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	How to take Amazon EC2 for a test drive With a few simple steps, you can stand up a capable virtual Linux server using Amazon Web Services in minutes. Best of all, it's free for a whole year. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avaya Tips to Tailor Your Communications Strategy An IP-based communications system helps businesses streamline voice and data improving internal productivity and customer service, but one size does not fit all. Answer 4 easy questions to find out the best strategies to meet your unique voice and data communications needs. Read Now In this Issue The cloud won't save you money -- and that's OK IT pros: no public clouds, please Obama's CTO eyes cloud, mobile options WEBCAST: Jive Software Drive Innovation with an Enterprise Social Network In this interactive webcast you'll learn how Life Technologies is leveraging Jive to create an entirely new communications vehicle throughout their entire company. Learn More! The cloud won't save you money -- and that's OK The dirty little secret in the world of cloud computing is that operational cost savings do not provide the value. Rather, the value comes in the operational agility of the cloud-based applications. Read More IT pros: no public clouds, please Concerns about security, cost and compliance deter IT professionals from putting resources in a shared, centralized computing environment, a recent poll found. Read More Obama's CTO eyes cloud, mobile options The federal government is "bullish" on prospects for using cloud and mobile technologies, although perhaps not at the expense of existing legacy infrastructure, federal CTO Aneesh Chopra said in an interview with InfoWorld. Read More
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