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Microsoft Details Yammer Integration with Office 365, SharePoint

Microsoft's Yammer acquisition will start to bear fruit this summer and fall as it merges the enterprise social tool with Office 365 and SharePoint 2013.

20 Mar 2013 3 mins
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Privacy Protection for Documents Stored in the Cloud Gets DoJ Nod

As House subcommittee weighs overhaul of 1986 statute to strengthen privacy in the cloud, senators introduce their own legislation to update Electronic Communications Privacy Act. Department of Justice affirms the Obama administration's support

19 Mar 2013 5 mins
Cloud Security Government Regulation
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Top 8 Cloud-Related Skills Employers Are Demanding

In today's tech job market, some scoff at the concept of job security. While there may be some truth to that, there are things you can do to stay ahead of the curve and keep your IT skills relevant. And perhaps the best way to stay in demand is

15 Mar 2013 5 mins
Careers Cloud Computing IT Skills
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Ignore Cloud Security Assessment at Your Own Risk

Companies that deploy software-as-a-service often don't know everything about the security provisions their SaaS providers and partners have in place. Experts say it's because they don't know what to ask, they don't know what to t

13 Mar 2013 9 mins
Cloud Management Cloud Security Technology Industry
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20 Questions for Screening a Salesforce.com Consultant

Some parts of vendor evaluation never change. Many folks boil it down to just three words: References, references and references. In the cloud, you really need to do a more thorough screening. References are important, but they are only part of the

12 Mar 2013 6 mins
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How Cloud Computing Helps Cut Costs, Boost Profits

Companies that are moving select IT capabilities to the cloud are saving money and increasing profits, which they are putting back into the business to increase headcount, boost wages and drive innovation.

12 Mar 2013 5 mins
Cloud Computing SaaS
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The Best (and Worst) Countries for Cloud Computing

U.S. moves up, European Union nations slide in the second annual cloud computing scorecard from a leading software trade group.

7 Mar 2013 7 mins
Cloud Computing Government Technology Industry
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VMware Tantrum Shows It’s Not Connecting With Cloud Buyers or Sellers

At a recent partner conference, VMware executives threw a fit about the firm's inability to 'own corporate workload' and its partners' inability to beat a 'bookseller' at the cloud computing game. The outbursts show is t

7 Mar 2013 7 mins
Cloud Management Private Cloud System Management
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Virtualized Security Offers Challenges (But Not as Many as You Think)

Small and medium-sized businesses are beginning to find that virtualized network security isn't as different as physical network security as they thought. This makes cloud adoption simpler, but it also presents unique challenges.

7 Mar 2013 7 mins
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10 Hot Cloud Startups to Watch

After evaluating more than 150 new cloud ventures, here are the top 10 cloud startups. These companies are shaping--or have the potential to shape--how the cloud computing market will evolve.

4 Mar 2013 18 mins
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