Use Derived Tables in Your MySQL Queries to Improve Database Performance
There has been much debate as to whether derived tables, views, or temporary tables are actually faster in terms of database performance. The fact is that there is no simple answer, as different queries require different optimizations. Rob Gravelle presents and evaluates some uses for derived tables that highlight their value in many applications.

MySQL Hotbackups with XtraBackup
Hotbackups are a staple of many different database platforms, but they remain sadly absent from the core MySQL distribution. Not to worry, the open-source utility has just arrived to rescue you.

Eliminating Duplicate Rows from MySQL Result Sets
The go to solution for removing duplicate rows from your result sets is to include the distinct keyword in your select statement. It tells the query engine to remove duplicates to produce a result set in which every row is unique. The group by clause can also be used to remove duplicates.

Simple Automation - Examining your MySQL Index Usage
In the majority of MySQL systems, the schema is always updated and changed based on the needs and focus of the application, making it somewhat difficult to keep up with all of the changes that come down the pipe. Chris Schneider shows you how to gauge the index usage in a system, using grep, awk and sed.

Clearing a Path through the 3NF Join Jungle
Rob Gravelle explores the pros and cons of normalization with a particular focus on the ramifications of third normal form normalization on data extraction by SELECT query.

SkySQL Takes Aim at Delivering MySQL
Former Oracle and Sun execs start up new venture aimed at filling perceived gaps in the open source database support system - but is it an attack on Oracle?

Inside MySQL Character Sets & Settings
MySQL has sophisticated character set support, and can store, retrieve and collate single byte, and multi-byte character sets alike. Sean Hull explores using non-default character sets and settings, which use the hierarchy to control these settings.

MySQL Server Benchmarking 101
Benchmarking can be a very revealing process. It can be used to isolate performance problems, and drill down to specific bottlenecks. More importantly, it can be used to compare different servers in your environment, so you have an expectation of performance from those servers, before you put them to work servicing your application.

Cardinality in MySQL Data Modeling
In data modeling, explaining how each table links to another is known as cardinality. Knowing how to establish table cardinality is a key skill in database design because it can identify areas where the normalization process may have gone awry. This article looks at each relationship type more closely.

A Look Inside MySQL Enterprise Monitor
MySQL Enterprise Monitor was highlighted during "MySQL Sunday" at the Oracle Open World conference this past month. Given the ease of implementation and helpful GUI tools, MySQL Enterprise Monitor provides almost instant benefits for any MySQL shop.

Using mysqldump to Back Up Your MySQL Database
Whether you host your website and database internally or you use a hosting provider, it is of paramount importance that you institute a rigorous backup policy. If you're using MySQL, several easily implementable options are at your disposal. This article introduces one such option by showing you how to backup your database using MySQL's native mysqldump client.

The 10 Most Common MySQL Queries
MySQL queries are usually written once and then wrapped in class functions to minimize code repetition. This article lists the 10 queries used most often in MySQL.

How Operator Precedence Affects MySQL SELECT Queries
When joining tables on common fields, if you're not diligent in the use of AND-OR combinations in the criteria clause, be prepared for unexpected results! Learn how to break filtering criteria into individual steps and how to group AND-OR statements to most effectively isolate the data that you wish to retrieve.

Disambiguating between Duplicate Column Names in MySQL
To minimize headaches that can accompany long field lists, DBAs employ a range of techniques. The specific techniques covered today are used to disambiguate between duplicate column names. Don’t be too quick to judge this as basic stuff. You just might find that there are a few things you don’t know on this subject.

Inside MySQL Binary Logs
The MySQL Binary Log files are important to the proper functioning of the database and facilitate replication, and recovery. This article discusses some of the inner workings of these important files, and explains how ordering of transactions also plays into how they work.

Top 10 Security Tips for MySQL
Security is a crucial part of any database system and MySQL is no different! There are very specific techniques a database administrator can use to protect their MySQL installation. Read on to learn the TOP 10 security tips for MySQL database administrators.

Keeping up with High Availability - Automating MySQL Failovers
Automating failover situations can benefit an organization along with the database administrator who is on call. This article discusses how to setup Keepalived and how it may help in automated failovers for a Multi-Master MySQL cluster.

Identifying and Eliminating the Dreaded Cartesian Product
Cartesian Products usually don't provide useful information and often result in mistakes that can hurt your database developer career. Learn to spot Cartesian Joins and banish them from your SELECT queries forever.

