2. Community Edition Release Update
• I know we are past due
• Actively working toward a release before
DevCon
• Likely called 4.2.a
• Want to help test? Nightly builds at:
http://dev.alfresco.com/downloads/nightly/
dist/
3. Some headlines…
• 17.5% of responses collected in 2011;
• 43% from Europe, 36% from North America;
• 1 in 4 evaluating Alfresco compared to 1 in 3 last year;
• Over half were from high-tech, telco and professional
services;
• 1 in 5 has been working with Alfresco 3 years or more;
• 40% have paid for subscriptions;
• 47% have attended an Alfresco event in the past 12
months;
• 59% of respondents have posted in the
Forums, compared to 43% the previous year.
5. What is your relationship to Alfresco?
40.0%
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
2011
10.0% 2012
5.0%
0.0%
6. How long have you been working with
Alfresco?
20.8% 17.8%
9.3%
0 – 3 Months
4 – 6 Months
13.5% 7 – 11 Months
1 – 3 Years
38.6% 3 Years or More
7. Where is your office located?
7% 2% Africa
10% 2%
Asia
36% Australasia
Europe
43%
North America
South America
8. Select the industry that most closely
matches the business you are in:
1%
2% 6% Construction/facilities
7%
26% Media/entertainment/publishing
Education
14% Government/Public Sector
Financial Services and Insurance
Healthcare Provider
1% 6% High Tech and Telecommunications
5%
1% Manufacturing
2% Non-profit
26% Oil/Gas/Energy
2% Pharmaceutical
Professional Services
Retail
9. Which edition of Alfresco do you use
primarily?
3.1%
40.9%
55.2% Alfresco Community
Alfresco Team
Alfresco Enterprise
Alfresco Cloud
0.8%
11. Is there an Alfresco meetup or user group that
meets regularly and is convenient to your location?
24.1%
40.2%
Yes
Unsure
No
35.7%
Very little change over last year
12. If you answered “Unsure” or “No” to the previous
question, would you attend an Alfresco meetup or
user group if one was available in your city?
50.00%
45.00%
40.00%
35.00%
30.00%
25.00%
2011
2012
20.00%
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
0.00%
Yes, definitely Probably would attend Not sure Probably would not No, definitely not
attend
13. If there are any meetups, events, user groups, or
conferences that are not Alfresco-specific that Alfresco
should have a presence at, please provide a list here:
• Belgrade • Devoxx
• British Computer Society Jersey • eCom Geneva
• Casandra • FOSDEM
• CeBit • Greater Seattle Linux User Group
• Club Chaine Documentaire • Java User Groups
• Costa Rica Java User Group • Les journées de la GED
• Congrès des Archivistes du Québec • Linux Australia
• Denmark • NoSQL
• Documation • Portuguese Java User Group
• DocFlow Russia • TED Talks
• Ubuntu Meetup UAE
14. In the past year, I have attended
35%
30%
25%
20%
2011
2012
15%
10%
5%
0%
Local Meetup Lunch-and-learn Alfresco Devcon Americas Alfresco Devcon EMEA
15. Alfresco DevCon 2012 is in Berlin (5-7 Nov) and in San
Jose, California (13-15 Nov). Which are you planning to
attend?
18.9%
10.4%
Berlin
4.0% San Jose
66.7%
Both
Neither
16. Berlin, Germany San Jose, California
November 6 & 7 November 14 & 15
http://devcon.alfresco.com
18. Alfresco keeps me up-to-date on what is
happening in the Alfresco community:
45.0%
40.0%
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
2011
20.0% 2012
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neutral Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree
19. In thinking about how you stay informed about what’s
happening in the Alfresco community, what tools do you
typically use (select all that apply):
70% 63.3% 62.4%
57.8%
60%
50% 44.7%
40% 30.0%
30% 21.5%
25.3%
17.3%
20% 11.4%
7.2% 7.20%
10% 5.9%
0%
20. In the last year, please estimate how many posts you made
in the Alfresco Forums:
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0% 2011
2012
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
None 1–3 4–6 7 – 10 More than 10
Compare this to actuals, just for fun
21. Thinking about your most recent experience in the
Forums, which of the following best describes your
experience:
45.0%
40.0%
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0% 2011
2012
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
Exceeded Exactly what I Somewhat helpful Response not Never received a I haven't used the
expectations needed helpful response forums in the last
year
Also should compare this one to actuals w/r/t unanswered posts
22. How strongly do you agree or disagree with this statement:
I feel welcome in the Alfresco forums:
60.00%
50.00%
40.00%
30.00% 2011
2012
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neutral Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree
23. I primarily use the Alfresco wiki for (select all that
apply):
90%
82.2%
80%
70%
60%
55.2%
50%
40%
33.6% 32.4%
30%
22.0%
20%
10.0%
10% 7.5%
0%
I don’t use the Product roadmap Release schedule Release notes General product Technical Other, non-
Alfresco wiki information information reference technical
information
24. How strongly do you agree or disagree with this statement:
I can find what I’m looking for in the Alfresco Wiki:
45.0%
40.0%
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
2011
20.0% 2012
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neutral Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree
25. What is the one thing you would
change about the Wiki?
1) Keep up-to-date 22%
2) Version info 18%
3) Better search 10%
4) Better content and design 7%
5) Examples 7%
6) Tutorials/better help 7%
7) Likes it as is 6%
8) Roadmap 3%
9) Structure 3%
10) Input of Docs Team 2%
26. Regarding blogs.alfresco.com, I would like to read/hear an
increased level of personal insight from:
70%
60%
50%
40%
2011
30% 2012
20%
10%
0%
Nobody - fine as it is Alfresco Senior Alfresco Product Alfresco Engineers Alfresco Partners Alfresco Community
Management Managers Contributors
28. In the past year, what contributions have you
personally made to the Alfresco Community:
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10% 2011
2012
0%
Love this slide!
29. When I look for add-
ons, integrations, and other open
source projects…
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
2011
2012
0.1
0
30. In the past year, I leveraged these
types of contributions…
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
2011
0%
2012
31. If you answered “I have never leveraged a community code
contribution” in the previous question, why is that?
70%
60%
50%
40%
30% 2011
2012
20%
10%
0%
Didn’t have the Didn’t know Nothing met Quality not Not actively Didn’t work License was Prefer to
need where to find requirements good enough maintained with my incompatible develop our
such things release of own
Alfresco
32. What types of code contributions are you
interested in contributing to the community?
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5% 2011
0% 2012
Dashlet Challenge 2012 Ends Tomorrow, BTW!
33. If you answered “I don’t want to/cannot make any code
contributions” to the previous question, please select the
reason why:
60%
50%
40%
30%
2011
2012
20%
10%
0%
Do not own the Unsure of No time to No time to Do not see No place to Unclear about Lack skills
code interest cleanup maintain benefit host the process
34. If you could only pick one thing that would make the
Alfresco community a more vibrant and valuable place for
all stakeholders, what would it be?
9%
8%
7%
6%
5%
4%
3%
2%
1%
0%
