I always love reading those “best of” lists that start to appear at the end of a year. I’m generally a nostalgic sort of person, so it’s always interesting to me to look back and remember major milestones and events before heading into a new year. This year brings an extra edge though, as it’s also the end of a decade. So in fact, there are two sets of lists showing up – best of 2009, and best of the decade! It’s a list-lovers dream.
So this week, I’ve pulled together some of the best lists I’ve seen so far that delve into the biggest tech moments of the past ten years, top tips from this year past, and lists of things to look forward to as we enter 2010. Enjoy!
Industry News
Top tech moments of the decade
The boom of the internet has changed everything about our lives, from how we do business to how we trade trivia at the pub. Faster chips at lower costs means we’ve got the power of a PC in our pockets, taking it all mobile, making phone books, maps and newspapers feel all a bit old-school.
Top five IT business continuity planning and management tips of 2009
Business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) programs work hand in hand to ensure that companies have systems in place to protect and restore data if something disrupts a data storage system. Join the TechTarget editorial staff for this wrap-up of the top five business continuity tips of 2009.
5 Ways Virtualization Will Change in 2010
As 2009 draws to a close, bringing an end to the decade with it, it’s time to think give some thought to the coming year and decade. Here are 5 predictions of what’s in store for virtualization in the coming year. Some are major and obvious; others may seem less significant, but they bring with them underlying change.
Top 10 Windows Server tips of 2009
This past year was a big one for Windows Server. Check out the ten best – and most popular – Windows Server tips of 2009, including advice on troubleshooting server crashes, info on Windows Server 2008 R2 and details on the best Windows PowerShell commands.
Enterprise 2.0: The 2009 year in review
Join Dion Hinchcliffe, author of ZDNet’s Enterprise Web 2.0 blog, as he examines the year in Enterprise 2.0, cloud computing, and the next-generation of service-oriented architecture.
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MailRetriever for Exchange is an affordable and easy-to-use e-mail recovery software package for browsing, recovering, searching, exporting, and analyzing e-mail and mailbox content directly from any unmounted Microsoft Exchange Data Store (EDB). MailRetriever for Exchange can even open and repair corrupted EDB files. With MailRetriever for Exchange, you are never more than just a few clicks away from recovering a message or mailbox. MailRetriever for Exchange eliminates the need for time-consuming full-server and EDB restores for message recovery.
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I always love reading those “best of” lists that start to appear at the end of a year. I’m generally a nostalgic sort of person, so it’s always interesting to me to look back and remember major milestones and events before heading into a new year. This year brings an extra edge though, as it’s also the end of a decade. So in fact, there are two sets of lists showing up – best of 2009, and best of the decade! It’s a list-lovers dream.
