SUSE product page research Survey

We are working to make it easier to learn about SUSE products on SUSE.com, and would love to learn from your experience. Please take a few minutes to share your insights with us. To thank you for your time, we’ll give you a 10% discount for any branded merchandise in the SUSE Shop. Plus, we’ll enter you in a drawing for 20 chances to win a $25 Amazon gift card suitable for your country.

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* 1. What is your primary job role?

IT Director

IT Manager

Developer

Technical Architect

Engineer

CIO

End user (no IT role)

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Which SUSE products do you currently own, or have you owned within the past two years?

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

SUSE OpenStack Cloud

SUSE CaaS Platform

SUSE Enterprise Storage

SUSE Manager

SUSE Studio

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Here are some common reasons people visit a product page. Please rank them based on how often that is your primary reason for a visit, with the most frequent reason on the top. (Tip: you can drag the rows into position with your mouse.)

Get support

N/A

Compare product with competitors

N/A

Research a product to buy

N/A

Find out what is in the newest version

N/A

Download trial evaluation of the product

N/A

Find a partner add-on

N/A

Find product documentation

N/A

Visit community

N/A

Request a sales call

N/A

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* 4. How well do our product pages help you do what you need to do, based on your typical experience?

Extremely well

Very well

Fairly well

Just okay

Not very well

Very poorly

Extremely poorly

Please explain

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* 5. When you are researching products to purchase or recommend, what information resources do you find most helpful? Please rate these resources based on how useful they are to you.

	Always very useful	Usually very useful	Sometimes useful	Seldom useful	Never useful
Analyst papers	Analyst papers Always very useful	Analyst papers Usually very useful	Analyst papers Sometimes useful	Analyst papers Seldom useful	Analyst papers Never useful
White papers explaining business benefits	White papers explaining business benefits Always very useful	White papers explaining business benefits Usually very useful	White papers explaining business benefits Sometimes useful	White papers explaining business benefits Seldom useful	White papers explaining business benefits Never useful
Competitive guides	Competitive guides Always very useful	Competitive guides Usually very useful	Competitive guides Sometimes useful	Competitive guides Seldom useful	Competitive guides Never useful
Use case examples	Use case examples Always very useful	Use case examples Usually very useful	Use case examples Sometimes useful	Use case examples Seldom useful	Use case examples Never useful
Specialist vertical market information	Specialist vertical market information Always very useful	Specialist vertical market information Usually very useful	Specialist vertical market information Sometimes useful	Specialist vertical market information Seldom useful	Specialist vertical market information Never useful
Reference architectures	Reference architectures Always very useful	Reference architectures Usually very useful	Reference architectures Sometimes useful	Reference architectures Seldom useful	Reference architectures Never useful
Customer success stories	Customer success stories Always very useful	Customer success stories Usually very useful	Customer success stories Sometimes useful	Customer success stories Seldom useful	Customer success stories Never useful
TCO calculators	TCO calculators Always very useful	TCO calculators Usually very useful	TCO calculators Sometimes useful	TCO calculators Seldom useful	TCO calculators Never useful
Pricing information	Pricing information Always very useful	Pricing information Usually very useful	Pricing information Sometimes useful	Pricing information Seldom useful	Pricing information Never useful
Webinars - technical	Webinars - technical Always very useful	Webinars - technical Usually very useful	Webinars - technical Sometimes useful	Webinars - technical Seldom useful	Webinars - technical Never useful
Webinars - business	Webinars - business Always very useful	Webinars - business Usually very useful	Webinars - business Sometimes useful	Webinars - business Seldom useful	Webinars - business Never useful
Forum and community content	Forum and community content Always very useful	Forum and community content Usually very useful	Forum and community content Sometimes useful	Forum and community content Seldom useful	Forum and community content Never useful
Product documentation	Product documentation Always very useful	Product documentation Usually very useful	Product documentation Sometimes useful	Product documentation Seldom useful	Product documentation Never useful
Awards product has won	Awards product has won Always very useful	Awards product has won Usually very useful	Awards product has won Sometimes useful	Awards product has won Seldom useful	Awards product has won Never useful
Technical white papers	Technical white papers Always very useful	Technical white papers Usually very useful	Technical white papers Sometimes useful	Technical white papers Seldom useful	Technical white papers Never useful
Data sheets	Data sheets Always very useful	Data sheets Usually very useful	Data sheets Sometimes useful	Data sheets Seldom useful	Data sheets Never useful

Other (please specify)

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* 6. When you are considering a product to purchase, you weigh many factors. Please rank the following factors by their importance to you, with the most important on top and least important on the bottom. (Tip: you can drag the rows into position with your mouse.)

Compatibility with other products in your data center

N/A

Vendor support and services

N/A

Skill and experience of the team who will implement and use the product

N/A

Product roadmap -- plans for future development

N/A

Availability of partner products that extend functionality

N/A

Features

N/A

Price

N/A

Availability from cloud providers

N/A

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* 7. Is there anything you find difficult to accomplish on our product site? What is it?

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* 8. Can you think of another software site that gives you exactly what you want when you're looking for product info? What is it? What do you like about it?

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* 9. Please supply your contact info so we can send you your 10% SUSE Shop discount voucher, and enter you in the drawing for the Amazon gift cards. Your privacy is important to us, so we will only use this information to contact you about this survey.

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