Gartner's Top 10 IT Challenges Include Exiting Baby Boomers, Big Data

CIO.com (Oct 19 2011) Cloud Computing

1. In Gartner's list of the top 10 trends in IT infrastructure and operations are multiple threats and opportunities for data center operations. Among the threats is the exodus of baby boomers and the emergence of a younger generation that's been less loyal to corporate employers and are more likely to move to another job. Designing a job structure that ensures IT skills and corporate knowledge can survive the workforce transition is but one important challenge for companies, according to David Cappuccio, a Gartner analyst. Gartner's Top 10 list of IT infrastructure and operations trends, presented today at the research firm's annual Gartner Symposium/ITxpo here, follows: One : Virtualization continues to expand in the enterprise from servers to desktops. "You do not do desktop virtualization to save money, because you're not going to," Cappuccio said. "You are going to spend more money on your infrastructure," in ... (Read Full Article)

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