The big story that should emerge from Google I/O

How Airbnb used Amazon Web Services to conquer the rental market | Netflix and the risk of the disappearing platform Follow CITEworld BY IDG ENTERPRISE June 23, 2014 InCITE Your twice weekly digest of the most important developments in the consumerization of IT The big story that should emerge from Google I/O The world's largest collector of information is expected to unveil several products next week, but they will serve a larger strategy. Resource compliments of: PC Connection Need to justify a storage refresh? Get SMART, get started. Storage modernization unlocks the full potential of your data center. It increases storage capacity, boosts performance, and reduces costs per gigabyte. Take an educated look at storage with our three-level S.M.A.R.T. methodology. Learn how to create a cost effective model with unrivaled flexibility with our Storage Modernization and Refresh Toolkit. How Airbnb used Amazon Web Services to conquer the rental market Airbnb VP of Engineering Mike Curtis explains how renting compute power from Amazon Web Services helps the startup help people rent their homes. White Paper: Bitglass Data Leakage, Regulatory Compliance & BYOD Employees use mobile devices in their personal lives because they are easy to use--from anywhere at anytime. According to Pew Research, smartphone adoption in the US crossed 50% of the adult population in 2013, increasing 10% each of the past three years. Learn more about compliance with HIPAA and other regulations on BYOD. Learn more >> Netflix and the risk of the disappearing platform Netflix is shutting down its API. It's a grim portent for the future of the web. Why Microsoft's Azure Machine Learning is such a big deal By introducing machine learning as a service, Microsoft is changing the way we need to think about data -- and about the skills we need. Amazon's first Fire Phone is just a test -- with huge long-term potential The key feature, Firefly, is an unknown quantity. By getting the first Fire Phone out at a high price to a limited audience, Amazon can test it for bugs and see how much extra revenue it creates. Then, the real strategy begins. How Canada's Yellow Pages went totally digital in just four months Social sharing platform tibbr helped along the way. How to get embedded with microcontrollers Don't make the assumption the microcontroller scene is the exclusive domain of hardware hackers. Not so. The Internet of Things and emphasis on wearable technology mean that microcontrollers will be soon be in virtually everything, so gaining familiarity now with embedded hardware is a must for any technologist. Adobe turns tablets into another tool for workflow Tablets are just part of the way we work now, but they're not the only place we work. New tools in Creative Cloud suite acknowledge this PC-plus approach.   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.**