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	JR Raphael: The rise of Google's Chromebook army Chrome OS will never be the end-all computing solution for everyone, but it's a platform that is right for a growing number of converts. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: OSBC OSBC - Open Source Conference – 4/29-4/30 Register Now! Connect with the developers, users and companies behind the most significant open-source, mobile and cloud technologies, including HTML5 frameworks like jQuery and SproutCore, NoSQL databases like Mongo, Big Data technologies like Hadoop and Cassandra, and cloud platforms like OpenStack and Cloud Foundry. Click to continue In this Issue INSIDER Security-as-a-service gaining popularity Pay-as-you-go Office 365: Apps stop working when users stop paying INSIDER Speed up mobile app-dev with back-end as a service Blog: Open the possibilities of cloud INSIDER BaaS: It's a crowded (and young) market Public Cloud in 2013: Good Stride Forward Private Cloud in 2013: Leading the Charge WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Six Common Challenges of Cloud Implementation Using strategic points of control to aggregate and dynamically provision IT resources can help organizations meet network-related challenges and move past the hype to successfully build, deploy, and secure private clouds. Read Now! INSIDER Security-as-a-service gaining popularity Security delivered as a cloud service has several benefits, including costs and flexibility, but there are some cautions, too, adopters say. Read More Pay-as-you-go Office 365: Apps stop working when users stop paying Microsoft's new pay-as-you-go Office 365 subscription plans differ from traditional buy-once software in one important aspect: When customers stop paying, the applications stop working. Read More INSIDER Speed up mobile app-dev with back-end as a service Vendors offer code drop-ins that standardize common mobile features, including messaging and payment, so your in-house developers can focus on the functions that are most important to your business. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Accelerating Cloud Performance with WAN Optimization Today's smart CIOs are assessing their workloads against business needs and analyzing where each should run—locally or in the public cloud. Read on to learn about the benefits of cloud computing, and why its success or failure is often dependent on WAN optimization. Learn more. Blog: Open the possibilities of cloud Cloud computing can be viewed as a "democratizer" of technology because its easy adoption and accessibility eliminate traditional business barriers to entry. Read More INSIDER BaaS: It's a crowded (and young) market Back-end as a service offers standard features to drop into your apps, so your developers can spend their time on the most strategic pieces. Read More Public Cloud in 2013: Good Stride Forward Although it isn't as popular as the private cloud model, the public cloud is set for big growth. Read More Private Cloud in 2013: Leading the Charge Private cloud remains the go-to choice for most organizations. Even with the advent of the hybrid model, nothing much is expected to change. Read More
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