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• What to do if your cloud provider disappears

  By Robert L. Scheier | 21 April, 2009 09:05

  Software developer Christopher Shockey saw the first signs of trouble in late 2008. A sales rep who had always represented Web application development provider Coghead was now calling on behalf of Coghead's much larger rival Salesforce.com.

• Recession Worries? Go Open Source to Cut Costs

  By JT Smith | 17 October, 2008 14:34

  With the world economy in shambles many businesses are already battening down the hatches expecting rough seas ahead. IT budgets will shrink along with all other budgets, and maybe even more than other budgets. After all, companies still need to advertise and pay their workforce, but they may be able to do without new servers or software for a while. And that is where open source software vendors can help keep the ship sailing.