Gartner Data Center Conference -- Polls

Here are some more Garnter Data Center Conference Polls that I found interesting:

Question: When are you starting a CMDB?
Responses:

• Now: 41%
  
• 6 months: 7%
  
• 6-12 months: 18%
  
• end of 2009: 21%
  
• not planning: 13%

Question: Who is your CMDB Vendor?
Response:

• BMC: 22%
• CA: 9%
• IBM: 7%
• HP: 21%
• Managed Objects: 1%
• Home grown: 14%
• Service desk: 15%
• Other (NI2, Caimit, Service-now.com): 1%

Question: What are your top Network Operations Pressures?

• VoIP: 8%
• MPLS: 8%
• Wireless: 12%
• Compliance: 3%
• Security: 3%
• Network Faults: 15%
• Proactive Prevention and Performance: 27%
• Meeting SLA's: 12%

Question: What is your #1 priority for 2008?

• Network Device configuration: 8%
• Network Operations Management: 32%
• Performance Reporting: 20%
• Traffice Analysis: 11%
• Capacity Planning/emulation: 16%
• Other: 3%
• No Plans: 10%