IT 2012 TRENDS

Publishing lists of 2012 information technology trends is so cliché that it's almost cliché to write about how cliché it is.

But we can't get enough of them. Why? Because it's far more fun to dream about the year ahead, than look back on 2011. Because while the past 12 months were most likely full of transition, budget restraints and other challenges, 2012 is the "future" - a bright beacon of hope promising to finally bring us the flying cars and robot maids we dreamed of as kids.

Well, we're halfway through month one of 2012 and here's what I see: more transition, more budget restraints, and more challenges ahead as a result. Don't mistake my realism for negativity. I don't doubt that we'll be talking a lot about cloud, virtualization, context-aware computing, big data management and mobility in 2012 - but how many of us are moving toward execution on any of these?

 

I know I'm not being completely fair - IT trend lists are just that: trends. They're not necessarily meant to be a realistic view of what IT shops will face over the course of the year.