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| |  | \\ !crystalball.jpg|align=left! *Prediction #1: The iPhone goes Enterprise* |
| | | \\ !crystalball.jpg|align=left! *Prediction #1: The iPhone goes Enterprise* |
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| | \- The iPhone will gain rapid adoption in the Enterprise driven by user demands including executives, road warriors, and knowledge workers asking for access to the apps they need ( including windows apps ) from anywhere. IT will increasingly support the effort based on new improved security capabilities and productivity gains ( including for themselves :-) ). |
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| | I am in IT and we will support the iPhone in 2009 ! ( I need the Citrix Receiver now... ) |
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| | Blackberry reigns in the Enterprise, no change for '09 ... |
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 | | \\ *Prediction #2: Corporate issued laptop model will be challenged* |
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| | *Prediction #2: Corporate issued laptop model will be challenged* |
| | \- Companies looking to provide access to day extenders without the full expense and maintenance of a company laptop will increasingly adopt application delivery infrastructure like XenApp that can provide safe IT hosted application access from un-trusted personal PC's. In addition, companies will begin to pilot the BYOC ( Bring Your Own Computer ) model for knowledge workers seeking personal choice while reducing IT expense and support costs. |
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| | We already are saving significant $$ by enabling safe access from home PC's |
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| | We are planning to allow controlled access ( via Citrix ) from home PC's in 2009 |
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| | Status quo, corporate laptop access or none at all. |
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| | *Prediction #3: Virtual Desktops grow beyond a niche* |
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| | \- Improvements in user experience capabilities of VDI solutions combined with the reduced support cost model will drive increased adoption of VDI beyond the initial niche deployments. |
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| | {vote: .. } |
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| | We are moving from VDI pilots and special use cases to broader deployment |
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| | VDI is not ready for the masses, we will wait and see |
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| | {vote} |
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| | *Prediction #4: IaaS Cloud Providers are no longer just for web startups* |
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| | \- The recent Windows offering by Amazon will validate the IaaS ( Infrastructure as a Service ) model as a viable platform for companies small and large looking to add test and targeted production capacity without capital and facility costs. |
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| | We have started to use Cloud VM's or Storage for test and plan broader use in '09 |
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| | What is IaaS ? No way are we putting anything in the cloud... |
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| | | Not sure, need to try it first |
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| | *Prediction #5: Netbooks drive Servers, Clouds and Linux clients* |
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| | \- The rapid adoption of Netbooks based on low cost and light weight convenience will increase the desire to run server hosted apps ( Web and Windows ). A significant number of the new mini laptops will be used for occasional use vs a primary PC which makes maintaining local apps and synchronizing data problematic. This in turn will help break the traditional model of running Windows apps installed on PCs and laptops. |
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| | We are getting more and more requests for access from Netbooks, all they need is Citrix and a browser. |
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| | Netbooks are just toys for kids ... ( small & big ) |
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| | {vote} |
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| | *Agree / disagree* *? what are your predictions ? * |
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| | Also seen at Sys-Con [Cloud Computing Computing Journal|http://cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/783780] |