MySQL SELECT Statement 101
The SELECT statement is without question the most complex amongst MySQL's data manipulation statements. This article covers the syntax of the SELECT statement, exploring its many optional clauses.

MySQL in Amazon EC2 - Beginners Guide
Increasingly, enterprises are looking at cloud services such as Amazon Web Services for their deployments. Datacenter virtualization is much more sophisticated than its desktop counterpart is, providing a whole suite of tools that allow you to control every aspect of your deployments. Join Sean Hull as he explores the MySQL - Amazon EC2 solution.

To Do: Create an Azure-integrated Windows 7 Phone App
Trying to simultaneously tackle a phone app, a web app, and a native Windows app is a little intimidating the first time. Larry O'Brien shows you how surprisingly easy this task becomes with Visual Studio 2010 and .NET technologies.

Porting an iPhone Application to Windows Phone 7
There are many things with Windows Phone 7 that an iOS developer will find familiar and be comfortable with, but a few things have a learning curve.

4 Things You Need to Know About Designing a Database for the Cloud
Databases in a cloud environment are inherently different from traditional installations in a datacenter or even in a familiar hosted environment.

10 Things to Consider Before Starting a Business
Some people tend to focus on the glamorous part of starting and running a business, and they don't pay close enough attention to the difficult parts like 80-plus-hour work weeks, no vacation, and family life complications.

Windows Phone 7 Apps Cost About the Say as Other App Stores
More than half of the most popular apps on the new platform cost less than $2.

Your Income, Home Ownership and Parenthood Status Now Available as an API
Controversial data provider Rapleaf offers a new application development tool that connects "lifestyle" information with e-mail and mailing addresses.

Mirah: A Ruby Syntax for Java
Interest in the new programming language is growing quickly.

The Pros and Cons of Developing for the Cloud
Key issues to consider are: choosing which platform to use, bandwidth, standards, security concerns about data, and the integrity of data.

Next-gen analytics, cloud, mobile apps even bigger in 2011
The coming year promises a new wave of opportunities for IT professionals who are well positioned to stay ahead of the curve.

Managing Data in the Cloud
Crunching data or having access to vast amounts of data is crucial for many applications.

Life Inside Facebook: How Head Of Developers Organizes 500 People
Mike Schroepfer says the company uses small developer teams and fast iterations.

Apple Releases iOS 4.2.1
Consumers can now access the update that was released to developers last week.

Ruby on Rails Regains Lost Performance
Version 3.0.3 improves the speed of the development framework.

Your Next Certification: Vendor Neutral or Vendor Specific?
When digging through certification options, developers often wonder if there's a difference between earning a certification from one of the big-name vendors and going for one of the vendor-neutral certifications like CompTia A+.

Agile Requirements that Make Sense
Creating exceptional user stories is not the only key to help your team become a high performance agile team, but it is a piece to the puzzle.

VMWare and CollabNet Push ALM into the Cloud
After a slow start, more companies are using the cloud for its role in application lifecycle management.

DevX Visitor Survey
These questions will help us to better focus our content toward those people coming to the DevX site.

A Recipe for Enterprise Agile: Mixing Scrum and Smart
This approach of mixing best practices, techniques and tools from Scrum and Smart has proven to be very successful in a variety of projects and project types.

Demand for Android Skills Up 710% from Last Year
Demand for iPhone developers remains about the same.

Sencha Launches Touch 1.0 with a New Price-Point: Free
Developers who previously purchased the cross-platform application development tool will get a refund.

eBook: Breaking Down Software Development Roles
Sponsored by IBM
Software development is done differently at every organization. The process that one organization or person uses to develop software may work for their specific environment and situation, but may fail miserably in another set of circumstances. Despite the differences, there are fundamental roles that are filled at every organization where software is developed. Download this in-depth guide from the editors of DevX and learn more about these specific software development roles.

30 Things You Need to Know About Business Intelligence Software
When it comes to business software, few applications help businesses streamline their business processes, create new markets, and provide insight into their operations like business intelligence software. Download this Internet.com eBook to learn about the emerging trends in business intelligence, common mistakes, and leading business intelligence vendors.

Whitepaper: The Business Case for Virtualization
Sponsored by HP
A virtualized environment increases flexibility because a diverse range of resources can be added, changed, and moved as needed, to meet shifts in business demand. Resources can be scaled up or down quickly based on changing workloads. Virtualization techniques also improve resiliency by simplifying backup, failover, and disaster recovery solutions. Learn more.

