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Cloud Computing

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Cloud Computing and Patent Trolls: How To Prepare Now

Cloud computing, like any hot technology, has caught the eye of the patent trolls. Your developers need to avoid their day (or month, or year) in court with them.

22 Feb 2011
Cloud Computing
news

iPad App Fills Killer Enterprise Need: Collaboration in the Cloud

A new version of Box's app that lets iPad users collaborate on files in the cloud adds much needed enterprise security features. Check out why one customer calls it "idiot-proof."

17 Feb 2011
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news

iPad Productivity Tools: 3 Must-Haves

For a serious productivity punch with your iPad, check out Quickoffice for file viewing, Dropbox for storage and an Apple Wireless Keyboard.

16 Feb 2011
Cloud Computing Consumer Electronics Tablets
opinion

Cloud Meets CRM: How to Track Who’s Who

Sure, SSO and other identity management infrastructure will tell you who someone is. But managing the semantics for people as they are added to your CRM system? That's a little harder.

16 Feb 2011
CRM Systems Cloud Computing Data Center
opinion

Cloud Computing: Wasting Resources, Redefined

Many companies squirm when they hear about cloud providers' use of commodity hardware. But organizational process waste is the real enemy now, says CIO.com's Bernard Golden.

14 Feb 2011
Cloud Computing Virtualization
news

Cloud Computing in 2011: 3 Trends Changing Business Adoption

The various cloud markets and services will start making more sense to business buyers in 2011, according to a new Forrester report, with the midmarket embracing public clouds and enterprises sticking with virtualization as a prelude to private cloud

9 Feb 2011
Cloud Computing Private Cloud Virtualization
opinion

Cloud-based CRM: Beware Bad Data and Silly Object Models

The marketing around cloud-based CRM systems is all about how fast they can be created and deployed, how they can scale up (or shrink to fit) to any business situation. But theyu0019re still IT systems, and a lack of discipline still spells trouble.

8 Feb 2011
CRM Systems Cloud Computing Data Center
opinion

The Cloud CIO: A Tale of Two IT Futures

Will the IT group of the future emphasize commodity, or play a vital role in business offerings? CIO.com's Bernard Golden says both views are true -- and the CIO of the future has to push one to make room to achieve the other.

7 Feb 2011
CIO Cloud Computing Virtualization
feature

Inside an Enterprise Salesforce Chatter Rollout

Take a look at lessons learned by Den-Mat's IT department as it moved from a 30-year-old legacy system to Salesforce.com's Chatter. This dental manufacturer slashed its employee turnover rate, eliminated antiquated processes and helped sta

2 Feb 2011
CRM Systems Cloud Computing Social Networking Apps
opinion

How Secure is That Cloud Vendor? Part Two

Among the several dimensions of managing security across cloud applications, the trickiest one is "who gets to see and do what?" Here's the low-down on access control options.

1 Feb 2011
Cloud Computing Security