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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
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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
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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
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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
opinion

Cloud CIO: How Cloud Computing Changes IT Staffs

How will cloud computing change the various roles within an IT organization and how will it change their importance, relative to one another? CIO.com's Bernard Golden explores some key issues.n

28 jan. 2011
Cloud Computing Virtualization
opinion

ITIL vs The Cloud: You can do both … if you’re very, very careful

You can have ITIL and The Cloud ... sometimes, with some vendors and your own engineering

27 jan. 2011
Cloud Computing
feature

From Green Screen Apps to the Cloud: One CIO’s Challenge

How do you drag a company running core business processes using green screen apps circa 1990 into the age of cloud? One CIO discusses his strategy.

27 jan. 2011
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opinion

Cloud Leads 5 Storage Trends for 2011

When 15 petabytes of data are created each day, the storage status quo doesn't have a chance. See how cloud will shake up enterprise storage in 2011, with this look ahead from two storage experts at IBM.

27 jan. 2011
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opinion

How Secure is that Cloud Vendor? 7 Basics

All cloud computing vendors will tell you how wonderfully secure their services are. As you evaluate those claims, here are 7 key factors to consider.

26 jan. 2011
Cloud Computing Data Center
news

Google CEO Shakeup: Advantage Microsoft in Apps War?

As Google continues its fight to court the enterprise, will new CEO Larry Page help or harm that push? Some folks paint Page as a t-shirt wearing, Wall Street-oblivious CEO, but analysts say Microsoft may not have much time to celebrate.

25 jan. 2011
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