RE: "Case survey" stuff from NetApp; Comments on NOW page

From: Collins, Brian (brian.collins@netapp.com)
Date: Fri Apr 27 2001 - 11:59:56 EDT

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    Has anyone give thought to letting users view the autosupport data we have on their filers ala the access that the TSEs have?

    bc

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: La Londe, Renee [mailto:Renee.LaLonde@netapp.com]
    > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 7:04 PM
    > To: 'tmerrill@mathworks.com<tmerrill@mathworks.com>'
    > Cc: Braden, Jesse; dl-now; 'toasters@mathworks.com'
    > Subject: RE: "Case survey" stuff from NetApp; Comments on NOW page
    >
    >
    >
    > Hi Todd,
    >
    > Thanks for sharing your candid thoughts on the recent changes
    > to the NOW site.
    >
    > Making the Service and Support home page one of the
    > customizable options is an awesome idea and we will put it on
    > the roadmap and let you know when we have it in place.
    >
    > We created the new Service and Support home page because
    > there are other sections on NOW (such as Reseller Corner,
    > etc) and some customers have complained that these sections
    > were taking away valuable real-estate from the Service and
    > Support tools on NOW. So we created the new (one-stop-shop)
    > page that is 100% totally dedicated to Service and Support.
    > This was done to make your life easier on the NOW site-- so
    > your feedback is key to making sure we get it right. We will
    > definitely make this new home page one of the customizable
    > options and continue to minimize the marketing and use of
    > frames,etc on this page.
    >
    > FYI, within Case Status Tool
    > [http://now.netapp.com/Self-Service/FORMS/frmSearch.asp?ObjTyp
    e=NA_WEB_PPAGE_CASE] , you can check the status > of a Netapp case(s) by
    >
    > Entering the following:
    >
    > Netapp serial number
    > Netapp case number
    >
    > OR
    >
    > Selecting the following:
    >
    > Last 7 days by location (ALL for your location)
    > Last 7 days by Company (ALL for your company)
    > Last 30 days by location (ALL for your location)
    > Last 30 days by Company (ALL for your company)
    > Open cases by location
    > Open cases by company
    > All by location
    > All by company
    > Just my cases (just the ones you have submitted)
    >
    >
    >
    > Makes me think that our UI may not be that clear if you
    > weren't aware of these options... If you have any feedback
    > on how we can make it better let me know-- but we will
    > definitely look into it.
    >
    > Thanks again,
    >
    > Renee
    >
    > Renee La Londe
    > Director, E-service Customer Facing Web Programs
    > Network Appliance, Inc.
    > 495 E. Java
    > Sunnyvale CA 94089
    > Get Answers on NOW (Netapp on the Web)!
    > http://now.netapp.com
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Todd C. Merrill [mailto:tmerrill@mathworks.com]
    > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 5:53 AM
    > To: Sullivan, Justin
    > Cc: toasters@mathworks.com
    > Subject: RE: "Case survey" stuff from NetApp
    >
    >
    > On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, Sullivan, Justin wrote:
    >
    > > We would certainly like to have more surveys returned - we
    > should like to see EVERY survey returned.
    >
    > I have to admit, I used to fill these out, thinking NetApp was
    > using some random sampling of cases in order to generate
    > their metrics.
    > But, it became quickly apparent that *every* call seems to generate a
    > survey.
    >
    > Now I just delete them, unless the service was extremely good
    > or extremely bad. More often than not, it's just "okay."
    > Filling out a
    > survey saying "you guys did a middle-of-the-road job" is like
    > watching a
    > newscast that report on a plane on a routine flight that
    > landed successfully
    > at the airport. <yawn>
    >
    >
    > Might I suggest the suvey's include at least a descriptive ...ah
    > ... description of the case? The last one I got said "Failure Error
    > Message." And, which of the half-dozen cases I've entered in the past
    > few weeks was that? Looking up the details in NOW revealed
    > the subject
    > there says "RBCLTO:Cluster Notification from filername
    > (REBOOT (CLUSTER
    > TAKEOVER))." Oh, yeah, now I remember.
    >
    > And, while I'm at it, the NOW pages have become way more
    > cluttered, and slower, than they used to be. There are loads of
    > icons/images "advertising" features of NetApps and NOW that are just
    > getting in the way. It took me 2-3 minutes after logging
    > into NOW just
    > now to figure out where TF I could look back at my previous cases. It
    > was buried under "Services and Support." Isn't that what NOW *is*?
    > Didn't that used to be the "main" NOW page? And, why can't I
    > look up a
    > case solely by case number? I have to remember which filer it was
    > associated with, too? Well, give me all the cases in the last month,
    > then...
    >
    > Can the personal customization of NOW include an option "Expert
    > mode - avoid icons and marketing crap" or allow me to set my
    > "home" NOW
    > page to http://now.netapp.com/Self-Service/Forms/SupportHome.asp
    > instead? Sure, I could bookmark it, but when I'm in the machine room
    > and need to grab a random machine and login not under my own
    > account...
    >
    > Uh-oh. Looks like somebody is cranky this morning. Somebody
    > hasn't had their juice box yet.
    >
    > Until next time...
    >
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