Gaining Control Over Your Virtual Environment
With virtualization rates now well into the double-digits, many enterprises are looking not so much to be sold on virtualization as they are to figure out a way to improve processes using what they have. Download this Internet.com eBook to discover how virtualizations changes the way you manage and secure your servers and put your organization on the track to virtualization success.

Getting Value from Your ITIL Implementation
IT is a shared service that must support the business by enabling other business units to attain their objectives by simultaneously creating and protecting value. To do this requires a systemic perspective that transcends local operational groups and positions to methodically define, deliver and improve service offerings. Download this Internet.com eBook to see how ITIL and IT service management (ITSM) can help.

Apache Directory Studio: Simplified LDAP for Java Developers on Eclipse
For Java developers who need to perform some LDAP manipulation and use Eclipse, the Apache Directory Studio plugins can come in very handy.

Java 7 and 8 Begin to Take Shape: What's In, What's Out?
Oracle puts Java 7 and 8 features up for Java Community approval, providing a clear indication of what the next two major versions of Java are likely to include.

Adobe Takes Aim at Customer Experience Management
New capabilities in LiveCycle ES2.5 include enterprise mobility for improved multiscreen delivery of applications and an enhanced framework for building enterprise rich Internet applications.

Building a Test Platform in the Cloud with Open Source Technologies
A cloud-based test platform dramatically shortens test setup times and delivers automated scaling. Find out how to build one with Eucalyptus, Tomcat, JMeter and MySQL.

Top 10 New Features in Maven 3
In Maven 3.0, many of the Java build tool's internals have been revamped. Here are the 10 most notable new features.

IBM Joins Oracle in OpenJDK Effort
IBM joins Oracle in the OpenJDK open source Java project, mitigating potential fragmentation and giving new credibility to Oracle's Java leadership.

How Does Java Event Handling Work? Think Wedding Gifts
Java event handling is a core concept of the language and a vital mechanism for event-based programming. Learn an easy analogy for understanding how it works.

Adobe Unleashes Three New Versions of Flash Media Server
Adobe's new Flash Media Enterprise Server leverages peer-to-peer technology to provide a software-only solution for video delivery.

Oracle Lawsuit on Top of Java Complexity Scaring Developers Away?
With Java complexity already a barrier, the Oracle lawsuit against Google is further incentive for developers to stay away or switch.

As Oracle Sues Google Over Java, Developers Move to Other Languages
'Java won't die; it will limp along,' one source says, but it has 'hit the complexity wall.'

A Categorization Scheme for All Those Java I/O Stream Classes
Try this handy technique for categorizing the potentially overwhelming number of I/O stream classes in Java.

Write More Understandable Java Tests with Matcher Objects and FEST-Assert
Have your Java unit test assertions gotten hard to read? Use the matcher objects provided by the Hamcrest and fluent FEST-Assert libraries.

Quercus: Bring Java's Power to Your PHP Development (and Vice Versa)
With Quercus, PHP and Java developers can mix and match the respective capabilities of both languages.

Google Revs App Engine for the Cloud
New version of App Engine improves multi-tenancy and adds a high-performance image serving system.

Working with Java Threads Before and After JDK 5
Despite the new features and fine-grained control of the JDK1.5 threading framework, writing multithreaded Java applications remains challenging and error prone.

Adobe Buys Day Software to Bolster ECM Portfolio
Adobe Systems shelled out $240 million to acquire Day Software Holding, a Swiss developer of enterprise content management software.

Google Executive Frustrated by Java, C++ Complexity
Distinguished engineer talks up the Go application development language.

Oracle Commits to Further NetBeans IDE Development
With both the Eclipse IDE and NetBeans IDE, Oracle is aiming to grow its Java developer ecosystem.

New PivotViewer for Silverlight Lets You Visualize Data
Microsoft releases a downloadable control for Silverlight 4 that lets Web developers build sites that display data graphically using Microsoft's streaming media technology.

Scala vs. F#, Round 2: Application Programming Features
How do Scala and F# compare when it comes to application development features such as frameworks, object orientation, and runtime properties?

Video: Introducing the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 Task Parallel Library
Learn core Task Parallel Library concepts; including how to use the Task and BlockingCollection classes

10 Common HTML Mistakes When Scripting for an ASP.NET Page
HTML is the soul of every web page on the Internet. Stealthily occupying every desktop, it consumes a lot of our time. Read along as we showcase the most common HTML mistakes that we see when designing ASP.NET pages.

