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Featured Articles » Key Tech Trends in the Call Center Industry: An Interactive Intelligence Infographic » Cloud Business Applications Help Streamline Operations » What Not to do With a Cloud Communication SLA » Cloud Adoption is Expanding, But Not Without its Challenges Sponsored By: Cloud4SMB Expo – August 27-29, 2013 – Mandalay Bay Resort Casino & Conference Center – Las Vegas, NV Cloud4SMB Expo is the first event of its kind entirely focused on the unique needs & challenges facing small to mid-sized businesses seeking to leverage the benefits of cloud computing. Discover how to confidently and securely move your business to the cloud with minimal disruption and maximum efficiency and cost savings. Understand which apps and functions are best to migrate to the cloud and what data to keep on site. Cloud4SMB Expo addresses cloud migration head on from experts who have done it, and done it well.   Top Stories » OBT Anywhere Deploys AltiGen MaxACD Contact Center for Lync Solution » Interactive Intelligence and Founder Dr. Don Brown Honored with Awards for Indiana Tech Innovation » Microsoft's New Infrastructure Services Adds to Cloud Business Benefits » 200 Percent Growth for Contact Center Solutions Firm, Genesys   From The Expert Corner April 29, 2013 Businesses Take to the Cloud to Gain a Competitive Advantage By Robbie Pleasant, TMCnet Contributor In spite of the cloud’s growing pervasiveness, many companies are still trying to determine whether or not it can truly be used as a competitive tool. Others, however, have already taken to running their businesses entirely in the cloud, and have found that it has given them a pretty dramatic competitive edge. For example, Mobiquity has decided to turn to a cloud-based infrastructure, rather than an on-premises service. It started with Google Apps and cloud-based storage, then advanced to Office 365 and Microsoft Lync Online. With all of those, the company can sync calendars and contacts, message employees, Web conference, video chat, and make VoIP calls, all from a single system. Read More>>>   Featured Video Billing Platform Offers Billing Services in the Cloud   TMCnet Free Premium Content » Hybrid Cloud Storage: Getting the Best of Two Worlds » The Forrester Wave: Cloud Strategies Of Online Collaboration Software Vendors, Q3 2012 » TRUSTe recognized RingCentral's cloud-based business phone system as a top option.    Latest Blogs » The Cloud is like Chicken Wings   Featured Channels » Cloud Computing - Features » Cloud Communications » Cloud Hosting   Webinars Download One of Our Webinars Today to learn about new opportunities to enhance your business. http://www.tmcnet.com/webinar/   Become a TMCnet Columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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