by Joe McKendrick
Ask a group of eight IT industry analysts what 2010 will bring, and you will get 100 different answers.

In the latest BriefingsDirect podcast, ZDNet compatriot Dana Gardner attempted just that, and one topic seem to rise to top the list above all others: cloud computing. Is it because cloud computing is lighter than air, or is it really a tectonic plate shift? While four of us put cloud on top of the list, two others poured cold water on the trend.

Jason Bloomberg, for one, says most larger enterprises are not ready for the cloud. “I just don’t see cloud computing striking it big in 2010,” he said. “When we talk to enterprise architects, we see a lot of curiosity and some dabbling. But, at the enterprise scale, we see too much resistance in terms of security and other issues to put a lot of investment into it.” Smaller organizations, on the other hand, are more inclined to sign on to the cloud.

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