The one constant in our industry is change, and every now and then I get a chuckle out of how quickly things become hot or not in this hi-tech world. So, to lighten the mood just a bit in the dog days of summer, here is a quick list of terms, technologies, people and companies that are either "Hot or Not."
Send me an e-mail and share some of the things that are on your list. Pretty certain, by the time you send it to me, it will have already gone out of fashion.
| Hot | Not |
|---|---|
| Cloud computing | On-demand computing |
| SaaS | Enterprise applications |
| Unified communications | VoIP |
| Virtualization | Server farms |
| Master data management | Departmental data |
| Mark Hurd | Diane Greene |
| Execution | Innovation |
| Apple 3G iPhone | Original iPhone |
| Data center consolidation | Server sprawl |
| Mobile devices | Desktops |
| Convergence | Alignment |
| Consumer IT | Enterprise IT |
| Agile development | Waterfall development |
| E-discovery | Being clueless |
| Web application security | Firewalls |
| Social networking | Knowledge management |
| IM | |
| Video conferencing | Travel |
| Web 2.0 | E-business |
| Alternative energy | Oil |
| Green=$$$$ | Green= :) |
| Windows Server 2008 | Vista |
| Dynamic cooling | Air conditioning |
| Federated | Centralized |
| Dynamic cooling | Air conditioning |
| GPS | RFID |
| Yahoo | |
| Bill Gates, philanthropist | Bill Gates, CEO, Microsoft |
| M&A | Best of breed |
| Integration | Middleware |
| IPv6 | IPv4 |
| BRIC* | USA |
| Strategic partner | Vendor |
| BT | IT |
| CIO | CIO |
*Brazil, Russia, India, China
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