Thanks to TechRepublic who bring us a useful summary of the current Garner thinking on trends in technology having a significant impact on the enterprise over the next 3 years. The summary table says it all:
Key terms and takeaways for me are:
Context-aware computing (CAC) uses end user activities connections and preferences to improve the quality of interaction …
App stores … an ecosystem to support apptrepreneurs
Next-generation analytics … enabling use of optimization and simulation everywhere and every time
In-memory application servers … results in improved transactional application performance
Low-energy servers … will remove virtualization and lessen the shared use of systems
Cloud computing …dropped from number one on the list for 2011 to number 10 for 2012
