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Tech Digest – Week 07, 2013

Written by Corporate | Feb 15, 2013 1:12:15 PM

Maximizing the value of Cloud-based development and Testing environment

Development and testing in a cloud-based model directs the traditional hurdles of cost, scalability and lack of process and methodology, however it also has challenges. There are certain critical success factors to maximize the value of cloud-based development and testing. Despite being a crucial IT function, the inability to quickly provide the capacity needed by development and testing teams delays the application development life cycle and hampers the quick and efficient delivery of an application.

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Microsoft dynamics gets more pervasive BI in latest upgrade

Microsoft has enhanced its Dynamic ERP software which includes Business Intelligence aspects and is designed for helping the companies to cater to the changing business requirements. The increasing globalization of business has led companies to incorporate changing policies, regulation and energy costs into their operational strategies.

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Revamped Plex for Android coming up this week

The developers who made the prominent cross-platform media app “Plex” would be redesigning their Android app. There is an interesting blog post that highlights the process of creating an application for Android and other platforms, the Plex team explains why they decided to scrap the previous version of the app, and build a new version from scratch. The new Plex for Android will run on Android 3.2+ devices (to maintain Google TV compatibility) and should become available in the Play Store sometimes this week.

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How to drive sustainable SharePoint adoption in your organization

According to a research by Microsoft, there are many companies using SharePoint. For many people SharePoint is nothing more than a glorified network, in spite of the high number of users. But organizations who provide contextual, business-relevant training and actively cultivate a sustainable SharePoint adoption program will find those initiatives to contribute to a more widespread utilization of SharePoint to address users’ specific day-to-day business needs and therefore maximize the organization’s SharePoint investment.

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