Examining ASP.NET's Membership, Roles, and Profile - Part 18
Membership, in a nutshell, is a framework build into the .NET Framework that supports creating, authenticating, deleting, and modifying user account information. Each user account has a set of core properties: username, password, email, a security question and answer, whether or not the account has been approved, whether or not the user is locked out of the system, and so on. These user-specific properties are certainly helpful, but they're hardly exhaustive - it's not uncommon for an application to need to track additional user-specific properties. For example, an online messageboard site might want to also also associate a signature, homepage URL, and IM address with each user account.There are two ways to associate

Applying The Repository Pattern on LINQ and ADO.NET Entity Framework 4
Make use of the Repository Pattern to break the dependencies between your application's domain model and data access code.

Use jQuery and ASP.NET to Build a News Ticker
This ASP.NET tutorial shows how to build a simple news ticker for your website using jQuery and ASP.NET.

.NET Framework: Monitor a Directory for a New File and Use FTP Upload to Copy It
Explore how to use the .NET Framework to respond to the operating system notifications that a new file has been created in a particular directory. Use FTP to upload the file to an FTP site of your choosing and then move the file to an alternate location.

Creating a Silverlight Application for Windows Phone 7
Windows Phone 7 architecture allows developers to choose between two different frameworks for application development. In this article, we see how easy it is to create a Silverlight based application for the Windows Phone 7 platform.

Will Windows 7 Be a PC Mover?
Microsoft and its PC partners hope Windows 7 can drive PC sales, even in a down economy.

Microsoft Proposes a More Secure Browser
A secure browser and self-contained OS is Microsoft's answer to the common security problems that bedevil Internet Explorer.

Microsoft Looks to 'Elevate America'
The software giant says its initiative of technology training tools and resources could help millions of people in their quest to find a better job.

Microsoft Won't Stop in 'Albany' After April
Microsoft kills off its subscription Office and OneCare service and gives users two and a half months before Office subscriptions self-destruct.

Windows 7's Worst-Kept Secret? Its Release Date
Redmond sticks to its 'by early 2010' mantra but leaks to a tech enthusiast site point to a much earlier ship date for Vista's replacement

Accessing Server-Side Data from Client Script: Using Ajax Web Services, Script References, and ...
Today's websites commonly exchange information between the browser and the web server using Ajax techniques. In a nutshell, the browser executes JavaScript code typically in response to the page loading or some user action. This JavaScript makes an asynchronous HTTP request to the server. The server processes this request and, perhaps, returns data that the browser can then seamlessly integrate into the web page. Typically, the information exchanged between the browser and server is serialized into JSON, an open, text-based serialization format that is both human-readable and platform independent.Adding such targeted, lightweight Ajax capabilities to your ASP.NET website requires two steps: first, you must create some mechanism on

Updating an Online Boggle Solver Using jQuery Templates and WCF
This ASP.NET tutorial looks at using jQuery Templates and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) to create an Ajax-enabled user interface for an existing ASP.NET Web Forms application.

Updating My Online Boggle Solver Using jQuery Templates and WCF
With WebForms, each ASP.NET page's rendered output includes a <form> element that performs a postback to the same page whenever a Button control within the form is clicked, or whenever the user modifies a control whose AutoPostBack property is set to True. This model simplifies web page development, but carries with it some costs - namely, the large amount of data exchanged between the client and the server during a postback. On postback the browser sends the values of all of its form fields (including hidden ones, like view state, which may be quite large) to the server; the server then sends back the entire contents of the web page. While there are some scenarios where this amount of information needs to be exchanged, in many cases the user has

Changes in System.IO classes in .NET Framework 4.0
.NET Framework 4.0 saw a few changes in the classes in the System.IO System.IO namespaces to make the disk I/O operations better. This article provides an insight to these changes.

JQuery and WCF Working Hand-in-hand
Learn how communication between JQuery and WCF works and why this combo is so special, as we create a sample application.

Top 7 Features of the ASP.NET MVC Framework
The ASP.NET MVC framework is a web application framework implementing the Model View Controller pattern which aims at making tasks like manageability, extensibility and testability of your web application much easier. Read on to learn more about some of the best features in the ASP.NET MVC framework.

Windows Presentation Foundation's ObservableCollection Made Easy
Learn how to bind, custom sort and more with the ObservableCollection in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).

