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BSA: The world is not yet cloud-friendly

A patchwork of laws and regulations around the world is holding back cloud adoption, according to a study from the Business Software Alliance

Cloud security, big data, and mobile to dominate RSA conference

Big data will be a big theme at the security conference, as it offers an opportunity for IT to improve the security of users and applications

Amazon automates business processes with new cloud service

Amazon hopes to help remove the complexities of automating processes with its Simple Workflow Service

SAP lays out product direction after SuccessFactors deal

Integrating SuccessFactors software with SAP's HANA in-memory database a 'key priority' for improved analytics and faster processing times

Lack of good API design hurts the cloud

Application programming interfaces can make or break a cloud service -- so why are so many so poor?

Node.js tools: Server-side JavaScript comes of age

Node-inspired development environments and cloud platforms are rapidly remaking the Web application stack

An agile IT architecture in three easy steps

How to build an agile IT architecture in three easy steps, from integrating internal and external systems to developing customer-facing applications

The senseless battle over easy, secure data access

IT and users must work together to find safe, simple ways to access data and not scapegoat one another

IT, keep your hands off my cloud storage

Too many IT organizations try to block information workers from information -- imperiling their businesses in the process

Big data and the cloud: A far from perfect fit

Although big data and cloud computing are linked, there are technical reasons you shouldn't combine them by default

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Application programming interfaces can make or break a cloud service -- so why are so many so poor?
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