After experiencing a number of production roll-outs, on both blade and rack mounted servers, I began to think about the advantages of one over the other. In general, blade servers sounded like a better approach, but it appears to be more of a marketing hype than reality.

Virtualization, traces of Web 2.0, and efficiency are the key trends that will rule the tech world starting next year, according to Gartner, Inc. The research company predicts that the 10 hottest technologies will have long-term impact on business and the IT industry itself, thanks to “high potential for disruption to IT or the business,” the amount of investment, what else?