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The Complex Web of Cloud Pricing On the surface the OpEx payment model is appealing because it allows organizations to purchase the right amount of services to fit fluctuating needs over time. When you dig deeper, you will find a complex web of pricing and feature sets that makes it almost impossible to compare vendor offerings. |
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How to Become a Better ProcrastinatorIt's not necessarily bad to be a member of the twenty percent of people who identify themselves as chronic procrastinators. Naomi Karten explains several ways how you can become a better procrastinator and tackle the work that needs to get finished. | 
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What Is a Requirement?When considering the various definitions of the term "requirement" and the application of each, it is equally important to have a definition in mind that can be easily recalled and referenced. | 
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The Differences between a Project Manager and a ScrumMasterIn the traditional model of software development, the project manager is responsible for project planning, estimating costs, and other tasks. However, with the popularity of Scrum and the role of the ScrumMaster, the project manager's responsibilities, although diluted, are not going away. | 
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Agile vs. Waterfall DevelopmentWhile there are many similarities between agile and waterfall development methodologies, we have to face the truth that agile was created because of the real and perceived failures of the waterfall methodology in software development. | 
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Netflix Has a Eureka MomentNetflix recently announced an open source cloud service registry and cloud load balancer project called Eureka. If dynamic registry updates and run-time instance discovery are within your cloud project requirements, consider using Eureka in your Java PaaS framework. | 
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Single Checkouts or Multiple Checkouts: Which Is Better? A recent thread on LinkedIn asks "Which is better: single checkouts or multiple checkouts?" On projects, both large and small, using exclusive checkouts is actually preferred. |
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Getting Coworkers to Like You Even software professionals need to know how to be well-regarded in the workplace. Naomi Karten presents some tips on how to get coworkers to like you. |
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