Accessing Server-Side Data from Client Script: Accessing JSON Data From an ASP.NET Page Using jQuery
When building a web application, we must decide how and when the browser will communicate with the web server. The ASP.NET WebForms model greatly simplifies web development by providing a straightforward mechanism for exchanging data between the browser and the server. With WebForms, each ASP.NET page's rendered output includes a <form> element that performs a postback to the same page whenever a Button control within the form is clicked, or whenever the user modifies a control whose AutoPostBack property is set to True. On postback, the server sends the entire contents of the web page back to the browser, which then displays this new content. With WebForms we don't need to spend much time or effort thinking about how or when the browser will

eBook: Breaking Down Software Development Roles
Sponsored by IBM
Software development is done differently at every organization. The process that one organization or person uses to develop software may work for their specific environment and situation, but may fail miserably in another set of circumstances. Despite the differences, there are fundamental roles that are filled at every organization where software is developed. Download this in-depth guide from the editors of DevX and learn more about these specific software development roles.

30 Things You Need to Know About Business Intelligence Software
When it comes to business software, few applications help businesses streamline their business processes, create new markets, and provide insight into their operations like business intelligence software. Download this Internet.com eBook to learn about the emerging trends in business intelligence, common mistakes, and leading business intelligence vendors.

Whitepaper: The Business Case for Virtualization
Sponsored by HP
A virtualized environment increases flexibility because a diverse range of resources can be added, changed, and moved as needed, to meet shifts in business demand. Resources can be scaled up or down quickly based on changing workloads. Virtualization techniques also improve resiliency by simplifying backup, failover, and disaster recovery solutions. Learn more.

Gaining Control Over Your Virtual Environment
With virtualization rates now well into the double-digits, many enterprises are looking not so much to be sold on virtualization as they are to figure out a way to improve processes using what they have. Download this Internet.com eBook to discover how virtualizations changes the way you manage and secure your servers and put your organization on the track to virtualization success.

Getting Value from Your ITIL Implementation
IT is a shared service that must support the business by enabling other business units to attain their objectives by simultaneously creating and protecting value. To do this requires a systemic perspective that transcends local operational groups and positions to methodically define, deliver and improve service offerings. Download this Internet.com eBook to see how ITIL and IT service management (ITSM) can help.

MeasureIt: Another Firefox Extension for Web Developers
Last week in our ongoing series on Firefox extensions we looked at Firebug. This week we'll take a look at MeasureIt, a tool that enables developers to accurately measure items on a website.

Tools for Cross-browser Compatibility: Screen Capture
Cross-browser (or multi-browser) testing, through which you compare a website's look and performance among different browser versions and platforms, is an important and often frustrating task. This article introduces a few screenshot sampling tools to aid in your analysis.

Tools for Cross Browser Compatibility: Live Testing
Cross browser testing, through which you compare a website's look and performance among different browser versions and platforms, is an important and often frustrating task. This article introduces a few live testing tools to aid in your analysis.

Web Developer Basics: Learning About HTML5
HTML5, depending on who you listen to, may be either a disruptive new technology that has the potential to bring entire companies to their knees, or a smooth transition from current HTML 4.0 that promises to make life much easier for developers. Both are at least partially true, and in this continuing series, I hope to help you make sense out of HTML5: both business sense and nuts-and-bolts coding-level sense.

Web Developer Tutorial: JavaScript and CSS Minification
When a user visits a website for the first time, any external JavaScript and CSS files are downloaded to their browser's cache. Depending on the size of the file, this can take more time for the page to render. With more people surfing using mobile platforms, it is a good idea to minify your JavaScript and CSS files. This tutorial will teach you how to do just that!

Firefox Extensions for the Web Developer
In this series of articles, I will introduce a few Firefox extensions (also called "add-ons") to aid web development. The mini applications let you quickly evaluate and tweak your sites look and performance.

Top HTML 5 Tutorials from HTMLGoodies
HTML5 is an emerging technology that is slowly changing the face of the web. The latest browsers support it, and developers are eager to begin using it on their websites. HTMLGoodies features many tutorials on the topic, and we've brought them all together here for your perusal.

JavaScript Libraries for the Discriminating Web Developer: Google Web Toolkit, Moo Tools, ...
In our last article we looked at YUI Library, Dojo and Echo, three JavaScript libraries that can simplify your life as a developer. In this article we'll look at three more libraries: Google Web Toolkit, MooTools and Prototype.

