This article gets dangerously close to real artificial intelligence (AI). All intelligent agents need to have a basic ability to perceive their environment and some means of navigating and moving within the world around them-be it real or otherwise. Read on to learn more about AI. 

This article, drawing on sources including interviews with cloud computing providers, users and other market actors, is the first in-depth research into how cloud contracts are negotiated. 

SearchWinIT.com's SharePoint e-zine – is a monthly Web magazine packed with in-depth articles and tips written by SharePoint to make you a SharePoint master. Our editorial focuses on three main areas: governance, management and implementation. 

Read this article from IBM to discover the details behind the definition: cloud computing is an all-inclusive solution in which all computing resources (hardware, software, networking, storage, and so on) are provided rapidly to users as demand dictates. 

Philip Dawson, Gartner VP offers best practice advice for organisations looking to virtualise their IT infrastructure. 

This month’s cover story deals with database activity monitoring and how to keep vigilant watch over your data. Other features cover new stealthy and sophisticated malware that aims at hijacking business banking accounts and Windows 7 operating system security improvements. Read on and take a look at all three featured articles and much more. 

Many development organizations fail to realize that test automation doesn't implement itself; it requires a certain amount of planning and care to be truly effective. Read this e-guide to uncover expert guidance for successfully implementing automated testing. Then, find tips for managing testing within the short iterations of agile development. 

Gartner analysts explain how Infrastructure and Operations (I&O) teams can best prepare for the cloud. 

You will also have access to M1’s ERP software brochure, an article on how to streamline your manufacturing operations with ERP software, a tax incentive brochure, as well as case studies of how ECi M1 ERP software helps manufacturing companies to reduce operational costs and become more efficient in managing their production processes. 

Based on the Jazz platform, IBM Rational Team Concert provides a lean collaborative lifecycle management solution by integrating with other software. Check out this listing of articles, demos, and tutorials to see what might help you. 

Basis path testing, also known as Structured Testing, is the primary code-based testing strategy recommended by McCabe Software and supported by McCabe IQ. The main idea behind this testing is that decision outcomes within a software function should be tested independently. This article provides an overview of the benefits of basis path testing. 

This LEGO customer success story reported by Bloomberg Businessweek highlights how LEGO leverages SAP Customer Relationship Managment (SAP CRM), especially the loyalty management software, to run the compnay's customer loyalty program.