1. The document discusses topics related to IT, including the impact of the global financial crisis, virtualization, and what organizations are planning to buy. 2. It explores user perceptions of IT and virtualization adoption across different company sizes. Significant drivers for implementing virtualization include scale, geography, and compliance. 3. Challenges and barriers to desktop virtualization adoption are discussed, along with the effect of virtualization on hardware acquisition strategies and operating system selection. The need for improved virtualization management and licensing models is also examined.