But innovation still missing, says Gartner

Set realistic goals and enforce them recommends Gartner

The mobile phone could become the prime energy management device

Green IT initiatives continue to be important to enterprises, survey finds

Cloud computing, advanced analytics, and green IT are just some of the top technology trends that businesses should watch out for in 2010.

More than 70% of mid-size enterprises in China have maintained their hardware budgets at the same level as prior to the downturn, or have even increased their hardware budget, compared to around 50% of large enterprises.

Cisco Systems offers an interactive online video tour of its new $80m flagship data center in Richardson, Texas.

"IT for green" will be one of the top ten strategic technologies in 2010, Gartner predicts.