Experts Predictions for 2009

January 3, 2009 by alan.

Welcome to 2009! In the beginning of a new year it seems a good time to see what others are expecting to happen in the upcoming year. It will also provide an article next year of what happened, what didn’t and how much expectations met or missed reality.

Here is an article by Nancy Weil regarding IT Predictions for 2009. Some of the highlights:
- Netbooks drop to $200 - $300
- Quotes IDC as saying will be a grim year for mobile gadgets
- Windows 7 will be released early (4th quarter)
- SaaS and Clouds will grow and the emergence of ‘Private Clouds’
- Oh yeah, there will be security vulnerabilities as well…

Also, here is a link to the Green-tech article by Ted Samson with predictions for 2009 by notables such as:

-Robert Aldrich, director of datacenter solutions, Cisco
-Subodh Bapat, vice president and distinguished engineer, Sun Microsystems
-Lewis Curtis, infrastructure architect and advisor, Microsoft
-Dr. Albert Esser, vice president of datacenter infrastructure, Dell
-Steve Sams, vice president of site and facilities services, IBM Global Technology Services
-Ted Samson, senior analyst, InfoWorld
-Will Swope, vice president and general manager, Corporate Sustainability Group, Intel
-Roger Tipley, director, The Green Grid
-Larry Vertal, senior strategist, AMD
-Doug Washburn, analyst, Infrastructure and Operations, Forrester Research

Either way, I hope the new year treats you well and you are able to make your own reality happen in 2009.

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