One new factor in the business and professional world is the use of cloud computing which can mean one of two things…cloud computing can mean saving things in a data center versus your own hard drive or being able to access your own computer at an external site. A good article from NetworkWorld in 2009 sums up the pros and cons of cloud computing.
http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2009/ndc3/051809-cloud-pro-con.html