Transcript What is hot, what is not in emerging technologies

What is hot, what is not in
emerging technologies
David Strom and Frank Ohlhorst
CMP Xchange Emerging Techs
October 2002
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Highlights
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Wireless networks
Network security
Gigabit Ethernet
Network printing
Web services
Storage and servers
Platforms and processors
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Wireless
• Too many unsecured networks and rogue access
points!
• Tools to do site audits and how to make this
profitable
• Differences between 802.11a and b -- security and
dual band cards
• Where is 802.11g going?
• Make sure your laptops support 32-bit card-bus
adapters for best performance
• Bluetooth becoming a consumer platform
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Network security
• Anti-virus is a commodity, but essential
• The Web makes most networks inherently
insecure and difficult to manage
• Remote access more than ever a challenge
for security managers
• Federated identity management hot topic
• Do appliances hinder or help matters?
• The future of firewalls and VPNs
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Gigabit Ethernet
• Desktop deployment on the rise
• Wire plant needs upgrading -- is CAT 5 good
enough?
• How to evaluate/test your plant?
• More new apps that require gig speeds
• Price differential nearly zero for 100 mB
• How long until Gig E. in motherboards?
• Can the PC bus keep up with Gig speeds?
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Network printing
• Color is almost a commodity, but which
technology will prevail (laser, ink, wax)?
• Speed isn’t as important as time for first-page out
and single-pass technology
• Managing printers is still a challenge
• Ethernet-attached printers moving into homes,
smaller offices
• Consumables is where the profit is!
• Dell is making waves with Lexmark deal
• Reliability and maintenance still an issue
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Web services
• New way of developing applications
• Software tools from Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, BEA
continue to improve, especially their IDEs
• .Net is getting lots of attention from integrators
• Open source coming on strong
• Integration into legacy apps, databases, directories
still a challenge
• XML and the future of HTML
• How to build in security directly
• Servlets, applets, gadgets, plug-ins: good or bad 7
Storage and servers
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Disk drives are commodities
SAN/NAS/Fibre -- where are these going?
What is the future of backup and tape?
Appliances have begun to proliferate for email,
security, network monitoring, caching and load
balancing, etc.
• Can the channel keep up with all this technology
and make some money?
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Platforms and processors
• Dell and the white box transformation
• AMD vs. Intel: there is still plenty of choice
for CPUs
• The rise of video memory as the real
distinguishing feature these days
• Does anyone care about Itanium now?
• Will we see more multi-CPU desktops?
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Panel
• John Donovan, American Power
Conversion
• Mark Eppley Laplink
• Wendy Petty, Falconstor
• Art Steinberg, D&H
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Questions for panel
• Does the distributed data center model make sense
and make any money for integrators?
• Can resellers still make a living selling white
boxes with Dell around?
• Is there any good reason to buy a desktop anymore
when everyone is so mobile?
• What is the role of open source with the channel?
• Whither tablet PCs?
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