IBM shapes its cloud for the enterprise

What's a consumer Office 365 subscription worth to Microsoft? Business and IT have no good reason to fight over the cloud

InfoWorld Cloud Computing Report February 26, 2015 IBM shapes its cloud for the enterprise The hybrid cloud is at the core of IBM's pitch, where IBM provides the bridge from on-premises infrastructure to the cloud, and professional services determine the best place to store customer data and run customer applications. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. What's a consumer Office 365 subscription worth to Microsoft? 2. Business and IT have no good reason to fight over the cloud 3. Microsoft muddles cloud storage in Office 365 for iOS White Paper: Spanning 3 Ways to Restore Salesforce Data Data loss in Salesforce can be disastrous for your organization. Understand the three options for restoring lost data so you’re ready when the worst happens. In this paper learn: -3 methods for restoring lost Salesforce data -Challenges and benefits of each method -Best practices for backup and restore LEARN MORE What's a consumer Office 365 subscription worth to Microsoft? As Microsoft has added more consumer subscribers to the rolls of Office 365, the amount of revenue per subscriber has fallen, signaling a significant shift to the less expensive rent-not-own plans available to consumers. READ MORE Business and IT have no good reason to fight over the cloud Some IT groups still believe their power rests in saying no, and they remind business units of that. Some business units react by responding, "You can't tell me what to do!" There's no need for either stance. READ MORE Microsoft muddles cloud storage in Office 365 for iOS Office 365's broadened cloud support may appear to be one of those "IT loses, users win" moments. Office 365's cloud file management is not that straightforward or consistent, and the new services aren't as accessible as you would hope.READ MORE : CLICK TO CONTINUE DAILY NEWS, DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX FIRST THING Start your workday with Today's Headlines: First Look, and find out what the tech world will be talking about all day. Subscribe now!