Here's what happened when an iPhone loyalist tried a Nexus 5

Looking back: How I'd build an IT infrastructure today versus how I did it 10 years ago | Why Keller Williams went all-in on Google for its 93,000 real estate agents Follow CITEworld BY IDG ENTERPRISE November 25, 2013 InCITE Your twice weekly digest of the most important developments in the consumerization of IT Here's what happened when an iPhone loyalist tried a Nexus 5 As an iPhone user since 2008, Ron Miller thought it might be fun to take the Nexus 5 for a spin and see what life with Android was like. Here's what he learned. White Paper: Lua Technologies The New Mobile Business Communication Landscape The traditional challenges that CIOs and IT Managers face to procure solutions with optimal business value are being met with new demands. Today, IT departments need to also deliver technologies that are easier to use, deploy and implement – similar to consumer technologies. This phenomenon is known as the "consumerization of IT." Learn More Looking back: How I'd build an IT infrastructure today versus how I did it 10 years ago A decade ago, Ryan Faas built a modern IT infrastructure for a mental health and human services organization. Using the cloud and mobile technologies available today, he says he would've built it faster, better, and less expensively.   Why Keller Williams went all-in on Google for its 93,000 real estate agents At first blush, Keller Williams saw Google Apps as a replacement for old email and calendaring systems for its associates. Under closer examination, it quickly became even more important for the company. Microsoft's devices boss hints at wearables and Windows consolidation Catching up in phones and tablets only gets Microsoft where it ought to be already. Julie Larson-Green believes the future is a new category of devices with a new way of interacting that will be just as revolutionary as touch was on the iPhone -- and it takes One Microsoft to deliver it, though not necessarily three versions of Windows What "devices and services" really means to Microsoft Ever since Microsoft announced its "Devices and Services" strategy, there's been a question about what it might mean. Is it a pull back from the ecosystem model that's been at the heart of its business for nearly 40 years, taking a leaf from the Apple playbook? Or is it something new? Why Amazon's Kinesis tool is a big deal for working with big data Big data sometimes comes in a torrent and you don't want to sift through it later. Amazon has a solution for that, allowing for real-time data feeds into applications. MediaFire offers file sharing with no sign-up required While other services make it simple for you to share a folder packed with files, you typically have to sign up for that service to access the folder. By contrast, MediaFire lets you simply designate a folder for sharing, invite people to it, and then all invitees have access to the folder to grab files, or add more files. Mobile word processor Quip adds import from Word and other key features Less than three months after its debut, the first mobile-only word processor gets a big update. We talk to its cofounder, former Facebook CTO Bret Taylor, about what's on tap and how the company is thinking. Tizen director: First product will hit "early next year" Devices running on the Tizen mobile OS may be available early next year, according to the director of the Tizen Association. Google search like you've never known it Millions of people use Google every day to search the Internet. But even the most experienced Google users may be unaware of a number of features, tips and tricks developed by the search giant over the years.   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) 2013 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.**