Hadoop Hbase 10 debuts amid stiff NoSQL competition

Microsofts pulling Facebook, Google chat from Outlook.com Google scraps annual Pwnium bug-hunting contest

Today's InfoWorld Headlines: Wrap Up February 25, 2015 Hadoop Hbase 10 debuts amid stiff NoSQL competition At long last, the database has hit all three benchmarks for its 1.0 status: Be a stable foundation for future 1.x releases; stabilize the way HBase clusters work; clean up the client API so that it's easier to maintain going forward. Now we'll see how it does against Cassandra and MongoDB. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Microsofts pulling Facebook, Google chat from Outlook.com 2. Google scraps annual Pwnium bug-hunting contest 3. Red Hat Shenandoah boosts Java garbage collection 4. Bluetooth starts weaving its mesh for IoT White Paper: Good Technology 10 Best Practices for Implementing a Successful BYOD Program Harness the benefits of BYOD for your organization including improved user productivity, engagement, satisfaction and potential cost savings. Learn the best practices for doing so successfully. DOWNLOAD NOW Microsofts pulling Facebook, Google chat from Outlook.com Pretty soon chats in Outlook.com are going to be all Skype, all the time. Microsoft is pulling the plug on Google Talk and Facebook chat in Outlook.com. READ MORE Google scraps annual Pwnium bug-hunting contest Google is scrapping Pwnium, its annual bug hunting event, and folding it into the Chrome Reward Program, which has been around since 2010. READ MORE : IBM Enhance Your 360-Degree View of the Customer How can organizations tap into the vast flow of data, weed out the information that matters, and then link that meaningful sentiment to specific customers? This ebook explores how an enhanced 360-degree view of the customer optimizes and facilitates more personalized customer interactions. LEARN MORE Red Hat Shenandoah boosts Java garbage collection Red Hat engineers are moving forward with their Shenandoah garbage collection technology, which would give Java a boost in large-heap applications. READ MORE Bluetooth starts weaving its mesh for IoT Backers of Bluetooth plan to give the technology a way to form mesh networks, dramatically extending its range and potentially its role in the Internet of Things. Meshes mean that connected things such as thermostats and lights can communicate without going through a nearby PC or dedicated hub device.READ MORE White Paper: IBM The MDM advantage: Creating insight from big data Analyze big data in a timely manner, match it to master data, and derive actionable information to extract insights and make better business decisions. VIEW NOW