Poll archive
19 Feb 2020
Will Coronavirus impact the channel?
Yes - By making it harder to order hardware
41%
Yes - Cancelled conferences and business trips will be widespread
34%
Not directly - It will slow the economy and that may have an impact
20%
No - We can't see any impact
2%
Not negatively - It's already created demand for things like remote access
3%
Total votes: 117
18 Dec 2019
What will be your biggest business challenge for 2020?
Slow economic growth and its impact on customers
28%
Transitioning to an MSP model
11%
Finding and retaining skilled staff
24%
Finding time to work ON the business as well as IN it
23%
No challenge: 2020 will be non-stop unicorns, rainbows and fun!
14%
Total votes: 87
14 Oct 2019
The channel is a juicy hacking target - are you improving security?
YES - recent attacks on MSPs spurred us to action
7%
YES - we're ALWAYS improving our security stance
64%
YES - we've noticed new forms of attack
6%
NO - we're confident our past efforts are enough, but are always vigilant
3%
NO - we don't see the need for change at this time
19%
Total votes: 67
16 Sep 2019
Disties and vendors are pushing their financial services. Are you biting?
Yes - to move away from banks!
15%
Yes - to spread risk
12%
Yes - dipping toes in the water
17%
Not yet - but we like the look of it
14%
No - looked at it and decided not to
20%
No - it's just not right for us
23%
Total votes: 103
21 Sep 2019
How do you feel about Telstra's new services play?
Telstra has become a direct threat - we'll only work with other carriers
31%
We can live with this - we'll still use Telstra networks
17%
This is an opportunity for us - customers liked working with Telstra's sub-brands
12%
This changes nothing - Telstra was always a competitor
40%
Total votes: 107
29 Jul 2019
Is multi-cloud really happening?
Yes - customers love to mix and match the best from different clouds
30%
Yes - if using AWS and O365 counts as multi-cloud
16%
Yes - if using multiple SaaS products counts as multi-cloud
15%
The term multi-cloud is dumb. Nobody ever talked about multi-software
27%
No - customers prefer to go all-in with one cloud
5%
No - because it is a stupid idea and a fad
7%
Total votes: 155
03 Jul 2019
Have you adopted agile methodologies?
Yes - And it made a big different improve productivity
23%
Yes - But it's not made a big difference to productivity
27%
No - But we're thinking of giving it a try
8%
No – We’re happy with our current methods
6%
No - Because it is a stupid idea and a fad
36%
Total votes: 135
24 Jun 2019
Is hot-desking right for your business?
Yes - we do it already and it does improve productivity
8%
Yes - but it's not made a big difference to productivity
14%
No - but we're thinking of giving it a try
4%
No - because our productivity is fine already
6%
No - because it is a stupid idea and a fad
68%
Total votes: 159
11 Jun 2019
What's the hottest sales opportunity in H2 2019?
Business voice thanks to ISDN switchoff and/or NBN arrival
25%
PCs thanks to Windows 7 end of life
15%
Next-generation networks - WiFi 6, 5G, very fast Ethernet
8%
The Internet of Things
4%
Anything cloud or SaaS
38%
Anything AI
10%
Total votes: 48
27 May 2019
5G phones have arrived. How long until you buy one?
OMG right now this minute shut up and take my money
6%
About six months from now, once network coverage improves
13%
About a year from now, once I have a few handsets to choose from
42%
Maybe never - I don't think I'll need a faster phone
30%
Never - You'll have to take my Nokia 3210 from my cold, dead hands
9%
Total votes: 188
03 May 2019
Have you noticed any of the recent public cloud outages?
Yes, it's caused a lot of headaches
38%
Yes, but it's only a minor inconvenience
26%
Yes, but it hasn't had any impact on business
11%
What outages?
25%
Total votes: 117
16 Apr 2019
What's the impact of the Easter/Anzac Day/School holiday super-weekend?
An unwelcome slow period to compare with Christmas/New Year period
25%
No worse than Easter every year
15%
10 days off with 3 days leave will refresh the team
41%
Stop talking and pass the chocolate
19%
Total votes: 106
02 Apr 2019
What do you think of the 2019 Federal Budget?
The budget will help my business
18%
The budget will hurt my business
9%
The budget changed my vote in the upcoming Federal Election
9%
The budget did not change my vote in the upcoming Federal Election
38%
There was a budget??
26%
Total votes: 130
14 Mar 2019
What's Windows 7's end-of-life doing for your business?
We've already seen an uptick in PC sales
21%
No noticeable changes yet
42%
PC sales are still dwindling as far as I'm concerned
37%
Total votes: 76
22 Feb 2019
Are foldable phones the future or just another gimmick?
The future, I can't wait to get my hands on one
30%
Just another gimmick
70%
Total votes: 187
06 Feb 2019
Will 5G disrupt the NBN?
Yes - Optus' 5G home broadband service is a winner
20%
Yes - Everyone is mobile these days
14%
No - The NBN may be imperfect, but 5G will be mostly mobile
26%
Not yet - Give it a year or two for proper services and products to emerge and settle down
40%
Total votes: 270
22 Jan 2019
Which cloud storage platform do you use for personal use?
Dropbox
19%
Google Drive
28%
iCloud
9%
Microsoft OneDrive
34%
AWS
2%
Microsoft Azure
0%
Other
7%
Total votes: 302
09 Jan 2019
What does 2019 hold for you?
Business as usual, focused on organic growth
62%
I'm looking to sell my business
17%
I'm going to acquire another business
21%
Total votes: 42
20 Dec 2018
Do you tune out from tech in the holidays?
I turn everything off for a couple of weeks (except streaming video to binge).
28%
I revert to a $20 feature phone for a bit to get away from it all.
6%
Santa's bringing me an Xbox/Playstation/Switch and/or new games. I'll be welded to the thing until about March.
12%
I'm working or am on-call over the holidays, so it'll be tech as usual.
39%
I use the time to play with tech I can't do during the year - rPi retro games console here I come!
15%
Total votes: 72
04 Dec 2018
The most over-hyped technology trend of 2019 is...
Blockchain
47%
AI
15%
IoT
14%
Everything-as-a-service
24%
Total votes: 267