JavaScript Libraries for the Descriminating Web Developer
As a web developer, I have delved into many different JavaScript libraries and frameworks. Through my work with these libraries, I have come up with a descriminating list of some of the more important JavaScript libraries that should be in every developer's toolbox.

How To Change Text Color Using HTML and CSS
You've seen it on many sites! In this tutorial, you will learn how to change the color of text, links and visited links on a web page using HTML or Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

WordPress For the Web Developer: Join The Social World With BuddyPress
WordPress is not only one of the world's most popular blogging tools, it's also a solid platform on which to base news and even commerce sites. Enter BuddyPress, first released in 2009, which has since taken the WordPress community by storm as a social networking plugin.

Top 10 Productivity Tips for Web Developers
Web development is about many things: concept, design, development, testing and much more. In this article we're going to look at a variety of tips to help you throughout the design process.

Graphics School: How to Customize Web Photo Galleries in Photoshop CS3
In the last lesson we looked at the process of building Web galleries in Photoshop CS3. The result, while functional, isn't pleasing to the eye and needs quite a bit of customization to give us a result that we can use in real life. This tutorial will show you how to do just that!

Tutorial: How to Create Hotspots and Rollovers in Paintshop Photo Pro
Image maps are where the designer has created a special region or hotspot to act as a trigger to another web page. The hotspot could be a circle, triangle, rectangle or polygon. In this article we're going to look at how you can create Hotspots and Rollovers in Paintshop Photo Pro.

How to Build Web Galleries in Photoshop CS3
One of my favorite aspects of Photoshop is its ability to create custom web galleries. In this tutorial you'll learn the basics of the process, and we'll give you a few tips to save you some time.

Principles Of MVC for PHP Developers
In this article I will attempt to explain everything you need to know about MVC--the Model View Controller-- in the simplest possible way, from the perspective of a PHP developer.

The Mobile Web with jQuery Mobile
In October of 2010, the jQuery team released a mobile version of their awesome JavaScript library. This tutorial will tell you all about jQuery mobile, and show you how you can use it with mobile devices.

jQuery Basics for Web Developers: Other Events
So far I have talked about form events, mouse events, and keyboard events, to finish out the events; I will discuss the remaining events. Actually, there are a few more than what we have discussed, but those are more advanced topics for a later time.

How to Correct Image Distortion in Paintshop Photo Pro
In this tutorial, we're going to look at several ways of correcting distortion in an image. The topics we'll be covering are image straightening, perspective distortion and lens distortion.

Web Developer Class: How to Create Consistent Web Layouts
Web page design has become quite complicated due to the rapid advances in technology. Still, you can make your life much easier if you plan your web site in advance of building it. In this tutorial are some tips to help you with the design process.

HP Pushes 'Instant On' Vision of Enterprise Cloud Services
As more companies look to tap cloud computing, HP says hybrid solutions make for a more orderly transition.

Dell to Buy Boomi for Cloud Integration Platform
Dell's first acquisition since the 3PAR battle comes in the form of Boomi, a provider of SaaS-based cloud integration technology.

Rethinking Privacy and Cloud Computing
A predominantly cloud-based architecture is the future for most enterprises. The question is how to best balance privacy and security with cost and business risk.

Fedora 14 Linux Heads to the Cloud
Latest Red Hat sponsored Linux release includes new virtualization, security, cloud and developer features.

Zend Updates PHP IDE, Framework for the Cloud
Zend Studio 8 and Framework 1.11 debut, bringing PHP development closer to the cloud and mobile developers.

IT Survey Spotlights Cloud Computing's Potential, Misconceptions
The survey of IT decision makers already using cloud services, details what they like, but also challenges to wider adoption.

5 Ways to Use Microsoft Azure to Ease Cloud Migration
Many companies are adopting Microsoft Azure, and are busy migrating their on-premises ASP.NET web applications for use in the cloud. We will cover five important aspects of migrating an application, including the use of databases, the local file system, and session state.

Will PCI-DSS 2.0 Security Standard Advance the Cloud?
Major security standard for payment and merchant systems is being updated. What's new? And what's still missing?

Did Cloud Computing Jump the Shark?
Gartner sees cloud computing on its way to the Trough of Disillusionment, while IDC says cloud computing is the fastest growing IT segment.

Cloud Wars: Microsoft Office 365 Takes the Battle to Google
One expert opines that Microsoft’s Office 365, its hosted software in the cloud initiative, is gaining momentum against the popularity of Google Apps.