If you were at TechEd 2011 in Atlanta, you likely heard or saw what is coming in the next release of the Visual Studio product line and technologies.
Here is a summary of some of those items:
Visual Studio Roadmap http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/roadmap
The Future of Microsoft Visual Studio Application Lifecycle Management Presentation from TechEd http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2011/FDN03