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CIO Columnist Amazon Outage: Multiple Zones A Smart Strategy
By Charles Babcock
Amazon Web Services loses one availability zone Monday at its most heavily used site.

Microsoft Releases Hadoop On Windows
Microsoft makes big data play with HDInsight Server, first beta release of Hadoop distribution for Windows operating system.

IT Has Changed, But IT Budgets Haven't
IT's role is shifting to focus more on innovation and driving revenue. So why are budgeting practices so stuck in the past?

Office 365 University Pricing Revealed
College and university students can access Microsoft's cloud apps for bargain basement price.

Amazon Sells Customers On Long-Term Use
As more Amazon customers sign up for routine use of cloud services, Cloudyn introduces a calculator to help choose cost-efficient mix of long-term and on-demand servers.

Rackspace Adds Block Storage, Answers Amazon
Cloud block storage will help Rackspace compete more directly with Amazon, says CTO.

Accellion Boosts Security For Dropbox Alternative
Enterprise alternative to Dropbox enhances its mobile clients for iOS, Android, and Blackberry, lets administrators restrict document-opening apps to a pre-approved whitelist.

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Tune into the next episode of our live Web TV program, Valley View, October 24 at 11 am PT. We'll go one on one with Cisco's Chambers and Oracle's Hurd, plus explore where the Obama administration's stimulus money ended up.

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• Windows 8 Vs. Windows RT: 8 Key Differences
• Smarter Enterprises Need Smarter Storage
• Last Chance To Attend GovCloud 2012

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