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At the beginning of 2007, I wrote down four issues that I thought would influence the management of IT that year:

1. Vista - Although a major change to the operating system such as this should be somewhat slow to roll out to corporations, I thought we would spend more time and attention preparing for Vista than has actually occurred. Vista was talked about less and there seemed to be few major efforts to upgrade PCs to have the required hardware. Definitely a slow burn in 2007.

2. CIOs and their shifting role. With the increased technical capabilities of the entire “C” team and the growing call for IT to be in lock-step with the goals of the organization, I anticipated that the role of the CIO would either grow beyond operations or drop out of the “C” ranks to directors managed by the CFO. Recently published articles support my prediction, reporting a rising percentage of CIOs on the executive team and having responsibilities outside of traditional IT such as customer service. Articles also talk about the difficulty hiring a good CIO now because of the breadth of the skill set required.

3. Virtualization was another rising trend at the beginning of 2007 and I believe we saw increased maturity in the offerings, market penetration for this methodology, and a better understanding of the benefits and problems that arise in a virtual environment.

4. Standardization was my final trend. With the rising acceptance of business practices for IT, ISO, IAITAM and ITIL all began to make a difference for IT asset managers requesting funding and on the success of their projects.

SO, what should I write down for 2008?