AWS mobile notification service – bummer news for BaaS crowd

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	AWS mobile notification service – bummer news for BaaS crowd Amazon's new mobile notification service competes with the kind of offering many of the backend-as-a-service providers built their businesses on. 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 No, your data isn't secure in the cloud Microsoft's Office 365 add-ons muddy licensing and make customers pay twice Amazon improves performance of CloudFormation management platform Lenovo's Reach cloud service aims to replace local apps Five iCloud email tricks you probably missed AT&T and CSC team up to take on rivals in the cloud Salesforce.com adds premium 'Performance Edition' bundle Survey: Share your opinions and enter to win $500 WEBCAST: HP & Intel® Cloud Knowledge Vault According to market research, more than 60 percent of enterprises will have adopted some form of cloud computing by 2013. Learn how your organization can benefit from the scalability, flexibility, and performance that the cloud offers through the short videos and other resources in this HP & Intel® Cloud Knowledge Vault. View Now No, your data isn't secure in the cloud While online data storage services claim your data is encrypted, there are no guarantees. And with government surveillance programs crawling the web for metadata and email, there's little doubt online privacy can exist without strong safeguards. Read More Microsoft's Office 365 add-ons muddy licensing and make customers pay twice Microsoft has kicked off licensing add-ons that let enterprises add Office 365 subscriptions atop existing volume license agreements, touting the new options as a simpler way for businesses to move to a rent-not-buy model. Read More Amazon improves performance of CloudFormation management platform Amazon Web Services (AWS) has added new features to the company's management platform CloudFormation that aim to improve performance and simplify updates. Read More Lenovo's Reach cloud service aims to replace local apps After a closed beta for a few months, Lenovo has opened for public preview its Reach consumer cloud service, which is a "cloud desktop" service through which applications can be launched without downloading and installing them locally on mobile devices and PCs. Read More WHITE PAPER: CommVault The Five Fundamentals of Virtual Server Protection The compelling benefits of server virtualization are driving the transition to large scale virtual server deployments. Learn More Five iCloud email tricks you probably missed It's easy to work with your iCloud email from Apple's Mail, on the Mac, or on an iOS device. Still, you may not know about the many extra options and features available if you log into iCloud on the Web. Read More AT&T and CSC team up to take on rivals in the cloud Systems integrator CSC and service provider AT&T are combining forces in an effort to take on industry giants neither company would have been able to launch a formidable campaign against individually, and the union could foreshadow other partnerships of the like. Read More Salesforce.com adds premium 'Performance Edition' bundle Salesforce.com has rolled out a new product bundle that includes even more applications than its high-end Unlimited Edition, albeit at a higher price. Read More Survey: Share your opinions and enter to win $500 $500 for your thoughts? Take our brief survey (under 10 minutes, we promise) and enter the drawing for your chance to win. Read More
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