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	Salesforce unveils Wave, its play in cloud analytics The knock against Salesforce.com has long been for its lack of robust analytics, but the company is hoping to change that perception and challenge the competition with Wave, its sixth discrete cloud service. Read More WHITE PAPER: Kaminario Benchmarking Oracle Database on K2 All-Flash Array Virtualized Oracle servers create an especially demanding blend of I/O traffic for storage infrastructure. Kaminario's K2 All-Flash Array combines consistent low latency, high throughput and IOPS with a very low price per GB, making it the most cost-efficient primary storage for many virtual and physical environments including Oracle databases. Learn More>> In this Issue Microsoft looks to poach Salesforce.com customers with aggressive pricing Zoho aims for improved information sharing with integrated suite Salesforce.com gives mobile app development a 'Lightning' strike Microsoft hesitates to trumpet Windows 10; fears consumers will delay PC purchases Q&A: How Yik Yak wants to weed out abuse and become the next Twitter Free at last: After Windows 10, consumers won't pay for updates or upgrades WHITE PAPER: Kaminario Testing of VMware View VDI on Kaminario K2 storage This technical report covers detailed performance and efficiency tests for the Kaminario K2 array supporting VMware Horizon View virtual desktops that quantify its ability to support a range of critical VDI workloads. Learn More>> Microsoft looks to poach Salesforce.com customers with aggressive pricing Microsoft has created an aggressively priced CRM Online product bundle that includes both Office 365 and its Power BI tool, in a bid to steal customers away from rival Salesforce.com. Read More Zoho aims for improved information sharing with integrated suite Zoho is integrating its suite of products in hopes of delivering a service for sales people that matches and in some cases beats market leader Salesforce.com. Read More Salesforce.com gives mobile app development a 'Lightning' strike Salesforce.com's development platform is known for its ability to create new apps quickly and easily, but with the launch of Lightning, both business users and programmers can get in on the fun. Read More WHITE PAPER: Absolute Software Corporation Extend Compliance And Risk Management To What Really Matters While governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) programs have matured well over time, this maturity has come mostly in response to new and changing regulations, which has resulted in programs that are narrowly focused on protecting employees, investors, consumers, and other stakeholders — not on protecting the business itself. Learn More Microsoft hesitates to trumpet Windows 10; fears consumers will delay PC purchases Microsoft has focused on how businesses will benefit from its next operating system, Windows 10, not only because corporate customers are its bread and butter, but to prevent consumers from balking at buying new PCs, an analyst said last week. Read More Q&A: How Yik Yak wants to weed out abuse and become the next Twitter Of the new social media apps that have sprung up around connecting anonymously, Yik Yak might be the most toxic. Or the most misunderstood. Perhaps it's both. Read More   Free at last: After Windows 10, consumers won't pay for updates or upgrades Microsoft will have no choice but to give consumers free Windows upgrades once it launches Windows 10 and kicks off its fast-fast-fast tempo, an analyst asserted. Read More
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