The hard facts on cloud computing
“Software as a service” offers a variety of benefits, including easy access via a web browser, high-end data protection and significant cost savings. Here’s how you can take advantage of it for your financial advisory business

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Amazon cost outlook weighs on holiday prospects
Amazon.com Inc signaled that the cost of expanding its business would grow at a fast clip during the holiday shopping season, sending shares of the world’s largest online retailer down 3.8 percent.

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The real cost of free
Commenters who claim I tell artists to give their work away for free are wrong – and they should focus on the real online villains Last week, my fellow Guardian columnist Helienne Lindvall published a piece headlined The cost of free , in which she called it “ironic” that “advocates of free online content” (including me) “charge hefty fees to speak at events”. Lindvall says she spoke to someone …

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