SoftwareGram, May 1, 2017

	Volume XVIII Issue 18 \| May 1, 2017


	Dear %%FIRST%%, For nearly over a decade the hot topic has been cloud adoption and when it will reach critical mass. This week we discuss why it is the year of the cloud and we identify how business users are turning to it for software. For the latest industry news, current editorials, links to our Buyers Guide and Software 500, and more, visit softwaremag.com. Follow us on Twitter and visit our Web site for the latest industry news. Also, check out the February digital edition . Now accepting submissions for the 2017 Software 500. Click here to participate. Receive the SoftwareGram weekly! Add or update your subscription.


	WHY THIS IS THE YEAR OF THE CLOUD Spring is almost here and we find ourselves working towards new goals—designing new methods for improving productivity, reducing spend, and staying happy. This time of year brings a good opportunity to look forward, both from a business and a personal perspective, to preempt the shifts and transformations on the horizon and manage change effectively… more>>

	Visit SWmagdirect.com – our information portal – for more on the products and solutions described below. IFS Named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrants SPTECHCON Best SharePoint 2016 and Office 365 Training MELISSA DATA Know Your Customer

	Managing Web Content Web content management (WCM) tools manage and control content across an organization’s digital channels. As digital content… more >> Combatting Threats Each year, the Software 500 provides insight on a variety of primary business sectors within the software industry. The 2016 Software… more >>

	• IndependenceIT Publishes White Paper on Increasing IT Service Provider Profitability in Cloud – Business of IT • Pandera Systems Announces BI-Monitoring Mobile App – BI • ConnectWise Announces Free Remote Control Solution Offering – Business of IT • Information Builders Makes Omni-Gen Master Data Management – Business Management • InfinityQS Launches Enact – the Future of Manufacturing Quality – Business Management • AWS Makes Amazon Lex Available to All Customers – Infrastructure • Introducing Angoss Version 10.3 Software Suite Release and KnowledgeENTERPRISE – Business Management • IFS Releases IoT-enabled Field Service Management – AppDev

	IRON MOUNTAIN Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE:IRM) is a leading provider of storage and information management services. Iron Mountain’s Intellectual Property Management group enables customers to fully protect their key technology assets through a comprehensive range of Software Escrow, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Data Escrow, and Escrow Verification solutions… ISIS PAPYRUS SOFTWARE ISIS Papyrus offers an integrated software platform for consolidated business communications and process. More than 2,000 enterprise organizations use Papyrus standard software for business applications to enable and optimize omnichannel communications design & delivery, adaptive case management & intelligent capture… MIRATECH Miratech is an IT services and outsourcing company that provides managed IT services to large and midsize multinational organizations. Founded in 1989, Miratech has its headquarters in Stockholm and Washington, DC; and R&D centers in Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine. Miratech serves its customers internationally covering 560 locations…
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