CIOs bemoan cloud lock-in, 'false flexibility'

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	CIOs bemoan lock-in and the 'false flexibility' of the cloud Despite the promise of portability from service providers, the reality of the cloud for big customers is a similar type of lock-in as they experience with on-premise apps vendors such as Oracle and SAP, two CIOs said Tuesday. Read More WEBCAST: Workday The Mobile Enterprise Today's mobile enterprise requires important data anywhere, anytime. And with mobile enterprise applications, IT needs to offer simple, easy-to-use apps that employees will embrace – without compromising security. View Now In this Issue Microsoft Dynamics ERP software now available on the Azure cloud Financial servies firm figures out how to do social safely Making peril permanent: Google's Gmail app redesign Oracle's Q4 results: What to expect Good riddance Google Reader: Feedly throws switch on alternate RSS service WHITE PAPER: Nasuni Corp The Top Ten Headaches Caused by Remote Office Storage Nasuni has worked with hundreds of customers to alleviate the pain that today's enterprise IT departments face in trying to manage storage remotely. Read More. Learn More. Microsoft Dynamics ERP software now available on the Azure cloud Microsoft is upping the stakes in the growing market for cloud-based ERP, with its Dynamics GP 2013 and NAV 2013 products now available for deployment on its Azure service. Read More Financial servies firm figures out how to do social safely The freewheeling flow of information on public social media sites may cause many people in conservative, highly regulated industries such as financial services to shudder. But one Canadian firm has taken the plunge, believing its employees can use social tools in a safe and ultimately profitable way. Read More WHITE PAPER: Kony Solutions Powering Total Connectivity Kony Solutions provides the end-to-end software platforms solutions for multi-channel computing. Kony solves the headaches associated with supporting and managing the myriad of multiple devices, integrating with underlying enterprise applications, and wrestling with continuing changes in multi-channel technologies. Learn more. Making peril permanent: Google's Gmail app redesign Google's recent update of its Gmail app made archive the default setting, encouraging its users to save their email, literally, forever. Read More Oracle's Q4 results: What to expect Many eyes in the tech world will fall on Oracle later this week, when the vendor's fourth-quarter results are set for release. This is typically the biggest reporting period for Oracle each year in terms of revenue, but a number of questions loom beyond its top-line performance. Read More Good riddance Google Reader: Feedly throws switch on alternate RSS service Feedly today switched on its own RSS API and service, divorcing itself from the soon-to-be-dead Google Reader. Read More
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