Top 10 Technology Terms to Know for 2008 (2)

Hyper-V

·         Codenamed "Viridian" but given the formal name of Hyper-V, this hypervisor-based Windows Server virtualization platform will be included as part of Windows Server 2008.

·         Hyper-V enables you to consolidate workloads onto a single physical server using a broad range of services ranging from resource-intensive services like Microsoft SQL Server to third-party applications that may run on previous versions of Windows or Linux.

Web 2.0 applications

·         Web 2.0 describes a second generation of the World Wide Web that is focused on the capability for people to collaborate and share information online.

·         Web 2.0 refers to the transition from static HTML Web pages to a more dynamic Web that is more organized and is based on serving Web applications to users.

·         Other improved functionality of Web 2.0 includes open communication with an emphasis on Web-based communities of users, and more open sharing of information.

·         Over time Web 2.0 has been used more as a marketing term than a computer-science-based term. Blogs, wikis, and Web services are all seen as components of Web 2.0.

Telepresence

·         The term used to describe a set of technologies, such as high-definition audio, video and other interactive elements that enable people to feel or appear as if they were present in a location which they are not physically in.

·         Used mainly as a collaboration tool, telepresence is used by vendors, including Cisco to help create a more "in person" meeting experience over a converged network.

·         Telepresence differs from videoconferencing as it offers face-to-face interactions between the people in the meeting through the transmission of life-size, high-definition images and audio.

Green IT

·         Also called green computing, Green IT describes studying and the using computer resources in an efficient way.

·         Green IT starts with manufacturers producing environmentally friendly products and encouraging IT departments to consider more friendly options like virtualization, power management and proper recycling habits.

·         The government has also recently proposed new compliance regulations that would work towards certifying data centers as green.

·         Some criteria include using low-emission building materials, recycling, using alternative energy technologies and other green technologies.