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Free cloud services - Piston latest to jump on 'freemium' bandwagon

Move follows Red Hat, Rackspace and VMware in releasing free or low-cost options for their cloud computing platforms

Oracle Team USA America's Cup boat looks for high tech advantage

The America's Cup teams employ sensors, on-board computers and wireless networks to help maximise performance

A quick chat with Layer 7 Technologies CTO Scott Morrison

This week we sat down with the CTO of Layer 7 Technologies to talk management and challenges

What do you do when there's no app for that?

Companies are bogging down in a flood of apps they can't use

Don't lose out on the Big Data lead

Big Data is abundant and easily collectable, but it is very difficult to winnow out the relevant from the rubbish

Big Data - Is it a big asset?

Data silos have always been big but were easy to quantify when only static records were analysed. Now there are data streams, social media and all kinds of data in motion. Bagging these movable targets is harder but infinitely more rewarding

Everyone loves the cloud

The entire C-level is talking clouds, embrace it to make the most of it

Office 365 could be a better fit for your needs than Office 2013

Three reasons you should be using Office 365

Office 2013 has compelling enhancements but also big holes

Microsoft made major improvements in Office's user interface and application functionality, but the lack of an iPad version is concerning

For collaboration, consider using open source Group-Office 4.0

This newly upgraded software offers a fresh groupware alternative.

Windows 8 apps - How anyone can be a developer for new OS

Microsoft has outlined how easy it is for anyone to develop apps for Windows 8 - Here's how to be a Windows 8 developer

Put your basic business processes on a mobile device

If you asked members of your organisation if they would utilise their 'down time' more effectively if work tools were available to them on their smartphones and tablet devices, I predict the answer would be a resounding yes

Box enterprise GM: building a bridge to the cloud

Box is more than just another 'Dropbox for the enterprise', says Whitney Tidmarsh Bouck