[TechRepublic] How the cloud allows SMBs to drive innovation in IT

The Enterprise Cloud TechRepublic Member | July 08, 2013

How the cloud allows SMBs to retake their place as drivers of innovation in IT Thoran Rodrigues explains how cloud technology allows small companies to compete with big providers, thus making enterprise-grade software available to all. Read more Resource of the day Moving Video Collaboration to the Cloud Cloud video conferencing services allows people to connect with each other any time, from any place, over any video-enabled device. Read on to learn more. Additional TechRepublic resources   Getting to know GoGrid IaaS In an increasingly crowded IaaS market, GoGrid competes with cloud behemoths like Amazon, Rackspace, and HP. Here's an overview of sign-up, VM creation, and features. Read more 'Along the way things don't always go right': Tips on turning the cloud dream into reality BP CIO Dana Deasy on the potential pitfalls that businesses need to be aware of before adopting cloud services. Read more Access Office 365 with an Android tablet: Lync and SharePoint Will Kelly provides an overview of Lync and SharePoint options for Android tablets. Read more Google Apps and Android: Lock, locate, and wipe For organizations that use Google Apps, remote management of personally-owned Android devices just got easier. Read more Put your business on the map: The Google Map Add polish to the business listing that gets displayed on Google Maps using the Places for Business service. Read more Featured multimedia   Replace Google Reader with one of these five apps Here are five more apps that are good candidates for a Google Reader replacement. View on site Today's recommended downloads How to Boost Physical Servers by 50%--Without New Hardware (Condusiv Technologies) Webcast: Turning Your IT Department Into a Corporate Cloud Provider (IBM) Remote Data Replication: Combat Disasters And Optimize Business Operations (Silver Peak Systems, Inc.) AccessNow HTML5 RDP Client - Browser access to Citrix XenApp / XenDesktop (Ericom Software) The Ins and Outs of Video Conferencing: Effective Meetings (Blue Jeans Software) Connect with TechRepublic IT Innovation for Small Businesses In this Special Feature from ZDNet and TechRepublic, we look at tech best practices and transformative opportunities for the small companies that make up such a big part of the business world.

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