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Early Cloud Adopters Ride Out Hype Cycle

Pressure for flexibility, savings and speed are driving up CIO interest in cloud computing. But these grizzled veterans of the tech hype wars say they won't be won over by big promises.

May 27, 2009 16 mins

Cloud Computing Virtualization

How to Build a Hybrid Cloud Computing Strategy

Forrester's James Staten explains why a hybrid cloud computing strategy -- one that blends elements of public, internal and hosted cloud computing -- may be smartest. He also has four tips for IT leaders on building a secure hybrid cloud plan.

May 27, 2009 5 mins

Cloud Computing Data Center Virtualization

Salesforce.com: A Punch List for Your Sales VPs After Rollout

After IT rolls out Salesforce.com or a similar CRM system, the sales team is typically the first, and most crucial, user group. Here's what sales VPs need to know and do in conjunction with the new implementation to make it truly effective for

May 19, 2009 8 mins

Cloud Computing Data Center SaaS

Why My Company Uses Amazon’s EC2 Cloud

Got unpredictable demand for your company's Web-based service? Perhaps Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud is the answer. Here's how one start-up cashed in on Amazon EC2.

May 18, 2009 4 mins

Cloud Computing Virtualization

Cisco Gets Into Cloud Computing with Unified Service Delivery

Cisco strengthened its foray into cloud-based domain with the launch of Cisco Unified Service Delivery (USD).

May 15, 2009 2 mins

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More iPhone Business Apps Emerge

Signs point to an emerging class of business apps for the iPhone, created for the growing ranks of executives wanting the phone for life and work. The best iPhone business app of all, however, may be its web browser.

May 11, 2009 3 mins

BPM Systems SaaS Small and Medium Business

What CIOs Need to Know about Desktop Video Conferencing

Practical advice from Purdue Pharma CIO Larry Pickett

May 7, 2009 2 mins

SaaS

MS Exchange 2010: New Beta Sports Archiving, Web Hosting Tweaks

Microsoft raises the stakes against rival Lotus Notes by releasing a public beta version of Exchange 2010 today with new e-mail archiving and productivity features, plus an option for customers who want to mix and match on-premise and Web-hosted Exch

Apr 14, 2009 3 mins

Cloud Computing SaaS Servers

Forrester: Microsoft’s Office Web Apps Not a Sure Hit at Enterprises

While Microsoft will finally deliver Office Web apps in beta form later this year, some analysts say this isn't a guaranteed home run in enterprises. Will the economic downturn spur more enterprises to roll out Web apps?

Apr 8, 2009 4 mins

SaaS Small and Medium Business Windows

Gartner: 20 Percent of E-Mail to SaaS Platform By End of ’12

The Software as a Service (SaaS) model for e-mail solutions is proving attractive for many customers and will represent 20 percent of the commercial e-mail market by the end of 2012, according to Gartner.

Apr 7, 2009 4 mins

Data Center SaaS Virtualization

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