Cloud computing is hot, hot, hot. Unfortunately, these types of complex systems lead to more fiction than fact. At its core, cloud computing is less about technology than other things. Get the information straight before embarking on a cloud project, by reading this issue's feature story.

A manager struggles with motivating employees to be more proactive in following up with customers, and it's affecting projects. Help the manager light a fire under his employees. With the world going paperless, a reader wonders whether business cards still have a place in our digital age. See what readers think.

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