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The recently announced Simple Cloud API provides a common API to a variety of cloud services. A collaborative effort by Zend, GoGrid, IBM®, Microsoft®, Nirvanix and Rackspace, the API allows you to write portable code that can interoperate with multiple cloud vendors. Best of all, the API allows you to use services specific to a particular vendor as necessary.
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In this Java development 2.0 column from noted author and developer, Andrew Glover, you'll quickly build a Web application that leverages Groovy, Spring, and Hibernate (via the Grails framework) and deploy it on an EC2 instance. >>

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This article shows you how to use Apache Hadoop to build a MapReduce framework to make a Hadoop Cluster and how to create a sample MapReduce application which runs on Hadoop. You will also learn how to set up a time/disk-consuming task on the cloud. >>

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The Java Native Interface (JNI) is a standard Java API that enables Java code to integrate with code written in other programming languages. JNI can be a key element in your toolkit if you want to leverage existing code assets for example, in a service-oriented architecture (SOA) or a cloud-based system. But when used without due care, JNI can quickly lead to poorly performing and unstable applications. This article identifies the top 10 JNI programming pitfalls, provides best practices for avoiding them, and introduces the tools available for implementing these practices. >>

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Download a free trial version of IBM® Rational® Team Concert Express- C, a member of the Rational Team Concert family of products built on the Jazz Technology Platform. Jazz is a scalable, extensible team collaboration platform for seamlessly integrating tasks across the software lifecycle. >>

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Every organization today is looking for ways to do more with less, and only the companies that implement the most effective methods will survive. In this white paper, well discuss specific secrets of delivering more valuable software to customers despite having fewer resources. Well include secrets related to process, development, infrastructure, and information. It can be done, and well tell you how. >>

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This SecurityCurve white paper will cover how to implement a robust process for integrating security and risk management throughout the Web application software development lifecycle. >>

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Check out these demos to learn how Rational Build Forge can help development teams standardize and automate repetitive tasks, uncover development bottlenecks, determine trends for specific projects and manage compliance mandates. >>

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Try this hosted trial to learn more. Rational System Architect helps empower organizations to fully deploy, visualize, collaborate on, and scale their Enterprise Architecture and IT Planning initiatives. >>

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This will give you an idea of what return you can expect from implementing our collaborative software delivery environment. Based on the open and extensible Jazz platform, Rational Team Concert provides iteration planning, project reporting,automation of best practices, software configuration management, team build, and work item management, all within a collaborative environment optimized for small and medium-sized agile teams. Using Rational Team Concert, you can expect to see significant ROI in team productivity, team collaboration, quality improvements, and in project governance.  >>

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This whitepaper will discuss 5 steps IT departments and administrators can take to meet the challenges they face in creating efficient and cost-effective international deployments. >>

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The IBM(R) software delivery best practices: Do more with less e-Kit contains white papers, videos, webcasts and customer success stories. They demonstrate how IBM solutions can help you achieve your business goals both short and long term , while reducing costs and risks through increased productivity and faster time to market. >>

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This update provides sophisticated version control and parallel development support to manage and control software assets. Integration with design, development, build, test, and deployment tools provides a comprehensive solution for controlled access to software assets across the full lifecycle. Rational ClearCase is seamlessly integrated with Rational ClearQuest for a complete change and configuration management solution. >>

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This update provides defect tracking and automation of software processes. automates and enforces development processes for better insight, predictability, and control of the software lifecycle. Rational ClearQuest integrates with design, development, build, test and deployment tools and facilitates communication across the organization. >>

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This 3 part series takes a look at the advantages of the hybrid cloud computing model, demonstrates the use of a JMS queue locally as well as an SQS queue in the cloud, combining the two in a single hybrid application and the governance and security considerations. >>

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Get an overview of the public cloud and see how you can use the IBM® WebSphere® sMash and IBM DB2® Express-C Amazon Machine Images (AMI) to deliver Web applications hosted on the EC2 public cloud infrastructure. >>

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Cloud computing for developers is your starting point for the latest IBM, developerWorks and general industry information on cloud computing. Discover why cloud computing is important, how to get started, and where to learn more about it. >>

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Download a free trial version of IBM® Rational® Team Concert Standard Edition, a member of the Rational Team Concert family of products built on the Jazz Technology Platform. Jazz is a scalable, extensible team collaboration platform for seamlessly integrating tasks across the software lifecycle. Rational Team Concert Standard Edition provides a collaborative software delivery environment for corporate teams.  >>

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This e-Kit can help you uncover many of the building blocks of Web 2.0 and increase your understanding of how to bring the core concepts of:

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Develop your applications using IBM Mashup Center, software that provides an easy to use business mashup solution, supporting quick assembly of dynamic situational applications -- with the governance and security-rich capabilities IT requires. >>

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Explore the Enterprise Modernization Sandbox for System z: Application Modernization online trial. When you register for this entry point, you can access IBM's key offering to analyze, design, modernize implement, test and deploy application for System z platform. All these offering are pre-configured and installed into a single virtual online environment. You also have access to a test mainframe environment that lets you quickly deploy and test the scenarios. >>

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Current IT capabilities and economic realities give developers the unique opportunity to radically transform the world's most important systems to be more efficient and effective. Find out more about creating a smarter planet. >>

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Download a free trial of Rational Quality Manager , a collaborative, Web-based, quality management solution that offers comprehensive test planning and test asset management from requirements to defects. >>

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Looking to define High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now. >>