How Microsoft blundered with the SkyDrive brand

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	How Microsoft blundered with the SkyDrive brand Microsoft must rename its SkyDrive online storage service after losing a trademark infringement case, leading analysts and legal experts to wonder how the company could have made such a mistake. Read More WHITE PAPER: PC Connection 2013 Cloud Computing Survey Results We surveyed more than 500 organizations to uncover what they are looking for in a cloud solution, what their top concerns are, and how they respond to the risks associated with this trend. Download this report and begin your journey to the cloud today. Read Now In this Issue Apple to shrink some iCloud accounts by 20GB Snowden revelations may cost U.S. cloud providers billions Attackers turning to legit cloud services firms to plant malware Salesforce.com to impose massive fee hike for app store security review Microsoft's Office 365 uptime exceeds 99.9% Benchmarking Amazon EC2: The wacky world of cloud performance Opinion: Is Microsoft the answer to the cloud quandary? Lenovo set to open its consumer cloud service to all WEBCAST: Asigra 2013 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup/Recovery Backup/recovery is changing due to new environments, applications and workplace infrastructure. Learn More Apple to shrink some iCloud accounts by 20GB Apple has warned some long-time users of its iCloud online storage and syncing service that the free 20GB of storage given them two years ago will disappear at the end of September. Read More Snowden revelations may cost U.S. cloud providers billions Edward Snowden's leaked revelations about the U.S. government's data spying program may result in U.S. cloud providers losing 10% to 20% of the foreign market to overseas competitors, according to a new study. Read More Attackers turning to legit cloud services firms to plant malware Malware writers are ramping up their use of commercial file-hosting sites and cloud services to distribute malware programs, security researchers say. Read More Salesforce.com to impose massive fee hike for app store security review Salesforce.com is raising the cost of an initial security review for paid applications in its AppExchange store from US$300 to $2,700, saying the hike will allow it to deliver the reviews much faster. Read More 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! Microsoft's Office 365 uptime exceeds 99.9% Dropping the veil of secrecy over Office 365 uptime, Microsoft has released availability data for each of the past four quarters and is celebrating the results. Read More Benchmarking Amazon EC2: The wacky world of cloud performance In running benchmark tests, one writer discovers cloud machines are not all alike, pumped out with clonelike perfection. They're more like cars of the '70s rolling off the assembly line, each one something of a gamble. Read More Opinion: Is Microsoft the answer to the cloud quandary? Microsoft could rediscover relevance because it understands that the companies using its cloud services require flexibility first and foremost. Read More Lenovo set to open its consumer cloud service to all Lenovo will open its Reach consumer cloud service beta to anyone who wants to sign up later this quarter in North America. Read More
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