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By Bruz Marzolf
Web Developer

It’s hard to imagine a profession where you can make greater use of cloud services than web development. Web developers can build things that run in the cloud, using tools in the cloud. On top of that, freelance web developers can use cloud services to manage their businesses. Here’s how.

Building in the cloud

In the past, freelance web developers often had to play the role of system administrator, setting up and maintaining servers and databases and the like. These days, there are a number of services that provide these same needs with minimal set-up effort, allowing developers to focus more on what they’re building and less on infrastructure. That’s not to say that building on top of cloud services makes sense for every situation, but it’s a choice freelance developers and their clients can make based on trade-offs of time, cost and various technical factors. (more…)

Welcome to Up on the CX Cloud, a weekly feature where we spotlight one of our CX users. Want to participate? If we feature you, you’ll score a CX T-shirt. Go to our Facebook page here for all the details.

Lance Rhodes

CX User Name: bobbierhodes

CX Profile Link

Hometown, State, Country: Dallas

Current Town, State, Country: Elkhorn, Wis.

How long have you been a CX member? 2 months

Why did you join CX? CX contacted me and asked if I could make a video of their product. I like the features offered by CX, and I think they set CX apart from the others. Very good product, excellent features, great service. I will continue to use CX, and I recommend it to anyone who asks about cloud services. Thank you for introducing me to CX!

What do you use the CX cloud the most for? Storage, file sharing. (more…)

By Jan Vandenbos
Chief Architect

The cloud computing revolution is upon us. Never before has it been as cost-effective and easy to deliver data and applications on a large scale to audiences beyond traditional boundaries around time and place. Cloud services are particularly beneficial to K-12 educational systems, and we are seeing the rapid uptake of some for the following reasons. (more…)

Kyle Stewart

Kyle Stewart

Mobile Software Craftsman

Twitter: http://www.twitter.comkyleRstewart
GitHub: http://github.com/kylestew
Blog: http://cargocultblog.com

Current location: Gilbert, Ariz.

Hometown: Mesa, Ariz.

How long have you been with CX? 10 months.

What is your typical day like? I get to craft the iOS and Android apps. Day to day activities vary, but I spend a fair amount of time trying to understand the needs of our customers. Every week, I grab the next most important feature and start working on it. At CX, we try to release software early and often, so there is always a new challenge to tackle. The idea of a programmer sitting in a cube hacking out code 8 hours a day is almost completely opposite of what we do here at CX. Instead, we collaborate between teams to make sure all our products play well together. The culture is really what makes CX an outstanding place to work. (more…)