The cloud isn't always cheaper -- and that's OK

	Official document reveals the rules of Oracle's cloud | Amazon makes it easier to track costs, usage in its cloud
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	INSIDER The cloud isn't always cheaper -- and that's OK Although the cloud is occasionally less expensive than on-premise deployment, focusing on cost alone misses the point. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T Are you ready for cloud services? If you're thinking about cloud services for your organization, ask yourself this question: Are you ready? According to Forrester Research, Inc., that's the most important thing to consider before moving forward with your cloud initiatives. That's why we'd like to offer you a complimentary copy of the Forrester report: Assess Your Cloud Maturity. Get the report now to start planning your cloud services strategy. In this Issue Official document reveals the rules of Oracle's cloud Amazon makes it easier to track costs, usage in its cloud Rackspace follows Amazon in beefing up its database tools Service governance morphs into cloud API management RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn LogMeIn Central: Automate, Monitor and Manage PCs. LogMeIn lets you Monitor and Manage PCs, deliver patches and updates to multiple PCS simultaneously. Central helps IT deliver seamless support that keeps employees productive and up and running. LogMeIn Central - automate routine tasks and do more. Free Trial Official document reveals the rules of Oracle's cloud An official document containing policies and pledges for customers of Oracle's cloud services reveals that many aspects fall in line with industry standards, while others may prompt cause for worry among customers, according to analysts. Read More Amazon makes it easier to track costs, usage in its cloud Customers now have the ability to view costs by the specific product used, from reserved instances to on-demand and the free usage tier. Read More Rackspace follows Amazon in beefing up its database tools Rackspace rolls out Database as a service tool Cloudant weeks after Amazon Web Services launches a data warehousing product for its cloud. Read More Service governance morphs into cloud API management More evidence that SOA is a bad word: Traditional SOA service governance technology rebrands itself for the cloud. Read More
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