Cloud computing has become a major discussion thread in the IT world, but it has been redefined in recent years to speak to the increasing number of deployment scenarios – and their practical uses for business workloads. The business benefits of cloud computing are clear: the ability to leverage virtualized infrastructure for greater efficiency, and…
Some JavaScript developers are already using the open source application Cloud9 IDE, powered by the Ajax.org platform and make use of HTML5, node.js, socket.io, among others. With the quest to be more efficient and productive, BrainEngine developed the first true cross-platform IDE called the BrainEngine Developer Workbench. BrainEngine brings a true cloud based integrated development…
In an effort to support the cloud computing community with the latest thought leadership on cloud computing, security and virtualization, CloudTimes is proud to announce our own Research Library. The library consists of whitepapers, articles, documents and webinars which can be downloaded for free on http://research.cloudtimes.org/ Popular Topics include Cloud Computing Design and Facilities Distributed…
Google released today an expanded version of Google Cloud Connect that improves the way Microsoft users use Google apps. It enables users of Microsoft office to transfer and share documents to the cloud. Google Cloud Connect Office is an MS Office integration tool that plugs into 2003/2007/2010 MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PPT, and…
It is important for businesses to find the right architecture to suit their data storage needs. The benefit of public cloud storage is that data storage is managed and controlled off-premise by a cloud service provider, without the need to install hardware within the organization. Nevertheless, major concerns revolve around transporting data or business assets…
While social media and social networking have changed the way people connect and communicate with each other, the implications for businesses of all sizes are also significant. The “social consumer” is in the spotlight and shares his customer experience and opinions on a massive scale with other consumers – worldwide. This has a ground-breaking effect…
With more than half a billion users, Facebook is practically a goldmine for marketers to advertise their business. Facebook social marketing helps deepen relationships with existing customers, improve ROI, and build communities around the business. With a low advertising budgets, you can effectively choose your audience by location, demographics, and psychographics, as well as A/B…
Much has been written about the core best practices for selecting a marketing automation solution, particularly the importance of matching business needs to system features and committing the resources necessary to see success. As you dig into system requirements and vendor capabilities, however, you’re likely to find that the key features you truly need are…
It is often said that the first thing you need when getting started with Salesforce.com marketing is a web-to-lead form. Why is it your first step as a marketing professional? Web-to-lead is an out of the box functionality where you can create a registration form that inputs the contacts who fill out the form directly…
We all know how hard it is to track the source of every lead that comes into our CRM system. In most CRM systems you can track the source of incoming leads registering on your landing pages by customizing the URL of the registration page and capturing the campaign ID. If you are generating leads on the…