IT organizations made server virtualization a top priority for 2008, according to research released by The Society for Information Management (SIM). SIM surveyed 300 member organizations in June and learned that the top five application and technology developments for the coming year include security, business intelligence, business process management (BPM), continuity planning and disaster recovery, and server virtualization.
Top Five Technology & Application Developments 2008:
1. Antivirus protection
2. Business Intelligence (BI)
3. Business Process Management (BPM)
3. Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery
5. Server Virtualization
The top two were the same top two from 2007. The two items that tied for third both moved up from last year. Server Virtualization was new to the list. One item that was absent was Cloud Computing. Luftman said that it was way down on the list. Apparently, working CIOs aren’t biting on all of the excessive hype around Cloud Computing during 2008.
Jerry Luftman, SIM vice president for academic affairs and distinguished professor and associate dean at the Stevens Institute, said the highest ranking technologies reflect a few key issues on IT leaders’ minds.
“Security was the top priority last year as well, but people are struggling with other areas such as business intelligence,” he said. The fifth entry — server virtualization — is new to SIM’s top five application and technology developments list. “It’s another area seen as having the potential reduce costs and improve services,” Luftman said.
I was surprised that Antivirus protection was at the top of the list. This seems like a solved problem to me, with lots of commoditized solutions. I think it points to a general concern about not just viruses but related malware, spyware, and other planted software from attackers.
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This post was written by admin on November 18, 2008
