Google Apps vs. Office 365; Tech Execs Change Sides

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• How Google Apps Trump Office 365 • Microsoft Office 365: 10 Things It Needs to Succeed • Microsoft Office 365: The Billing Question • Microsoft's Make-or-Break Year • Technology Executives Change Sides • What Office 365 Offers SMBs, Partners • Asus, Acer Work on ARM-Based Notebooks • Users Ignorant of Malware Threat • Dell Talks Cloud, Data Management The Challenges of Big Data A new report by market research firm Gartner notes that there's more to big data than just a whole lot of data, but the term "big data" puts an inordinate focus on the issue of information volume. Here's a look at other factors surrounding the technology. READ MORE >>   How Google Apps Trump Office 365 As Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announces the official launch of Office 365, it does so amid a sea of serious competitors. And while there are plenty of enterprise IT executives who would scoff at the idea of Google Apps replacing Microsoft, the benefits of Google Apps can't be ignored. Take a look. READ MORE >> Microsoft Office 365: 10 Things It Needs to Succeed With competition mounting from the likes of Google Apps and well-publicized outages of its predecessor Microsoft BPOS offerings, Microsoft Office 365 may very well have an uphill battle ahead in terms of convincing the masses that Microsoft is ready to offer applications in the cloud. Here's what Office 365 needs to succeed. READ MORE >> Sponsored by IBM Work smarter to get the maximum out of your ideas at smartertechnology.com. News, information, and resources for your IT needs. Learn more ADVERTISEMENT Microsoft Office 365: The Billing Question Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told a Web conference that Microsoft Office 365 would debut with a handful of hosting partners from around the world that would handle their own billing. Absent from the list? Exchange hosting giants Intermedia and Rackspace, as well as every VAR or MSP you might know. READ MORE >> Microsoft's Make-or-Break Year While Microsoft remains a dominant force in the software market, questions loom about the company's future as competition from Apple and Google mounts on all fronts. Here's a look at what Microsoft must prove in the next year. READ MORE >> Technology Executives Change Sides Looking for a new job? Plenty of executives these days are leaving their current companies (or being pushed out) only to join up with competitors. In some cases, fireworks have ensued with a lawsuit or two thrown in for good measure. Here's a look at some of the technology executives who have changed sides in the last year. READ MORE >> How to Get Started with Cloud Computing View this panel discussion with IBM cloud computing leaders on how enterprises can get started with cloud computing -- reviewing which workloads make sense to move first and the right type of cloud for workloads. DOWNLOAD NOW >> Oracle Databases on VMware vSphere 4: A Guide This document will also show that the same best practices, tuning tips and tricks, and skill sets necessary to deploy Oracle databases in physical environments can be leveraged when deploying Oracle databases in virtual environments. DOWNLOAD NOW >>

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