What’s going to happen in 2011? First, we’ll continue to see some cool technology and use cases in cloud computing and unified communications, but I think adoption of both will be slower than expected. We will also start to see more about FCoE standards compliance and inter-operation, particularly with FCoE and multi-path routing protocols like TRILL and Short Path Bridging, though I am not convinced that the networking industry will rally around either interpretation. I think virtual desktops are going to remain as popular as they are now, not very popular at all. For each prediction, I am going to make a measurable statement and I’ll check back at the end of 2011 to see how I fare.
Network Computing