Workday takes Ivy League school out of the "Dark Ages" of IT management

Apple's Tim Cook: Why Android won't beat us like Windows did | How Teach for America gets the most out of Yammer on a shoestring budget Follow CITEworld BY IDG ENTERPRISE February 10, 2014 InCITE Your twice weekly digest of the most important developments in the consumerization of IT Workday takes Ivy League school out of the "Dark Ages" of IT management Brown University's old mainframe-based apps were out of touch with today's requirements, and were replaced with Workday cloud-based applications for HR, payroll, and financials. White Paper: OutSystems Why IT Struggles to Innovate, and How You Can Fix It Download this ebook and learn how to reinvigorate your IT Department with these 3 innovative techniques that will control the cost of change, increase productivity, and help your business differentiate from the competition. Learn More Apple's Tim Cook: Why Android won't beat us like Windows did It comes down to apps and the fact that Windows was a single platform while Android is not. Resource compliments of: CITE Conference + Expo Trending now: Consumerization of enterprise IT You've heard about consumerization...but how can you use it to give your organization a competitive edge? Find out at the third annual Consumerization of IT in the Enterprise (CITE) April 27–29 in San Francisco. Learn how consumer-driven technology can transform your business, your workplace, and your customer relationships. Learn more How Teach for America gets the most out of Yammer on a shoestring budget Teach for America, which has 2,300 staff members scattered across the country, has been using the free version of Yammer to encourage communication among employees. Now it's using a low-cost analytics tool from ViewDo to gain better insight into how workers are using Yammer. Google rolls out a $1000 Chromebox for video meetings For $999 per meeting room, Google is offering the complete hardware you need to get started with a lightweight, simple, Google+ Hangouts-powered solution. How to make Google Now and Voice Search better If you're using Google Now and Voice Search and so far are underwhelmed, there are some things you can do to improve the accuracy of these very good services. Sony whistles past the PC graveyard As PC sales plunge, one of the industry's formerly biggest brands gets out. Woz: Apps are the biggest computing innovation since the Apple II Steve Wozniak claims that the app store market has driven more innovation than any other single evolution in computing. New Microsoft CEO: "We want to bridge the consumer and business market" CEO Satya Nadella discussed his priorities and vision as he prepares to lead the company through this time of transition, including his vision for the future of work in a software-haunted world. Follow CITEworld Share this email You are currently subscribed to citeworld_weekly_update as security.world@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Copyright (C) 2014 CITEworld, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham MA 01701 **Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@citeworld.com.**