Botnets

As 2009 draws to a close, my thoughts turn to the year in review. The messaging space has never been slow moving, and this year has proved no different.

I won’t offer a replay here, but suffice it to say the topics that I will most remember include social media growth; malware exploits, botnets and the take down of Mega-D; cloud computing with more email infrastructures making the move off premises than ever before; virtualization adoption and message archiving.

I suspect that we will see more of all in 2010, with a special emphasis on social media as Twitter and Facebook continue to mature and new ways to take advantage of those mediums (from legitimate businesses and malware makers alike) are created. Applications, designed for everything from Web sites to mobile devices, will continue to emerge making it the job of IT administrators to not only figure out how to best manage the applications, but also understand the security implications too.

Data will also continue to be a focus, as more regulations surround storing, accessing and securing data in motion and at rest. Archiving will continue to be more widely adopted, as fast access to electronic data becomes expected of all industries. Social media and unified communications archiving, along with its eDiscovery implications, will be an interesting topic to follow in 2010. Privacy too will be more and more of an issue to watch, what with all this data being maintained and accessible.

There is never a dull moment in this space, be it in security, social media, collaboration, virtualization, online marketing, compliance & privacy or any of the other topics we like to follow. The Messaging News team is very grateful to our readers, advertisers and industry experts that have offered support and good wishes for our continued success and for contributing to our unique offering. As we anticipate 2010, our goal is to continuously improve ourselves, so we can provide you with a trustworthy source of messaging news, trends and insights.

My Messaging News colleagues join me in sending our best wishes for 2010.