This first issue of Cloud Development Digest, geared for Java developers, features the following three articles: "Java Platform as a Service Providers Vie for Developers’ Affection," "Cloud Architecture Key to Leveraging Cloud-Based Services," and "IaaS Management Tools and Test Cycles in the Cloud." 

Managing mobile costs is a challenge for all organisations, especially as responsibilities and budget authority may often sit in several places—IT, finance, personnel, managers and, of course, the employees themselves. 

This white paper reviews key mobile trends and analyzes how performance testers must change their testing methodologies to ensure they are accounting for the changes caused by mobile usage. 

This week’s Computer Weekly contains an exclusive interview with JP Morgan COO India Gary-Martin about juggling multiple legacy IT systems while keeping the merchant bank compliant. We also look at how near-field communications technology promises to revolutionise consumer spending and we ask whether 2012 could be the year that APM becomes vital? 

This asset explains why organizations should search beyond Mobile Device Management (MDM) policies in the workplace and implement a Mobile Content Management solution to help keep users, devices, and – most importantly – corporate data secure. 

Read this brief white paper to learn about an application that allows you to quickly and easily file a tax form 1040EZ in a matter of minutes just by snapping a couple pictures of your W-2s with your mobile device. 

SAP recently released two new mobile apps aimed at increasing the scope of HR-related information that employees, executives, and managers can access outside the workplace. Read this expert e-guide to learn how to maximize the value of your HR initiatives by leveraging SAP’s new mobile technologies. 

Without best practices to address the unique challenges they bring to IT teams, mobile apps can do more harm than good for today's enterprises. Read this white paper to learn how to approach development testing, systems performance, application and data security, and the end-user experience when introducing mobile apps into your IT architecture. 

Read this case study to learn how iPass, a mobile application developer, implemented automated testing in their real and live network mobility scenarios and the benefits they achieved. 

In this 15-minute webinar, uncover the top pitfalls to avoid during mobile application development and testing. Discover the top seven pitfalls that often occur, as well as the underlying assumptions that cause them. 

According to this Forrester Research report, enterprise mobility is more than just a blip on the screen, and the sooner that CIOs recognize this paradigm shift and put serious resources and strategy towards mobile development and device management, the sooner they can put power in the pockets of their employees, customers and partners. 

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