Yahoo debuts Web analytics tool
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IBM launches Bluehouse, a Facebook for business

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Zoho launches online market for business apps

EMC to offer advanced storage features to consumers

Oracle Puts 11g Database, Other Tools in Cloud

Staples turns backup into a service

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Cloud computing takes hold despite privacy fears

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Peering Behind the Cloud
Scot Finnie takes a look behind the hype that surrounds cloud computing.

Sold on SaaS
Software as a service sounds great in theory, but how is it working in practice? Computerworld recently checked in with four companies that have had great success with SaaS. We found the typical pros and cons, as well as some less obvious issues. But overall, enthusiasm among users is high.

Saved by SaaS
SaaS data backup is becoming an increasingly attractive option for many companies that have difficulty with in-house backup. SaaS providers handle support and maintenance of applications over the Internet without requiring their clients to invest in any servers or install software on-site.

Don't Bet It All on Google Chrome
Chrome may look like a consumer-level browser, but Preston Gralla says Google has its eye on the enterprise.

Kishore Swaminathan
Accenture's chief scientist, Kishore Swaminathan, talks about redefining the CIO's territory, restructuring IT's role and bringing consumer power to the corporation.

Review: DataSentinel -- a backup service with issues
The idea behind dataSentinel is a good one. It's a 512MB thumb drive, pre-loaded with the backup software, that connects you to a secure, online backup service that affords multiple data protection methods. Installation is simple, but this service has some major flaws.

The Next Wave
Google Chrome is the first shot fired in a war over platform dominance, and it's a clear marker of things to come.

Frankly Speaking: Google Chrome's SaaS model should worry IT
Frank Hayes sees Google's Chrome Web browser as the front end for a Web-browsing software-as-a-service offering.

Should Google's Gmail outages turn you off to SaaS?
Michael Osterman, an expert on messaging and communications software, says the recent Gmail outage demonstrates the need for Gmail to have an offline mode, but he thinks much of the news around the outage was only because it happened to the high-profile Google.

Opinion: Why Google has lost its mojo -- and why you should care
Google has gone from innovative upstart to fat-and-happy industry leader in what seems like record time. Put simply, the search giant has lost its mojo. That's good news for Microsoft, and it could affect how you use Google's cloud computing services in the future.

Too much junk food, too little exercise and a 24/7 tether to technology? Your body ain't happy, friend. Let us count the pains. Instruments on the surface of Mars have detected falling snow that is likely evaporating before it reaches the planet. One positive development stemming from the collapse of Wall Street may be a boost in interest in computer science and IT careers among students who were previously interested in financial services jobs. Getting new software installed on Linux doesn't have to be hard, but it can differ depending on what you're installing.

Reviews, analyses, how-tos, visual tours, hot issues and predictions about Microsoft's new OS.

Four years from now, the IT field will be a vastly different place. Will you be ready?

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