Cloud computing: End of the corporate WAN?
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By Frank Dzubeck
When vendors and marketers get their hands on an IT concept, it
doesn't take long for that concept to morph into a totally new
business opportunity and possibly a new market segment. Such is
the story of cloud computing.Read full story
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