"Of course, a look back through the past half-decade
demonstrates that virtualization and blades have taken hold more
and more each year -- and continue to do so. On the negative side,
announcements of the fall of Intel and the rise of AMD were
certainly premature.
"So if nothing really earthshaking lies behind, what lies ahead?
Here are a few predictions for 2009:
"SSD will gather steam
The virtual honeymoon is over
Doom and gloom"