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Microsoft hits the street with hundreds of new cloud sales people. As the company gets serious about offering cloud-based services, it makes no apologies for attacking Google head-on. This article offers a good analysis of Microsoft's strategy and advantage in the market.

http://www.crn.com/225700103?pgno=1

By Barbara Darrow, Senior News Director and Carl Brooks, Technology Writer
08 Jun 2010 | SearchCloudComputing.com

"Microsoft's fledgling Azure Platform as a Service (PaaS) got a minor face lift this week, but it still doesn't offer enough reality-based resources for many hoping to deploy cloud-based applications. And big questions persist around the complicated Azure price model."

Read more here:

http://searchcloudcomputing.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid201_...

Guess who one of the industry experts is?  Catch this presentation THIS Thursday!WNS213PAL: Virtual Server Performance Degradation: “What the Frag is Going Wrong!?”Presented by: Stephen Deming; Michael MaterieWebcast Date: 6/10/2010Webcast Start Time: 9:30 AM (Pacific)PLC Registration Link for PartnersLevel:  100

Dave Sobel, CEO of Evolve Technologies, is slated to speak at three upcoming conferences in the next few weeks. His conversations will surround networking, cloud computing and new IT solutions to increase small company growth and executive professional development.

1. May 26-28, 2010 - MBIS 2010 – Cary, NC
a. Sobel will speak about how businesses can leverage virtualization to enhance IT infrastructure. Sobel stated about his presentation, “This conversation will help business people understand  in business terms  how they can benefit from virtualization technology.”

IT shops look for Hyper-V feature boost with SP1 beta
I've been advocating virtualization practices, and here's an example.

This is a good overview by ChannelWeb about recent cloud collaborations. http://www.crn.com/software/225100010;jsessionid=DFOOMXVYUV1TBQE1GHRSKHW...

A great new option from Microsoft -- had to pass this on.

http://searchitchannel.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid96_gci1512624,00.html

WHAT:
Dave Sobel, CEO of Evolve Technologies, will be returning to Charlotte, N.C. to speak with the Charlotte SMB IT Pro Group about the future of cloud computing and its impacts on information technology (IT) business professionals. Specifically, the discussion will focus on how businesses can develop relevant cloud offerings, positioning themselves for growth in and around online service delivery. This event will take place at Microsoft’s Charlotte offices during the Charlotte SMB IT Pro Group’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 18.

WHAT:
Dave Sobel, CEO of Evolve Technologies, will host two breakout sessions at this year’s annual Twin Cities TechPulse Conference: “Cloud Computing: Friend, Foe, or Fiction” and “Virtualization: Business Objective.” The conference will be held in Minnetonka, Minnesota, on Wednesday, May 12.

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