According to Gartner analysts David Cearley and Carl Claunch, “A strategic technology is one with the potential for significant impact on the enterprise during the next three years. Factors that denote significant impact include a high potential for disruption to IT or the business, the need for a major dollar investment or the risk of being late to adopt. Companies should factor these technologies into their strategic planning process by asking key questions and making deliberate decisions about them during the next two years.” 

Top 10 Strategic Technology Areas for 2010

1. Cloud Computing

2. Advanced Analytics

3. Client Computing

4. IT for Green

5. Reshaping the Data Center

6. Social Computing

7. Security — Activity Monitoring

8. Flash Memory

9. Virtualization for Availability

10.Mobile Applications

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