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The last 12 months will go down as one of the most disruptive and tumultuous periods in channel and technology market history. Not all the trends of 2009 are bad; in fact, some are quite positive. Channel Insider reflects on the top 20 trends of 2009 and their impact on the technology and channel marketplaces.

Top 20 Tech and Channel Trends of 2009


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Top 20 Tech and Channel Trends of 2009
2009: What a year it’s been! The channel has slogged through one of the worst economic periods in modern history. It has witnessed multiple technology disruptions. It has seen the rise of communities and collaboration. And it has marked numerous changes in employment, service delivery and customer relationship dynamics.

To close out the year that is 2009, Channel Insider reflects about the issues and trends of the last 12 months that had the greatest impact on the channel community and have set the stage for technology business for the next several years.



 
 
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  1. Top 20 Tech and Channel Trends of 2009
  2. 20. Recession, Recession, Recession
  3. 19. Coalescing Channel Communities
  4. 18. Price Integrity Slips; Margins Under Pressure
  5. 17. Marketing and Lead Gen Rediscovered
  6. 16. Security Gets Hot, Again
  7. 15. Consolidation of Professional Services
  8. 14. The “Free Way” to Expanding Market Share
  9. 13. Storage in Demand
  10. 12. Skills Shortage Amid High Unemployment
  11. 11. Let’s Get Vertical
  12. 10. Death of Printers
  13. 9. Unified Communications Gets Real
  14. 8. The Battle for the Setting Sun
  15. 7. Hewlett-Packard Buys 3Com
  16. 6. Cisco’s Unified Computing Strategy
  17. 5. Microsoft vs. Google: Open Warfare
  18. 4. Apple in the Enterprise
  19. 3. Rise of the Netbook
  20. 2. Windows 7
  21. 1. Cloud Computing (’Nuff Said)
  22. What’s Your Top Story of 2009?