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Open Drive turns cloud storage services into one big file sharing network

Posted June 3, 2013 - 8:30 pm

You can keep your Google Drive files private, or you can use it as one huge file sharing network. Many Google Drive users allow public access to their files, which means that if they have a certain type of file that you also need, you can request a copy...if you can find it.
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Virtualization showdown: Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 vs. VMware vSphere 5.1

Posted April 30, 2013 - 2:03 pm

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V brings advanced virtualization features to small shops, but VMware still reigns at the high end
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Review: VMware vSphere 5.1 looms large

Posted April 30, 2013 - 2:00 pm

VMware takes virtualization higher and deeper with rich storage automation and more advanced virtual networking tools
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Review: Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 narrows the gap

Posted April 30, 2013 - 1:56 pm

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V combines easy setup and management with new features that lower the entry barrier to highly available virtualization clusters
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Review: 4 killer cloud IDEs

Posted April 17, 2013 - 11:11 am

Surprisingly beefy, browser-based JSFiddle, Icenium, Cloud9, and Codenvy stretch from client-side JavaScript to server-side Java and Web stacks.
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Puppet or Chef: The configuration management dilemma

Posted April 2, 2013 - 11:11 am

Puppet is model-driven, Ruby is procedural, and both are large, messy, open source ecosystems plagued with pitfalls
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Synchronize any Windows folder on your PC with Dropbox, thanks to Dropbox Folder Sync

Posted April 1, 2013 - 5:53 pm

Dropbox is a useful service that proves its worth time and time again. But to sync your data to other computers and mobile devices, you need to get that data into the default Dropbox folder in the first place, and sometimes that can prove problematic. Some data--such as browser profiles (Firefox), games points and profiles, Outlook data files, and password manager files (such as KeePass)-- can't be moved. For this, you will need Dropbox Folder Sync.
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Office 365 mixes new features, familiar feel and bridge to the cloud

Posted March 28, 2013 - 4:13 pm

The new Office 365 and its enterprise-grade cloud services are a good option for a business of any size. We look at the Windows 8 experience, the desktop-cloud connection and which of the new features will most appeal to both end-users and IT admins.
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Microsoft nudges Office 365 Home users to the cloud

Posted March 19, 2013 - 11:40 am

Cloud-based subscription service for Office 365 Home Premium offers good value and convenience.
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Amazon, the mother of all clouds

Posted March 14, 2013 - 10:33 am

Ah, Amazon -- did Jeff Bezos choose that name to symbolize the largest bookstore in the world or did he realize that he would one day create an enterprise cloud service that was as large and complex as the river basin? After spending some time with his enterprise infrastructure service, I think he saw this coming.
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Review: Office 365 turns up the heat

Posted February 27, 2013 - 12:34 pm

Latest blend of Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync servers in the cloud combines an excellent feature set with easier setup and management
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Cisco virtual router targets the cloud

Posted February 25, 2013 - 12:52 pm

The Cisco CSR 1000V router is designed for enterprise network managers who want to have a little piece of their Cisco infrastructure in the cloud.
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Review: Dell Cloud lets you have it your way

Posted February 20, 2013 - 11:33 am

Dell's VMware-based cloud infrastructure provides all of the flexibility and complexity of the leading enterprise virtualization platform.
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SugarSync 2.0 goes public, we go hands-on

Posted February 15, 2013 - 1:08 pm

SugarSync recently rolled out a new-look interface with new features. Is it enough to push the cloud storage service over the top?
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Office 2013 is the best Office yet

Posted January 29, 2013 - 4:27 pm

With Office 365 Home Premium, Microsoft brings excellent cloud features and pay-as-you-go pricing to the world's best office suite
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Roozz rents software in the cloud

Posted January 22, 2013 - 4:18 pm

Hulu did it for video, and Spotify did it for music. Now Roozz is hoping to do the same thing for software: bring it to the cloud, in a hosted, pay-as-you-need-it format.
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Review: SoftLayer's cloud is fast and flexible

Posted January 16, 2013 - 11:47 am

SoftLayer brings fine-grained configuration options, high performance, and interesting extras to the self-service cloud.
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Review: Windows Azure shoots the moon

Posted December 19, 2012 - 7:17 am

Microsoft's cloud wows with great price-performance, Windows toolchain integration, and plenty of open source options
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Single sign-on moves to the cloud

Posted December 17, 2012 - 2:51 pm

Okta and OneLogin score high in test of eight SSO solutions that cut help desk calls and boost password security.
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Review: Rackspace Cloud keeps IaaS simple

Posted November 28, 2012 - 11:40 am

Rackspace stands apart with familiar tools, open standards, and enterprise-grade support
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Review: Joyent Cloud is built for speed

Posted November 21, 2012 - 7:13 am

Joyent's very smart SmartOS proves that some cloud servers are better than others.
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Review: HP Cloud challenges Amazon and Google

Posted October 10, 2012 - 6:15 am

HP's OpenStack-based IaaS cloud blends openness and portability with nice proprietary extras and welcome hand-holding
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Apple (Maps) picking

Posted October 1, 2012 - 11:48 am

What better way to test out Apple Maps than by using it to go apple picking?
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Payroll services in the cloud: Intuit vs. ADP

Posted September 26, 2012 - 12:24 pm

Nobody pays attention to your payroll system unless it's not working. When you're running a small business, it's no small task to please your staffers every payday and satisfy Uncle Sam at tax time. Larger companies employ payroll personnel to calculate taxes and withholdings, and to manage IRS forms correctly. But if you're responsible for cutting the checks at a smaller company, online services can automate most of the payroll chores.
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5 enterprise alternatives to Dropbox

Posted September 19, 2012 - 10:52 am

The recent Dropbox data breach has many IT executives telling employees not to use it. These five products offer the administrative and security features that may restore their faith in cloud data storage.
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