As part of our annual prediction series for 2021, VMblog asked a number of different industry experts to share their thoughts about the new year. 

In episode 1, we hear from these experts: J.Tyler "T.Rex" Rohrer, co-founder at Liquidware; Brian Knudtson, Cloud Technologist at iland; Cassius Rhue, VP of Customer Experience at SIOS; Victoria Jones, Evangelist at ZOHO; and Tim Minahan, EVP of Strategy at Citrix.

Watch as they each offer their predictions and share thoughts around the future of technology within the IT industry.

[0:35] Listen in as T.Rex of Liquidware talks about end user computing, work from anywhere, and the race of cloud computing. Want more? Read the Liquidware prediction article.

[2:36] Knudtson of iland discusses cleaning up after the work from home initiatives that took place in 2020, addressing security issues, cloud migration, business continuity and more. Read the iland prediction article. 

[5:32] Rhue of SIOS talks about cloud taking center stage, as cloud innovations solve long standing challenges in disaster recover and high availability. Read the SIOS prediction article.

[7:55] Jones of Zoho shares her AI predictions for 2021. Hear how it will help augment security initiatives to become more agile. Want even more? Read the Zoho AI prediction article.

[9:00] Minahan of Citrix shares predictions around digital transformation, working from anywhere with hybrid work, all driven by 4 key trends. Want help preparing for a flexible future? Read the Citrix prediction article.

And don't forget, you can read hundreds of prediction articles for 2021 from various industry experts across the board.