Poll archive
02 Nov 2015
Who has best odds in public cloud (other than AWS, Azure, Google)?
IBM SoftLayer
42%
Oracle Cloud
19%
VMware/EMC Virtustream
39%
Total votes: 231
26 Oct 2015
Which restructure is the best strategy?
HP splitting into HP Inc and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
30%
Dell acquiring EMC
46%
Symantec and Veritas separating
24%
Total votes: 228
19 Oct 2015
Will the Dell-EMC merger be a success?
Yes
50%
No
50%
Total votes: 325
30 Sep 2015
Has consolidation gone too far in the telco/ISP industry?
Yes
60%
No
40%
Total votes: 197
09 Sep 2015
When will you feel comfortable rolling out Windows 10?
Now
40%
In 12 months time
26%
In 24 months time
8%
When Windows 11 is released
25%
Total votes: 381
15 Sep 2015
Malcolm Turnbull's appointment as Prime Minister makes me...
More confident
72%
Less confident
11%
No difference
17%
Total votes: 215
02 Sep 2015
Which device are you more excited about?
Surface Pro 4
70%
iPhone 6s / iPhone 7
30%
Total votes: 198
24 Aug 2015
Which distributor's cloud marketplace will be most successful?
Distribution Central
18%
Rhipe
19%
Ingram Micro
19%
Westcon
8%
Nextgen Distribution
7%
Dicker Data
21%
Avnet
8%
Total votes: 192
14 Aug 2015
I see Telstra as mainly...
A supplier
38%
A competitor
41%
A customer
5%
A partner
16%
Total votes: 177
27 Jul 2015
Which type of channel conflict annoys you the most?
Vendors going direct to customers
57%
Distributors moving into IT services
10%
Vendors not sticking to program rules
7%
Vendors adding too many partners
12%
Partners avoiding program rules
15%
Total votes: 223
19 Jul 2015
What's the best way to deal with phoenix businesses?
Give regulators (ASIC, ATO, courts) more power
60%
Disties and vendors should be tougher with credit
18%
There is no phoenix problem
9%
It's too hard to solve
13%
Total votes: 176
19 Jun 2015
Will Windows 10 be good for resellers?
Yes
56%
No
44%
Total votes: 257
23 Jun 2015
I think Australia's cloud maturity is...
ahead of developed countries (North America, western Europe etc)
16%
in line with developed countries (North America, western Europe etc)
18%
behind developed countries (North America, western Europe etc)
66%
Total votes: 160
01 Jun 2015
How are currency fluctuations impacting hardware prices?
Prices are going up for everyone, so impact is minimal
26%
Prices going up, which makes sales tougher
59%
Prices aren't changing
9%
Prices are falling
7%
Total votes: 188
18 May 2015
Should Australian companies be given preference for government contracts?
Yes
84%
No
16%
Total votes: 268
11 May 2015
On-premise vs cloud...
Cloud will grow, on-premise will shrink
62%
On-premise will bounce back, cloud will slow down
30%
We've already reached the natural balance
8%
Total votes: 220
13 Apr 2015
Do grey market imports hurt your business?
Yes
53%
No
47%
Total votes: 169
17 Mar 2015
Do you get value out of partner conferences?
Yes, local conferences
30%
Yes, global conferences
6%
Yes, local and global conferences
35%
No
30%
Total votes: 142
09 Mar 2015
Which top channel vendor would you most like to work for?
Cisco
30%
HP
24%
Microsoft
46%
Total votes: 146
06 Feb 2015
As a reseller, my main source of credit is:
Distributors
39%
My bank
13%
Third-party finance companies
2%
Vendors
5%
I mostly use cashflow
41%
Total votes: 179
