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  No big-bang Apps news at I/O, but some announcements merit attention

  Apps, Google's flagship product for enterprise IT, had a minor presence at this week's I/O developer conference, but some announcements at the show and in prior weeks deserve attention from customers of the cloud email and collaboration suite.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 17 May, 2013 23:57

  Tags: applications, Google, e-mail, Google I/O, software, Office suites, collaboration, Software as a service, cloud computing, internet

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  Newvem expands to monitor Azure and Amazon clouds

  Newvem, which sells a tool that allows users to track and optimize their use of cloud computing resources, has expanded its software's functionality to monitor not just Amazon Web Services, but now Microsoft Azure now as well.

  By Brandon Butler | 17 May, 2013 16:29

  Tags: amazon, Amazon Web Services, Azure cloud, Microsoft, Cloud, Microsoft cloud, cloud computing, cloud watching, internet, Amazon Cloud

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  Former Amazon cloud engineer spills to Reddit audience

  Usually Amazon Web Services, which many consider to be the leader in the infrastructure as a service (IaaS) cloud computing market, is pretty hush-hush about the internal workings of its massive cloud.

  By Brandon Butler | 17 May, 2013 14:32

  Tags: Amazon Web Services, reddit, amazon.com, Cloud, cloud infrastructure, cloud computing, internet, Amazon cloud infrastructure, Amazon Cloud

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  SAP builds out HANA platform and ecosystem

  Anyone remotely within the orbit of SAP lately knows that its number-one focus is the HANA in-memory database and development platform. At this week's Sapphire conference in Orlando, the vendor sought to show the progress it is making in both building out HANA's capabilities as well as attracting developers and partners to HANA.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 16 May, 2013 18:35

  Tags: Amazon Web Services, Internet-based applications and services, applications, enterprise resource planning, data mining, cloud computing, internet, data warehousing, VMware, Hasso Plattner, business intelligence, sapphire, databases, SAP, software

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  ServiceNow wants to be the cloud for IT

  Many enterprise IT shops may be reluctant to jump head first into cloud computing. After all, there are a variety of concerns that come with using the cloud, from security to integrations with existing systems, and perhaps most scary: What the cloud will mean for your IT job.

  By Brandon Butler | 16 May, 2013 18:18

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Cloud, hardware systems, Data Center, cloud computing, internet

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  Free Amazon Web Services -- and how to make the most of them

  If you avoid some gotchas and keep a close eye on resource usage, you can have a handy server in the Amazon cloud for free

  By Serdar Yegulalp | 10 April, 2013 10:16

  Tags: Amazon Web Services, iaas, cloud computing, internet

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  How-to: Get started with Amazon EC2

  Amazon cloud skills are in high demand. This easy, step-by-step guide will help start you on your path to cloud mastery

  By Sean Hull | 24 October, 2012 10:15

  Tags: amazon.com, iaas, cloud computing, internet

• Top 5 free Google Apps add-ons for business

  Google launched its Apps Marketplace back in March, effectively inviting companies to create business software for the cloud that would sit alongside the standard set of Google Apps.

  By Keir Thomas | 25 November, 2010 05:48

  Tags: applications, apps, Google, productivity, software, cloud computing, internet

• Get 5GB of free cloud-sync storage from SugarSync

  Wouldn't it be cool if you had a "magic" folder on your PC, one that automatically synced its contents with the Web, your other PCs, your cell phone, and other devices?

  By Rick Broida | 11 November, 2010 09:42

  Tags: application development, Web services development, web, Cloud, Utilities, web services, backup, software, cloud computing, internet

• How to: move your business to cloud computing

  The Internet has changed the way people do nearly everything--from consuming media to performing research to maintaining relationships to communicating.

  By Adam Pash | 28 April, 2010 00:38

  Tags: cloud computing

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  What to expect at SAP's Sapphire

  SAP's Sapphire conference kicks off next week in Orlando, setting the stage for the company to sell customers on its visions for cloud-based applications, in-memory computing and mobility.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 09 May, 2013 17:32

  Tags: business issues, Internet-based applications and services, IBM, Salesforce.com, SAP, software, cloud computing, internet

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  What the man behind HP's new internal IT plan has in mind

  As someone who spent billions with HP over 20 years while in IT leadership roles at Boeing and Verizon Wireless, John Hinshaw knew the big hardware, software and services company from the outside as well as anyone. In the year-and-a-half since becoming executive vice-president of technology and operations at HP, he's been putting that knowledge to use on the inside.

  By Bob Brown | 23 April, 2013 15:06

  Tags: boeing, Networking, infrastructure management, HP SDN, internet, cloud computing, LAN & WAN, HP, John Hinshaw HP, management, HP Networking, SDN, Cloud, HP cloud

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  Why developers are turning to API services

  As application development increasingly hooks into outside services, tools to manage all those APIs are sprouting up

  By Paul Krill | 23 April, 2013 10:18

  Tags: Mobile Development, application development, web services, software, service-oriented architecture, MuleSoft, enterprise architecture, cloud computing, internet, ncr, Development tools, mobile technology, Architecture

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  Squeezing savings from the Cloud

  Calculating the real ROI of Cloud apps requires the analysis of a lot of factors, and cutting corners on that process means you might not save money.

  By Nancy Gohring | 22 April, 2013 10:05

  Tags: public cloud, SaaS, Software as a service, cloud computing, CIO, internet

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  SAP's first quarter: The key questions

  SAP will announce its first-quarter 2013 earnings on Friday, a report that will get heavy scrutiny from company watchers. Here's a look at some of the more important topics that should come up during SAP executives' conference calls with press and analysts on Friday.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 18 April, 2013 14:57

  Tags: applications, Salesforce.com, SAP, software, IT management, cloud computing, internet, Oracle, SuccessFactors

Whitepapers about cloud computing

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  Clearing the Clouds for Midmarket Businesses

  Cloud computing promises to help midmarket companies reduce cost and complexity in the IT equation – and gain the flexibility and agility they need to thrive. Yet charting a clear course to the cloud isn’t always easy. In this paper, we aim to clear the clouds. We examine different cloud computing models, discuss the types of requirements that each can best address, and consider what midmarket businesses should look for in a cloud solutions provider.

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  The IT Priorities for 2013

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  Note to CIOs: Get Your Head in the Cloud

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  Forrester: The Three Stages of Cloud Economics