The document summarizes a presentation given to the AFCOM Melbourne Chapter in February 2012 titled "Through the Looking Glass 2012." It discusses trends in technology from 2012 to 2017 and their impact on data centers. Key points include: 1) CPUs were becoming faster, moving to more cores and lower power designs. Server density was increasing but also heat. 2) Storage trends included declining SSD prices, larger hard drives, and improvements in deduplication and tape storage. 3) Networking was shifting to 10 Gigabit and converged networks, but duplicate hardware would be needed for 5 years during the transition. 4) Emerging technologies like cloud, big data appliances, and the "Internet of