I have always loved the name of this report Gartner’s Hype Cycle Special Report for 2009. It examines the maturity of 1,650 technologies and trends in 79 technology, topic, and industry areas. Some of the key takeouts include: Technologies at the Peak of Inflated Expectations during 09 include cloud computing, e-books and Internet TV Social Software and microblog sites such as Twitter have tipped over the peak and are expected to enter the Disillusionment phase among enterprise … [Read more...]