Yes
No
2.
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The term "x86 based server" refers to....
A computer that follows the x86-bit Microsoft standard
A computer with 86GB or more memory
A computer with a processor based on the Intel architecture and used the Intel (or compatible) instruction set
all of the above
none of the above