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	Google slashes Drive prices by up to 80% Google is dramatically cutting its prices for its cloud storage service by as much as 80%. The cost for 1TB of cloud-based storage capacity has been cut from $49.99 to $9.99. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Open Business Conference Open Business Conference - Cloud. Big Data. Mobile. Legal. Attend this conference and learn why Open Source has become ubiquitous in the Enterprise and in the business layer, as more and more organizations are reaping its considerable benefits, including speed, efficiency and cost savings. May 5-6, 2014, The Palace Hotel, San Francisco Click to continue In this Issue Microsoft dips toe in Office unbundling water Cloud wars heating up in 2014 JR Raphael: The $13 accessory every Chromebook owner should carry Colin Powell joins Salesforce.com board How to set up a Linux system on AWS, the Amazon cloud Microsoft updates Outlook Web App text editor Blog: Are you ready for 'Intelligent abstraction'? Oracle reverses decline in hardware revenue during Q3 WHITE PAPER: CenturyLink The Business Case for the Enterprise Cloud This article aims to explore the business case for the enterprise cloud, focusing on public cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS). The discussion will examine the business differences between enterprise and commodity cloud IaaS. Topics to be covered include infrastructure services and support, automation, management, and application services. Learn More Microsoft dips toe in Office unbundling water Microsoft is unbundling chunks of Office, including a free OneNote client for the Mac. The strategy is to reach customers who can't stomach the idea of paying for the full-fledged suite, or who have opted for free or inexpensive alternatives. Read More Cloud wars heating up in 2014 Google, Amazon and Microsoft have all made strategic moves to gain cloud market share -- and the 'cloud wars' are only getting started. Read More JR Raphael: The $13 accessory every Chromebook owner should carry If you use a Chromebook, this simple and cheap accessory is something you should absolutely own. Read More Colin Powell joins Salesforce.com board Former U.S. Secretary of State and retired Army general Colin Powell has joined the board of Salesforce.com, in a move that gives the cloud software vendor a seasoned Washington insider on its team as it looks to generate more business from government agencies. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM The Forrester Wave™: Online Collaboration Software Vendors This report and associated Excel model highlight the key criteria CIOs and their staffs should evaluate when looking at prospective providers of online collaboration services. Learn More How to set up a Linux system on AWS, the Amazon cloud In this step-by-step guide, author Mark Sobell explains how to start a Linux instance on Amazon Web Services' EC2. Read More Microsoft updates Outlook Web App text editor Microsoft has added features to the text editor of Outlook Web App to improve its handling of text, tables, images and hyperlinks. Read More Blog: Are you ready for 'Intelligent abstraction'? When we talk about cloud computing, we're really talking about "intelligent abstraction"-- the de-coupling of applications and data from all physical constraints while providing policy-based management, movement, storage, and protection of systems and information. Read More Oracle reverses decline in hardware revenue during Q3 Oracle's third-quarter revenue rose 4 percent to US$9.3 billion while net income increased 2 percent to $2.6 billion, buoyed by growth in new software licenses and cloud subscriptions as well as a long-anticipated rise in hardware product revenue. Read More
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