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Tech Decision Maker July 31, 2014 Editor of this Newsletter Steve Ranger | UK Editor | @steveranger Steve Ranger is the UK editor of TechRepublic, and has been writing about the impact of technology on people, business, and culture for more than a decade. Atlassian's upside-down business strategy: Could it work for you? Atlassian bootstrapped its way to a $3.3 billion valuation while selling to a demographic that hates salespeople. Jay Simons, Atlassian's president, offers tips on how to replicate its success. Resource of the day Cloud Priorities 2014: Cloud strategies, priorities and plans of North American IT and professionals This report, sponsored by Windstream, examines the current and future adoption of cloud technology, the business objectives of adopters and the experiences of those adopters. To learn more download this extensive report now. Additional TechRepublic Resources Join TechRepublic's exclusive dinner discussion on the future of innovation FTP remains a security breach in the making Dell's solution to the Windows/x86 disaster recovery problem Microsoft continues its push to make OneNote everyone's default app The main reasons people hate Google Glass, and why they won't in a few years Colocation providers solve problems the cloud can't Looks are everything in wearable tech Featured multimedia Health and fitness wearables dominated Wearable Tech Expo Today's recommended downloads On-demand Webcast - Identity is the New Perimeter (Centrify) The Importance of Managing Privileged Accounts (Dell Software) Download a FREE Trial of the Network Performance Monitor from SolarWinds! (SolarWinds) IaaS Public Clouds and the Perceived Security Threat (Global Knowledge) SDN and Cloud Computing (Global Knowledge) Connect with TechRepublic A Special Feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet The art of the hybrid cloud Cloud computing is insatiably gobbling up more of the backend services that power businesses. But, some companies have apps with privacy, security, and regulatory demands that preclude the cloud. Here's how to find the right mix of public cloud and private cloud. TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! The Mobile Revolution Google in the Enterprise Microsoft in the Enterprise Visit the Subscription Center to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from TechRepublic communications. The e-mail address for your subscription is habib2best@gmail.com. Unsubscribe | Send Feedback | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy Copyright 2014 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.