DBMS - Survey: Windows NT For Enterprise Database Applications

DBMS Windows NT Survey -- Final Results -- September 22, 1997

DBMS Survey: Windows NT For Enterprise Database Applications

Windows NT is gaining momentum, yet many people feel it is still not ready for enterprise prime time. Microsoft is holding a "Scalability Day" in New York City to convince corporate customers that Windows NT is suitable for large-scale enterprise applications. DBMS would like to know about your current and planned use of Windows NT as an operating system for hosting database applications.

Number of surveys returned: 460
Start date: 5/28/97
End date: 9/2/97
Days Online: 97

1. Are you using Windows NT for mission critical database applications? (check one)

106	23%	Not using it now, and I have no plans to adopt it
98	21%	Not using it now, but I plan to adopt it within two years
172	37%	Yes, for applications serving up to 100 users
62	13%	Yes, for applications serving between 100 and 1,000 users
18	4%	Yes, for applications serving over 1,000 users
4	1%	No Response

2. If you are not using Windows NT for enterprise scale applications (more than 100 users, or multiple servers, or multiple locations), what features do you feel are missing or inadequately implemented in Windows NT? (check all that apply)

103	18%	It is not secure enough
155	27%	It does not perform well enough
113	20%	It lacks adequate management tools (including third-party tools)
141	25%	I'm not comfortable with Microsoft as an enterprise vendor
63	11%	Other essential features are missing or inadequate

3. If you are using Windows NT to host database applications, what changes in your usage do you expect by the end of 1998?

65	14%	Our use will stay the same
260	57%	We will use it more
9	2%	We will use it less
126	27%	No Response

4. What other server operating systems are you now using? (check all that apply)

308	37%	Unix (any flavor)
197	24%	Novell NetWare (any version)
83	10%	OS/2Any other mainframe or minicomputer operating system
198	24%	Other
47	6%	No Others -- Windows NT is the only OS we use

5. Are you replacing other operating systems with Windows NT?

154	33%	Yes, it is replacing some of our existing operating system installations
92	20%	Yes, we plan to eventually replace all other operating systems with Windows NT
162	35%	No, we are only using Windows NT for new or supplemental installations
52	11%	No Response

6. Do you also use the Microsoft SQL Server RDBMS?

245	53%	No
146	32%	Yes, along with other vendors' RDBMSs
57	12%	Yes, as our only RDBMS
12	3%	No Response

7. Are you also using Microsoft's Internet Information Server (IIS) as your Web server?

120	26%	No, we do not yet have any Web servers installed
159	35%	No, we use other Web servers instead of IIS
82	18%	Yes, but we also use other vendors' Web servers
84	18%	Yes, IIS is the only Web server we use
15	3%	No Response

8. What is your company's approximate gross annual revenue?

87	19%	$1 billion or more
44	10%	$500 million to $999 million
74	16%	$50 million to $499 million
69	15%	$10 million to $49 million
75	16%	$1 million to $9 million
65	14%	Less than $1 million
46	10%	No Response

9. Do you subscribe to the printed edition of DBMS?

198	43%	Yes
262	57%	No

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Updated Tuesday, September 2, 1997.