The Great Cloud Computing Pricing Debate

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	The Great Cloud Computing Pricing Debate A continuing controversy in cloud computing is its putative cost benefits; specifically, whether public cloud computing can provide cost advantages over computing carried out within a company's own data center. Read More WHITE PAPER: Autonomy, an HP company Why Cloud and How to Choose a Cloud Vendor The demand for data storage is exploding, which is driving up costs, amplifying the risks of data loss or exposure, and complicating plans for disaster recovery. To cope with this exploding demand, organizations are turning to cloud-based storage for relief. Read Now! In this Issue Customer sues Epicor after ERP software project attempt ends in 'big mess' Leigh Jasper: Beyond cool: The cold, hard facts on collaboration 3M, Infor in legal battle over millions in software fees Macs in your business: InfoWorld's expert management guide WHITE PAPER: IBM and Intel Virtualization reduces costs and complexity Virtualization is not just for large enterprises. It can also be a key strategy for small and mid-size businesses. This paper explains virtualization, its benefits for mid-sized business and how IBM's virtualization strategy can help these companies reduce costs, improve services and simplify management. Read Now Customer sues Epicor after ERP software project attempt ends in 'big mess' A would-be Epicor customer is taking the ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor to court over a "big mess" of a software project that it says ended up battering its bottom line instead of improving operations. Read More Leigh Jasper: Beyond cool: The cold, hard facts on collaboration If you aren't collaborating effectively with your business partners, then you aren't getting the most from your processes and supply chain. And if you aren't using the right collaboration tools, then you aren't collaborating effectively. It's time to get hardcore about this. Read More WHITE PAPER: APC Benchmarking Data Center Power Efficiency Establishing data center PUE can be difficult due to many issues that make it hard to classify power-consuming subsystems as IT loads, physical infrastructure, or neither. This paper provides steps to: establish standard categorization of data center subsystems, estimate shared non-data load resources, estimate devices impractical to measure. Learn More 3M, Infor in legal battle over millions in software fees In a case that hinges on interpretations of software contract language and the respective rights of customers and vendors when it comes to third-party support organizations, 3M wants a court to declare that it doesn't owe Infor millions of dollars in fees. Read More Macs in your business: InfoWorld's expert management guide As the Macintosh becomes a common tool in today's enterprise, IT has much to learn about effectively working with the Apple platform Read More
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