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The Linux Foundation is conducting its annual survey on Linux use in the enterprise. This data could be used as part of an upcoming report on Linux trends in the enterprise. We would appreciate your help in taking five minutes to share your experiences with us.

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* 1. In the last 12 months, what best describes your organization's actions around server expansion (including physical or virtualized server instances)?

  Added servers Decreased servers Neither added nor decreased servers Not sure
Linux
Windows
Unix
Other OS

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* 2. In the last two years, have your new Linux deployments been (select all that apply):

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* 3. In the next 12 months, what are your organization's (or division's) server plans (physical or virtual instances) for:

  Adding servers Decreasing servers Neither adding nor decreasing servers Not sure
Linux
Windows
Unix
Other Operating Systems

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* 4. Is the end-of-life of Windows XP causing your company to evaluate Linux or other alternative desktop platforms or technologies?

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* 5. If adding Linux servers in the next 12 months, what workloads will they primarily support (select all that apply)?

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* 6. What workloads are you currently running on Linux (select all that apply)?

  Presently Running Plan to Run Not Planning to Run
Application and Web Servers
Development Environments / Tools / Languages
Relational / Enterprise Databases
Email Systems
Desktop Productivity Applications
Systems Management
Standalone, Single-user Databases
CRM
ERP
Other

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* 7. Relative to other operating systems, in the next five years do you think the use of Linux in your company or organization will:

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* 8. Relative to other operating systems, in the next five years does your organization plan to:

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* 9. What platform(s) do you PRIMARILY use for:

  Linux Windows Unix
Deploying enterprise applications
Developing enterprise applications

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* 10. Relative to other operating systems, how would you describe your planned use of Linux for mission-critical workloads over the next 12 months?

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* 11. How would you rate your organization’s progress toward cloud adoption?

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* 12. What is your current cloud model?

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* 13. What workloads/applications/services are you currently running in the cloud (select all that apply)?

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* 14. If you use cloud-based providers or are running your own private cloud, what is/are the PRIMARY platform(s) you use to run them?

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* 15. Are you planning on moving applications/services to private/public cloud-based suppliers in the next 12 months?

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* 16. In the next 12 months, what best describes your organization's planned use of Linux and open source software to support its cloud strategy?

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* 17. How important is an open platform to your cloud strategy?

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* 18. How would you rate your organization’s progress toward software defined networking (SDN)?

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* 19. If you are currently using SDN, what is the PRIMARY platform you are using it on?

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* 20. How concerned are you with your company's (or division's) ability to manage and support Big Data in the enterprise?

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* 21. In the next 12 months, what are your company's plans to support Big Data in the enterprise?

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* 22. What are your drivers for adopting Linux (select all that apply)?

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* 23. How do you rate Linux's overall security in comparison to other operating systems?

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* 24. How has your CIO's or management’s view of Linux changed in the last 12 months?

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* 25. What percentage of Linux in your organization is "paid" (subscription, etc.)?

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* 26. Do you pay a vendor for Linux service and support?

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* 27. Do you buy "white box" (non-branded) servers and install Linux on them yourself?

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* 28. What best describes your work with these Linux features in the next 12 months?

  Not Aware Of Evaluating Plan to Deploy In Deployment Don’t Plan to Deploy Don’t Know
Containers
Btrfs
KVM
Xen
Other

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* 29. What are your plans for using containers in the next six months?

 
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