Schumpeter was worried about whether capitalism would survive, but perhaps a modern IT manager is more imperiled. Trends in processors, storage, networks, and
software routinely turn yesterday’s newest technology into today’s refuse.
By examining the changes, however, clear trends emerge. Components become faster, smaller, more capacious, and less expensive. Then, looking closer, a few more trends appear, and these trends apply equally to CPUs, networks, and storage.
