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Cloud Computing

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Top Ten Business Predictions for 2011

Michael Friedenberg, president and CEO of IDG Enterprise, offers up what he thinks will be the top ten trends in the IT community in 2011.

Nov 19, 2010
Cloud Computing IT Leadership Project Management Tools
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Emerging Tech: Alternatives to Apple App Store, For Enterprises

Apple's App Store and iTunes are great for consumers but kludgy for companies. Yet only recently have enterprises been able to find an enterprise app store of their own -- for better mobile app deployment and management.

Nov 19, 2010
Healthcare Industry Microsoft Office Smartphones
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Why ERP Upgrade Fears Affect On-Premise versus SaaS Decisions

How your company feels about ERP upgrades will play a part in whether it favors an on-premise or SaaS ERP package, notes a new Aberdeen report.

Nov 18, 2010
ERP Systems IT Strategy Project Management Tools
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Cloud Computing: Waiting Too Long for Standards Will Cost You

There's a lot of talk right now about the fear of cloud vendor lock-in and the desire to wait for cloud standards to avoid lock-in. But some CIOs have discovered that the flip side of waiting for standardization is an opportunity cost -- for the

Nov 18, 2010
Cloud Computing Virtualization
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10 Most Exaggerated Tech Terms

You're a "leading cloud expert" with a "robust solution" that will be "generally available" in "early 2011"? Sure you are. Here's CIO.com's guide to cutting through the year's most overblown

Nov 17, 2010
Internet SaaS Small and Medium Business
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5 Best Practices for Test and Development Projects in the Cloud

Application test and development projects are a natural starting place for companies moving to use cloud computing services. Forrester Research's James Staten discusses how to tell if your project is a good match for the cloud.

Nov 9, 2010
Cloud Computing
opinion

Cloud Computing: Why You Can’t Ignore Chargeback

You might think that users would prefer to avoid chargeback because they currently get resources for free, and implementing chargeback would result in more budgetary outflow. But you'd be wrong, says CIO.com's Bernard Golden.

Nov 5, 2010
Cloud Computing Virtualization
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Why Cloud Won’t Kill IT Outsourcing or Consulting

Will cloud computing spell bad news for outsourcers and consultants? The debate continues: Grid Dynamics says bread and butter demands will change, but enterprise IT will still be hungry for help with implementation, support, and customization.

Nov 5, 2010
Cloud Computing Outsourcing
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Cloud Performance Metrics: No Standards, So Mileage Varies

Just try to do a fair comparison of how your app runs in two different cloud providers' environments. It's tough now due to a lack of standards.

Nov 3, 2010
Cloud Computing
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Microsoft and Google Slug It Out for Uncle Sam’s Cloud Business

The cloud-based office apps archrivals have ramped up the fight for city and state government customers. Is Microsoft playing fair u2014 or as Google argues, rigging the competition?

Nov 2, 2010
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