Latest Trends on Enterprise ICT Industry

If we look at Enterprise IT News.

These are where money are being or projected to be spent now and the near future.

1. Cloud computing.
   
2. Security (especially on cloud computing)
   
3. Ethernet fabric
   
4. Appliances - i.e SAP Hana, Oracle appliances
   
5. Storage - i.e SAN, NAS
   
6. Green IT
   
7. IPv6
   
8. Consumerization of IT - this includes social media
   

Examples

1.) Cloud computing

Cloud computing is everywhere and is in every new product. Cloud computing is the biggest driver of all enterprise It business today, if you are not, you are literally out. Refer to 'Cloud Computing Products And Services # 1'

2.) Security

Security has been around for all these years and it is getting harder and more challenging with cloud computing and consumerization of IT.

• Fortinet Expands Consolidated Security Appliance Line for Mid-Range Enterprise Market
  
• Intelligent Security: Leveraging ‘Big Data’ for Good Decision Making
• Security Study Finds Enterprises Revising Strategy to Accommodate New IT Trends
• Symantec and VMware Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Desktop-as-a-Service Solutions

3.) Ethernet fabric

• Brocade - The Optimized Cloud Data Center Solutions Provider
• Juniper Networks Revolutionalized The Single Tier Network

4.) Appliances

• Oracle Announces the Immediate Availability of the Oracle Database Appliance
• SAP Announces Global General Availability of 4.0 Releases of Business Intelligence (BI) Solutions
• SAP Harnesses the Power of SAP HANA™ Platform to Deliver New Real-Time Applications

5.) Storage

More emphasis on SAN and NAS.

• The Emerging Needs of Clustered NAS Systems
• Oracle Announces Hybrid Columnar Compression Support for ZFS Storage Appliances and Pillar Axiom Storage Systems
• Managing The Explosive Need for Data Storage

6.) Green IT

Cloud computing is actually part of green IT.

• Integrating Green ICT within a Human-Centric Intelligent Society
• Gmail: It's cooler in the cloud
• Acer Debuts First Ultrabook: Aspire S3
• Hitachi Showcases Smart City Concept at IGEM 2011

7.) IPv6

• Brocade Advances Cloud Service Delivery
• HP Ensures Business Continuity for Clients Switching to IPv6
• Making a Secure Transition to IPv6 (From Cisco)
• Sourcefire Among First IT Security Vendors To Complete Federal IPv6 Testing Program

8.) Consumerization of IT

• Apple Is Everywhere, Including the Enterprise Market

The top three trends (cloud computing, security and Ethernet fabric) actually co-exist and co-catalyst with each other.