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Citrix links cloud-based storage to Microsoft SharePoint and Azure

Citrix Systems is making its cloud-based storage service ShareFile more Microsoft-friendly with SharePoint integration and the ability to store data on Azure.
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Even without big Apps news at I/O, small changes matter

Apps, Google's flagship product for enterprise IT, had a minor presence at this week's I/O developer conference, but some announcements at the show and in prior weeks deserve attention from customers of the cloud email and collaboration suite.

Amazon gives DynamoDB a performance boost

Amazon Web Services is improving the performance of its DynamoDB database service with Parallel Scan, which gives users faster access to their tables.

Microsoft boosts photo management in SkyDrive

Microsoft is rolling out changes to SkyDrive to enhance management of photos in the cloud storage service, including more efficient viewing and uploading of files.

Box to revamp document viewing with Crocodoc acquisition

Box has acquired Crocodoc in a move to significantly improve the way documents are rendered for viewing on its enterprise storage and file sharing service.

Microsoft says Yammer sales are booming

With the backing of its new parent company, Yammer more than tripled its revenue year on year in the quarter that ended in March.

Google revamps admin console for Apps and other enterprise products

Google is rolling out a new IT administration console for its Apps email and collaboration cloud suite and for other enterprise products such as Maps Coordinate and Chrome OS devices.

Microsoft to boost Office Web Apps features

Microsoft plans to accelerate improvements in Office Web Apps, the browser-based version of the Office suite, adding features like real-time co-authoring of documents and the ability to run in Android tablets via mobile Chrome browser support.

Microsoft to grow Office 365's capacity to import contacts from third-party tools

Office 365 users will increasingly be able to import contacts from external applications after the suite's initial rollout of this capability for Facebook and LinkedIn.

Citrix adds IM to Podio collaboration software

Citrix added instant messaging to its Podio enterprise collaboration product so that corporate workers can engage in one-to-one and group text chats while they work on tasks and projects.

Squeezing savings from the cloud

Calculating the real ROI of cloud apps requires the analysis of a lot of factors, and cutting corners on that process means you might not save money.

Social Networking Drives Business Processes at Pandora and Rosetta Stone

Pandora and Rosetta Stone have embraced social business tools and the cloud to cut costs, increase productivity and improve collaboration. Learn how these two companies overcame security concerns, gained executive buy-in and more.

Investing time and money in SaaS start-ups

Leanne Graham left her role as country manager for Xero in December last year to invest in small businesses in the SaaS space, through her company, Cloud Rainmakers. She spoke with Stephen Bell during a visit to Wellington to scope out new investment opportunities.

Review: Office 365 turns up the heat

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

Cloud Computing Leads to Competitive Advantage for Healthcare Firm

A healthcare CIO moves aggressively to cloud computing so the IT staff is freed up to focus on IT innovations that advance the company's core mission.

Office 2013 is the best Office yet

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

It's lonely in the middle -- but it doesn't have to be

A note from security luminary Dan Geer to those middling firms that are not yet resource-rich enough for how information-rich they already are.

SaaS in 2013: Companies and trends to watch

As 2013 begins, the SaaS (software as a service) market is set to heat up even more, as well as potentially undergo a number of key shifts. Here's a look at a series of key SaaS vendors and trends to watch as the year unfolds.

2012: The year cloud computing took a bite out of IT

As new public cloud plays leap in and the private cloud slowly evolves, we're on the brink of a shift to cloud computing for critical business workloads

Salesforce.com's Complexity Brings CIOs, Partners Together

As Salesforce.com's SaaS offerings become more sophisticated, configuration and deployment gets more complex. In response, enterprises are increasingly turning to partners for implementation help.