Calculating the real ROI of cloud apps

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	Calculating the real ROI of cloud apps Calculating the real ROI of cloud apps requires the analysis of a lot of factors, and cutting corners on that process means you might not save money. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap Denver IT Roadmap Denver – June 6 Register Now! IT Roadmap is the one day, cost free, professional-level conference and expo that's full of job-ready solutions you can put to work now. IT Roadmap is the place where IT leaders come to explore high-priority IT issues -- and learn how to meet today's requirements for anytime, anywhere business interactions. Free Reg! In this Issue Opinion: The cloud is not the answer to every problem Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: The CIA and the cloud Salesforce.com launches new services for mobile app development Clearing up Microsoft SkyDrive Pro confusion Citrix pitches cloud-based webcasts with GoToWebcast Software licensing in the cloud Three's a cloud: Coping with third parties Review: Four killer cloud IDEs WEBCAST: HP Intel VMware Your IT Journey - Your Way Faced with unrelenting pressure to do more with less, IT leaders are implementing virtualization, mobility and cloud computing in their enterprises. In this Knowledge Vault Exchange you'll find a plethora of valuable information, including videos, on-demand Webcasts, white papers and Twitter chats. View Now! Opinion: The cloud is not the answer to every problem Almost everywhere you look there is an article, interview, product release or discussion about "the cloud." I agree with a lot of it, however it's not the silver bullet to every situation. Read More Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: The CIA and the cloud Get this: The CIA sees the cloud as being more secure than conventional IT. Read More Salesforce.com launches new services for mobile app development Salesforce.com is giving customers and partners access to a new set of tools and services for building mobile applications on its cloud platform. Read More Clearing up Microsoft SkyDrive Pro confusion With Office 2013 and Office 365, Microsoft introduced a SkyDrive Pro service that is oriented toward businesses and enterprises. Read More WEBCAST: EMC Corporation Transform Your Cloud This video highlights how VMAX Cloud Edition automates day-to-day tasks, improves service levels and accelerates time-to-value for users of public, private and hybrid clouds. Learn More. Citrix pitches cloud-based webcasts with GoToWebcast Citrix System's GoToWebcast has become generally available in North America and Europe, offering users a cloud-based webcasting tool for up to 5,000 attendees. Read More Software licensing in the cloud When a customer controls cloud-deployed applications, the software-licensing issues can get complicated. Read More Three's a cloud: Coping with third parties There are many circumstances that can arise with the result of your data falling into the hands of a third-party provider, such as vendor acquisitions, mergers, or outsourcing to SaaS. Read More Review: Four killer cloud IDEs Surprisingly beefy, browser-based JSFiddle, Icenium, Cloud9 and Codenvy stretch from client-side JavaScript to server-side Java and Web stacks. Read More
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