All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Software

Disk encryption should be standard on every enterprise laptop, but more importantly, it should be part of a fully managed system of information protection.  The security industry is appallingly slow to deliver new technologies, preferring to take the conservative approach of incremental improvements...

VMware has first mover advantage, but they are not alone in this "new" space of server virtualization. When will Microsoft enter this space? And if they do how will it impact VMware? Is VMware doing enough to stay ahead of the game?

• Microsoft owns the desktop because of applications • Windows will be displaced when Office, Outlook/Exchange, etc. are open • Look for MS to hunker down on proprietary application stuff

• The BI industry will continue to consolidate as BI specialists seek to broaden their platform capabilities while database and/or enterprise application vendors seek to acquire their own BI technology. • A vendor dichotomy consisting of BI specialists and application and/or database vendors...

Great marketing goes a long way to gain buyer's trust in a company, but not a penny of that marketing spending goes into making the product more secure. Are the companies that spend large amounts on marketing spending enough on basic product development? Buyers need tools to help them find and understand...

• While the adoption of Windows Vista in 2007 may have been somewhat disappointing, it should accelerate in 2008. • This will be driven by business users having almost no choice but to obtain Vista when they acquire new home PCs and by Microsoft's expected Q1 2008 release of Service Pack...

Virtualization, together with advances in hardware, will dramatically change the face of the data center. Change will come slowly, but it will come. “The data center is the computer” will be the operating paradigm eventually.

1.  Mash ups, business process management, and Unified communication show the consolidation of information delivery.  2. Virtualization, web platform improvement and changes in computing fabric provide the backbone for growth in IT delivery.  3. 2008 seems to be a year of implementation...

Small businesses are adversly affected by adding a Vista computer. they are rarely aware of the compatibility issues they will encounter. Upgrade to Quickbooks and printer drivers can be significant financial impact.

Apple has opened up the world of software development for the iPhone, bit it has some fine print and so far almost everyone has missed it. Great for Apple not so great for developers.