| JoaniMitchell 2004-10-27, 1:12 pm |
| I am targeting IT/IS managers or directors responsible for decisions regarding the selection of storage equipment for use in conjunction with enterprise database applications, including Oracle, SQL & IBM DB2 and these database applications utilize EMC Clarion in their operations.
Hi, I'm Joani Mitchell and I am posting this request on behalf of Mercer Management Consulting, a global strategy-consulting firm with 22 offices worldwide. Mercer is working with a leading provider of storage equipment to conduct a comparative TCO (Total cost of Ownership) study of storage resources attached to Oracle, SQL and/or IBM DB2 enterprise applications. These database applications need to utilize EMC Clarion in their operations.
We would like to interview you and your peers at other companies to understand your storage environment, how you think about the TCO of your storage resources and how your storage equipment purchase decisions are made.
We would like to invite you to participate in an approximately 30 minute telephone interview. In exchange for your participation, we are willing to offer a customized report showing the key drivers of your differences against other interview respondents (with names removed to protect the innocent). In addition, we are pleased to offer an honorarium of $100 for yourself or a charity of your choice in exchange for your time.
I will need to ask you a few questions to see if you fit the profile for our study and then set up an appointment? (Be assured that your answers will be held in strict confidence. We will not reveal your name as a participant.) You can call me at (650) 494-7388 or email me a number and I will call you immediately.
I look forward to communicating with you regarding your willingness to participate in this project. Your input will be extremely valuable, and I thank you for your consideration and time.
Sincerely,
Joani Mitchell
Research Consultant
Mercer Management Consulting
Tel 650-494-7388
email: JoaniMitchell@aol.com
Web: www.mercermc.com |