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	Google, Microsoft in '2-horse race' for government cloud contracts As tech behemoths Google and Microsoft try to win over public-sector CIOs with their cloud-based productivity suites, government agencies eye cost savings and an increase in productivity and collaboration. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: NTT America Find your cloud at NTT Communications -Seamless Cloud for the World- NTT Communications provides global enterprises with a broad suite of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services – all powered by more than 140 data centers worldwide with network coverage in 160 countries/regions. Expand your business globally. FIND OUT MORE In this Issue Microsoft continues cloud ERP push with Dynamics NAV update Tech's cash kings are sitting on billions Almost 90 percent of Internet users have taken steps to avoid surveillance, survey finds 'Hash Hunters' Web service cracks password hashes for bitcoins Mobile device management shifts to the cloud Top 10 Amazon cloud challengers Creating your first cloud policy Five issues to examine when considering cloud-based UC Cloud companies dominate Forbes' Most Innovative Cos. List WEBCAST: IBM Content Analytics Explained Content Analytics Explained - Listen to Bob Foyle, Sr. Product Manager, IBM talk about Content Analytics and the Analytics Imperative. Learn More. Microsoft continues cloud ERP push with Dynamics NAV update Microsoft is preparing to roll out a new version of its Dynamics NAV ERP (enterprise resource planning) software that includes a key feature for cloud-based deployments as well as tighter integration with Office. Read More Tech's cash kings are sitting on billions Tech companies are hanging on to record amounts of cash when they could be using it to do more acquisitions, repurchase stock, pay down debt, and pay out dividends. Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Apple and Oracle are among the biggest hoarders. Combined, these five tech companies held $245 billion in cash at the end of March. Read More Almost 90 percent of Internet users have taken steps to avoid surveillance, survey finds A majority of U.S. Internet users polled in a recent survey report taking steps to remove or mask their digital footprints online, according to a report from the Pew Research Center's Internet Project and Carnegie Mellon University. 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Read More Top 10 Amazon cloud challengers While industry analysts don't foresee any public cloud service vendor making a noticeable dent in Amazon's huge market lead anytime soon, Cloud Technology Partners, Forrester Research and Gartner do consistently name 10 providers that have a shot of picking up significant future revenue as the overall demand for public compute, infrastructure and storage services grows in the next three to five years. Here are the 10 companies and why they have a shot at challenging Amazon. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW BI vs. Business Analytics Today's Business Intelligence (BI) tools provide a new way to think about data with self-service capabilities and user-friendly analytics that can be used by nearly everyone. This white paper offers a primer on BI, from understanding how it compares to analytics and the tools required for effective BI, to overcoming common barriers to success. Read Now Creating your first cloud policy While cloud-based services can help you reduce time to market, increase availability and ease management, challenges include loss of control, understanding risks and gaps in the cloud provider's environment, and maintaining compliance with financial, healthcare and other regulations that apply to your business. Read More Five issues to examine when considering cloud-based UC If you're considering cloud-based unified communications (UC) services, sooner or later you're going to have to weigh the difference between multi-tenant vs. multi-instance architectures. At first glance you may wonder, "If it works, why should I care?" But this design question cuts to the core of fundamentally different approaches to delivering UC in the cloud, and has very important implications about the scalability of the platform and services it is supporting. Read More Cloud companies dominate Forbes' Most Innovative Cos. 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