Hortonworks' Hadoop now launches from Google Cloud Platform

How has Time Warner failed users? Let us count the ways. Thrown for a loss: Google Chrome fumbles Apple Handoff.

InfoWorld Daily PM January 23, 2015 Hortonworks' Hadoop now launches from Google Cloud Platform Now HDP can be deployed on Google Cloud Platform with the same command-line tools already used for setting up Hadoop -- tools produced in collaboration between the two companies. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. How has Time Warner failed users? Let us count the ways 2. Thrown for a loss: Google Chrome fumbles Apple Handoff 3. INSIDER 6 simple tricks for protecting your passwords 4. 20 of the worst passwords White Paper: Attachmate The Need for Enterprise-Grade File Transfer From email to Dropbox and FTP, the status quo of file transfer in most organizations is UFT—or Unmanaged File Transfer. That’s the troubling finding of a 2013 survey conducted by Osterman Research. Read this paper to learn how enterprise-grade Managed File Transfer (MFT) can help. VIEW NOW How has Time Warner failed users? Let us count the ways Tired of skyrocketing cable bills, bait-and-switch billing tactics, terrible customer service, and not receiving the Internet speeds promised? Well, this could be the year that telecoms get their comeuppance. READ MORE Thrown for a loss: Google Chrome fumbles Apple Handoff Chrome on iOS can hand off information to Safari on a Mac -- ignoring the app restrictions of the Handoff API. Is this a harbinger of a looser Handoff policy, one where allowing handoff across different apps was routine for the user?READ MORE INSIDER 6 simple tricks for protecting your passwords We all know that the current username-and-password system is broken. It's fair to assume that if hackers don't have your password already, they're about to.READ MORE 20 of the worst passwords Do you actually want people to break into your systems? Or do you just not care one way or the other? If so, here is a list of the most-used passwords of 2014, for your easy reference. This list is taken from SplashData’s Annual “Worst Passwords” List.READ MORE Webcast: IBM Corporation 7 Groundbreaking Storage Solutions Please Join IBM and Nuance Communications Inc. to learn how Nuance uses IBM Elastic Storage to improve the power of their voice recognition applications by managing storage growth, cost and complexity while increasing performance.LEARN MORE Join the IDG Contributor Network The IDG Contributor Network is a collection of blogs written by leading IT practitioners about the technology, business opportunities and challenges you face everyday. We invite you to participate by applying to be a contributor today.