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Top 10 cloud tools
New tools help IT execs cut cloud costs, optimize resources, integrate and manage cloud instances. Read More

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WHITE PAPER: Eaton Corporation

The Essential Guide to Managing Power
In this interactive KnowledgeVault, you'll find short videos, white papers, case studies, briefs and more, all designed to tackle the issues surrounding electrical power and how to better manage it in light of the demands caused by virtualization and cloud computing. Learn More

Cloud tools abound. Is enterprise IT ready?
The sky is the limit for both the number and the types of tools that will eventually help enterprise IT fully embrace the cloud, say industry analysts and cloud integration experts. Read More

5 Misconceptions of Cloud Software and Virtual Licensing
Are you leaving money on the table by not optimizing your virtual or cloud environment to cut software licensing costs? Don't fall prey to these five common software licensing misconceptions. Read More

Nonstop cloud computing price war: Amazon, Google both drop rates again
Just as industry watchers have predicted, the race to the bottom for cloud computing prices continues. Read More

DHS shifts to cloud, agile development
In a bid to improve its IT operations, the Department of Homeland Security has adopted agile development and is implementing cloud-based platforms. Read More

WHITE PAPER: Phoenix NAP

Eliminate Virtualization Management Challenges
A hosted private cloud can offer many advantages for organizations looking to benefit from a secure cloud model. This white paper details how the hosted private cloud can address security and compliance concerns, deliver scale-up and scale-down capabilities, reduce costs and improve IT utilization all while minimizing loss of control by IT. Learn more.

The 5 biggest online privacy threats of 2013
Your online life may not seem worth tracking as you browse websites, store content in the cloud, and post updates to social networking sites. But the data you generate is a rich trove of information that says more about you than you realize--and it's a tempting treasure for marketers and law enforcement officials alike. Read More

Amazon's biggest competitor in the cloud: Salesforce.com?
Who is Amazon's biggest competitor in the cloud? The go-to answer for many may be companies like Rackspace with its OpenStack platform, perhaps Google with its Compute Engine, Microsoft Azure, VMware or one of the up-and-coming cloud computing companies like Joyent. But Mikhail Malamud, founder of cloud consultancy startup CloudAware, says another cloud company could pose the biggest challenge to Amazon's cloud plans: Salesforce.com. Read More

INSIDER

IT Spending on (Slight) Rise, Mobile Tops the List
Forty-eight percent of the CIOs surveyed expect to increase spending this year, up slightly from this time last year. Mobile, business intelligence, and cloud infrastructure and services are the most cited categories. Read More

MMS 2013: In the Cloud
System Center wants to help you build your data center without boundaries. Read More

WHITE PAPER: Moovweb

Why Responsive Design Isn't Good Enough… And How to Fix It
This white paper digs into the responsive web design hype, discusses the pros and cons of this technique and proposes a next generation approach that doesn't force you to compromise. Read Now!

Fujitsu acquires French cloud startup RunMyProcess
Fujitsu has acquired RunMyProcess, a French startup that helps companies integrate on-site and cloud-based services. Read More

Mitel releases cloud-based contact center solution
Mitel has announced the release of its Mitel AnyWare Cloud Contact Center solution as the latest addition to the company's suite of cloud-based products. Mitel's contact center solution is targeted to address the small and midsize business market. Read More

Box CEO Aaron Levie: The post-PC era and our partnerships will help us win
It's no surprise that Box, the content management and collaboration company born in the cloud, has met with so much success among small-to-medium businesses. The service provides SMBs with the kind of enterprise-class content capabilities that they didn't have the money and resources to deploy before. Read More

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