Security World: Hot IT Topics: Looking Back + Predictions for 2011

Looking back to 2009: Virtualization

Reflecting upon 2010: Cloud Computing

Preparing for 2011: IT Predictions

Welcome to your last Friday newsletter of 2010. We're a little early due to the holidays, but this special New Year edition of the Friday newsletter is full of great papers. This week we're looking back at the topics that caught our attention last year and in 2010, and looking ahead to 2011 with a top predictions paper. What do you think 2011 has in store for IT? Discuss the topics that really matter to you on the North American Roundup, a subgroup of the Global Roundup on LinkedIn.

Best of 2009: Virtualization

Virtualization was the hottest topic of 2009, with 23% of installed applications running on a virtual machine. However, virtualization is still relevant today, with this number expected to reach 40% in the next five years. This paper reveals the five steps you can take to determine when to virtualize your servers - download it here.

Top in 2010: Cloud Computing

After hitting the top spot in Gartner's 2010 predictions, cloud computing has proven itself as the top strategic technology of the year. The topic that is still on everyone's lips can be used as a high performance computing resource, as this November 2010 paper discusses. Learn how to speed the transition to the private cloud in order to achieve your business goals.

Hot for 2011: 10 Predictions

With the economic pessimism and unemployment concerns of 2010 soon to be past us, it's time to look to the future. This paper reveals Nucleus' top 10 IT predictions for 2011. Will the year to come be more positive? Learn more about the role of the cloud, social networking and software in the future of IT. Read the full list of predictions today.