Open Source Web Server Questionnaire

*Please provide answers in the spaces provided.

*Where exact answers to questions cannot be given,please approximate.

*Data gathered from this survey will be aggregated, and used solely for the purposes of completing my thesis.

Section 1 . General Information

Q1 What is your organisational domain name?

Q2 What is your organization's primary business activity? (check only one)

Aerospace
Business Services/Consulting
Construction/Architecture/Engineering
Finance/Accounting/Banking
Insurance/Real estate/Legal
Manufacturing
Medical/Dental/Healthcare
Research/Development
Transportation/Utilities
Wholesale/Retail/Distributor
Education
Other (specify):
















Q3 Which operating systems do you currently employ to host your domain? (Check ALL that apply)

AIX OS 400
Be 0S Solaris
*BSD Tru64 Unix
HP UX MS Windows 2000
Linux MS Windows 9x
Mac OS MS Windows NT
Netware Other Unix
OS390 Other (specify):

Q4 Which web servers do you currently employ to host your domain? (Check ALL that apply)

Apache
Microsoft IIS
Netscape-Enterprise
Other

Q5 How long have you had your current web server?

< 6 months
6 months - 1 year
1-2 years
2-5 years
>5 years

Q6 Has your domain being hosted on a different platform? (If no , skip down to question 9)

Yes
No

Q7 Please specify web servers your domain has been hosted on

Q8 Why did you switch to your current web server?





Section 2 Server Acquistion

Q9 Did you ever consider building a web server? (If no, skip to question 12)

Yes No



Q10 If you answered yes to Q9 above,what factors made this approach attractive?




Q11 If you answered yes to Q9 above, did you finally build your solution and why?





Q12 Do you consider the Apache Web Server of Strategic Imortance to your organisation?
Yes No

Any why?

Q13 To what extent did your organisation go through a project plan and initiation phase for the acquistion of your web server?
Not Very Detailed Not Detailed Average Detailed Very Detailed N/A

Q14 To what extent did the activities of this stage influence your final acquistion decision?

Not Crucial Unimportant Neutral Important Crucial N/A

Q15 To what extent did your organisation go through a project feasibility phase for the acquistion of your web server?

Not Very Detailed Not Detailed Average Detailed Very Detailed N/A

Q16 To what extent did the activities of this stage influence your final acquistion decision?

Not Crucial Unimportant Neutral Important Crucial N/A

Q17 To what extent did your organisation go through a Project Requirement Analysis phase for the acquistion of your web server?

Not Very Detailed Not Detailed Average Detailed Very Detailed N/A

Q18 To what extent did the activities of this stage influence your final acquistion decision?

Not Crucial Unimportant Neutral Important Crucial N/A

Q19 To what extent did your organisation go through the selection stages below in relation to your web server acquistion?

 
          Not Very Detailed Not Detailed Average Detailed Very Detailed N/A
Product Research
Developer Research
Vendor Research
Request for Information
Vendor Shortlist
Scorecard and Benchmarking
Request for Proposal
Demo/Trial
Contract Negotiation
Implementation Reviews
Post Implementation Reviews

Q20 To what extent did the selection stages affect your final acquistion decision through on the acquistion of your web server

 
          Not Crucial Unimportant Neutral Important Crucial N/A
Product Research
Developer Research
Vendor Research
Request for Information
Vendor Shortlist
Scorecard and Benchmarking
Request for Proposal
Demo/Trial
Contract Negotiation
Implementation Reviews
Post Implementation Reviews


Q21 Please rank the issues that are taken into account when evaluating a web server software solution
(Ranking is as follows :1=most important     9=least important     0= Not relevant)

Security Intended Audience
Reliability Access to source code
Scalabilty Software License
Total Cost of Ownersip Access to Support
Organisational Size Ability to Customise
Potential Returns Availability of Professional Support
Familiarity with Vendors Availabilty of Support from User Community
Site Content Size of Web Server User Base
IS/IT Inhouse Expertise Future Functional Upgradability
Fianancial Investment Long Term Maintenance
Existing Computer Environment Open Standards Compatibility
Functionality Other:



Q22 Does your current web server software fulfill its function?
Yes No

If you answered no to question 22 why?



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Regards

Alan Murphy