Giving Thanks: Customers Talk Traditions, Turkey, and Ivanti Tools
Ashtyn Creel
Thanksgiving brings with it many variables. Once you put together extended family, food, and football, there is a lot of room for things to go south.
The ideal scenario is that everyone sits peacefully to break bread together, reflecting on what they appreciate most about each other and basking in the pure joy of family togetherness.
But that's not real life.
Real life is your cousin talking politics even though Grandma finds it impolite. Real life is the kids complaining loudly about Aunt Martha's green beans and feeding them to the dog. Real life is the obvious silent treatment going on between your brother and sister-in-law—a tension so thick you could cut it with a knife.
We asked our Ivanti Twitter audience what Thanksgiving scenario they are most hoping to avoid this year, and here were the results:
Clearly people have had some traumatic experiences with food poisoning, which was the top response coming in at 39%, followed by a heated political debate at 35%, their football team losing at 19%, and burning the turkey at 7%.
And because we love polls at Ivanti, we didn't stop there. We asked our customers a few questions, too. Try not to let your mouth water as you read on.
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?
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Nancy G. |
Cranberry sauce |
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Jeremy G. |
Deep fried turkey |
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Eric L. |
Deviled eggs |
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Mary |
Dressing |
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Jason W. |
Fresh baked rolls and turkey |
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Jason T. |
Gonna go with stuffing |
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Dennis J. |
Gourmetten |
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Paul K. |
Homemade stuffing w/ cranberries and apples |
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Celestino |
I want to taste that turkey! |
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Frank W. |
I'm sure I would love the turkey |
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Kelly R. |
Mashed yams with boiled marshmallows |
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Unai |
My favorite food is fish |
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Lee R. |
Pecan pie |
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Adam H. |
Pineapple casserole |
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Mike A. |
Pumpkin pie |
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Jason K. |
Pumpkin pie |
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Daniel C. |
Pumpkin spice cider |
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Michael M. |
Scalloped potatoes |
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Katelyn E. |
Stuffing |
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Warren G. |
Stuffing with gravy |
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Ross M. |
Sweet potatoes |
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kandarp b. |
Sweets and chocolates |
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Brent L. |
The gravy |
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Thomas S. |
Turkey |
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Viviana R. |
Turkey |
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Josh C. |
Turkey |
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Marc Y. |
Turkey |
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Ira |
Turkey |
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Tiziano C. |
Turkey |
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Darth J. |
Wild rice stuffing |
We're slightly confused about the "fish" response, but hey, no judgment. If you like fish for Thanksgiving dinner, more power to you. There are no rules, just traditions. Which brings us to our next question...
What is your favorite Thanksgiving tradition?
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Nancy G. |
Family gathering together |
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Jeremy G. |
Getting a couple days vacation |
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Eric L. |
Watching football and eating food |
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Mary |
Being able to spend time with family |
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Jason W. |
Planning card and board games with all the family |
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Jason T. |
Watching the Dallas Cowboys after dinner with my mom |
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Dennis J. |
We don't have that here |
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Paul K. |
Celebrating in October! A full month before our southern neighbours. |
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Celestino |
We dont have that tradition here, but it would be to eat! |
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Frank W. |
Sorry, no Thanksgiving in Holland. |
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Kelly R. |
Dinner with family |
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Unai |
I don't know because in Europe it's not tradition. |
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Lee R. |
Pecan pie |
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Adam H. |
Getting the Christmas tree on Friday |
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Mike A. |
Playing board games after turkey |
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Jason K. |
Gathering and eating |
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Daniel C. |
Gathering of the whole family |
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Michael M. |
Watching the Macy's parade on TV |
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Katelyn E. |
Football |
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Warren G. |
Having someone else cook the feast |
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Ross M. |
Food |
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kandarp b. |
Going to hometown to spend quality time with family and have some crackers. |
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Brent L. |
Stovetop stuffing from a box |
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Thomas S. |
Watching football |
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Viviana R. |
Staying with family |
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Josh C. |
Getting all of the family together at one time |
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Marc Y. |
Going to the Lights Before Christmas at the Toledo Zoo Thanksgiving Weekend |
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Ira |
N/A |
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Tiziano C. |
It doesn't exist in Italy |
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Darth J. |
Eating super tasty food and having leftovers for days |
And to tie this all back to Ivanti and thankfulness in general, we asked one final question...
What Ivanti functionality are you most thankful for?
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Jeremy G. |
Device inventory |
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Warren G. |
Discovery and Inventory, both agented and agentless |
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Jason T. |
Endpoint Management |
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Eric L. |
Endpoint Management |
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Thomas S. |
Family |
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Mary |
Inventory |
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Michael M. |
Inventory |
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Paul K. |
ISM Email Integration |
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Celestino |
Ivanti Insiders |
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Daniel C. |
Master Incidents |
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Frank W. |
Patch management |
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Marc Y. |
Patch management |
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Brent L. |
Patch management |
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Brian F. |
Patching |
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Darth J. |
Patching |
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Ira |
Remote access |
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Nancy G. |
Remote control |
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Mike A. |
Remote control |
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Josh C. |
Remote control |
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Rameez H. |
Rewards |
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Adam H. |
Rollout projects for auto-patching. I can take the week off and still have secure devices! |
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Thomas S. |
Search functionality in application control |
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Andrew G. |
Service desk |
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Katelyn E. |
Service desk |
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Unai |
Software distribution with inventory |
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Viviana R. |
Unified software for IT management |
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Dennis J. |
Workspace control |
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Tiziano C. |
Workspace control |
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Jason K. |
Xtraction/Reporting |
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Lee R. |
Xtraction |
Thank you to all of our wonderful Ivanti customers!
