The Year of many things

2011 could be described as "The Year of " many things. The tablet market heated up beyond the Apple iPad. 4G wireless took off with the emergence of big-time LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) networks. Governments and hackers screamed for attention by taking down networks, during IPv6 generated interest for giving the Internet a way to carry on. 

The shift to cloud computing sped up

The shift to cloud computing sped up. In spite of hiccups. Data centers took on new looks with the emergence of fabric-switching architectures and a revamped Cisco.  And  the shape and faces of the industry changed as IBM, HP and Google all announced new leaders. Apple clearly will remember 2011 as the year its iconic leader Steve Jobs died. In the meantime,  Microsoft, AT&T and Google made blockbuster acquisition bids.

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