1. 2010 is the ‘Year of Deletion’
2. 2010 Ends the Stockpiling of Backup Tapes for Long Term Retention
3. Deduplication Everywhere
4. Industry Competition Drives Standardized Software
5. A Year of Migration

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1. 2010 is the ‘Year of Deletion’
2. 2010 Ends the Stockpiling of Backup Tapes for Long Term Retention
3. Deduplication Everywhere
4. Industry Competition Drives Standardized Software
5. A Year of Migration

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1. Cloud API Proliferation Will Become a Serious Problem
2. Collaboration Will Never Be the Same
3. Data as Revenue
4. Democratization of Big Data
5. Developer Target Fragmentation Will Accelerate
6. It’s All About the Analytics
7. Marketplaces Will Be Table Stakes
8. New Languages to Watch: Clojure, Go
9. NoSQL Will Bid for Mainstream Acceptance

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1. Content is king, contacts are queen.
2. Media will all be focusing more on monetization of (sometimes: hidden) digital assets.
3. Subscription models for premium features and services will blossom.
4. Filesharing will, in all kinds of disguises, remain a main driver of social media’s success.
5. The most successful communities and social media that don’t have a sustainable revenue model can be acquired relatively cheaply.
6. Big American communities will focus on monetizing non U.S. traffic.