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	Nine free cloud storage options for small businesses Using the cloud can bring advantages that could be extra enticing for a small business. Instead of having to invest in hardware to store your files and applications, why not use the cloud? Instead of emailing documents back and forth, why not centrally store them in the cloud? Read More WHITE PAPER: 8x8, Inc Cloud Unified Communications: A Total Game Changer Learn why enterprises increasingly switch to cloud-based VoIP unified communications, for benefits ranging from cost savings to improved customer satisfaction to better security, compliance and business continuity. Big wins include improved company unity, reduced management hassles and better support for mobile, global and distributed workers. Learn more >> In this Issue In pivot, AWS acknowledges private, hybrid clouds Free data science courses from Johns Hopkins, Duke, Stanford With Google's announcements, it's 'game on' in the cloud Amazon counters Google with its own cloud price cuts Box to offer usage-based pricing, file conversion service Amazon adds search features, more languages to CloudSearch Survey: State of the enterprise 2014 Adobe simplifies app advertising, integrates Marketing Cloud with iBeacons Infor goes all-in with Amazon Web Services for cloud ERP WHITE PAPER: Xively 7 Steps to Business Success on the Internet of Things The Internet of Things (IoT) promises to do nothing short of revolutionize the way the world does business. The ability to sense and control the physical world through sensor-enabled devices can unlock massive, previously unseen opportunities to expand revenue, optimize operations and delight customers and users. Learn More In pivot, AWS acknowledges private, hybrid clouds In just five months Amazon Web Services has changed its tone. Not significantly, but in a slight way that could have big implications for the future of enterprise cloud adoption and the company's efforts to fend off competitors. Read More Free data science courses from Johns Hopkins, Duke, Stanford If you've thought about trying to boost your data skills, check out Coursera's catalog of free classes. In particular, Johns Hopkins is about to start a nine-class specialization in data science. Read More With Google's announcements, it's 'game on' in the cloud Amazon Web Services basically invented the go to market strategy for infrastructure as a service public cloud when it launched Simple Storage Service (S3) and Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). Today, Google took big steps toward giving Amazon some of its most aggressive competition in this market. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP 1:1 and Common Core Online Testing Learn how to properly implement standardized electronic testing which will help your district avoid common pitfalls in implementing Common Core online assessments. Download the whitepaper now. Learn More>> Amazon counters Google with its own cloud price cuts The price war among major cloud providers continues, with Amazon Web Services announcing Wednesday that it is lowering the prices of a number of its cloud services, one day after Google slashed prices. Read More Box to offer usage-based pricing, file conversion service As it heads toward an estimated US$250 million initial public offering, cloud storage and collaboration provider Box is thinking outside of, well, itself. Read More Amazon adds search features, more languages to CloudSearch Amazon Web Services' CloudSearch service has been upgraded with more search features and is now compatible with 33 languages. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Increasing the Value of Your Reports and Dashboards Learn how incorporating other analytical capabilities such as predictive modeling and visualization can increase the value of your reports and dashboards by providing insight from complex data or predicting a future outcome. Learn More! Survey: State of the enterprise 2014 Cloud, mobile and other tech investments are expected to yield benefits to both the top and bottom lines. But communication, integration and shadow IT challenges lurk. Read More Adobe simplifies app advertising, integrates Marketing Cloud with iBeacons Adobe Systems is stepping up its mobile efforts by integrating the company's Marketing Cloud with Apple's iBeacons and simplifying advertising in apps, while also partnering with SAP to help sell it using Hana. Read More Infor goes all-in with Amazon Web Services for cloud ERP Infor is betting big on Amazon Web Services for its cloud ERP (enterprise-resource-planning) software strategy, with plans to begin offering a series of product suites on the company's IaaS (infrastructure as a service). Read More
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