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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Dear Lustre Community,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The OpenSFS Lustre Working Group has launched the fifteenth annual survey for organizations using Lustre. We are looking for trends in Lustre usage to assist with future planning on releases and will present the results at LUG.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please complete this short survey (</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fs.surveyplanet.com%2Fhe4pvxgc&data=05%7C02%7Cjfranklin%40vtmgroup.com%7Cda545e01be6548406ffe08de6589d34a%7C48d2c3de83454a8893c521ec0de71de4%7C0%7C0%7C639059840321241327%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=H83n7HgvsXHX1LIqSowOaZV9U3bFa8QX7tkWfGYajW8%3D&reserved=0">https://s.surveyplanet.com/he4pvxgc</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>) to make sure your organization's voice is heard!</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Response to the survey is due by <b>February 27, 2026.</b> Note that all questions are optional, so it is ok to submit a partially completed survey if you prefer not to disclose some information. The survey should only take a few minutes to complete and no contact details are required. </span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>OpenSFS Administration <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>