[Link] Microsoft Azure Launches 'Easy Nxt' Blockchain Nodes for Developers

Microsoft Azure, the cloud computing platform and infrastructure for building, deploying and managing applications through Microsoft’s global network of managed data centers, has officially brought the Nxt Blockchain to their platform. Now for the first time on Azure, developers worldwide will be able to start their own Nxt nodes easily.

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[Update] If you want to know, what NXT, check out the post 'Cryptocurrency: NXT and the Nxt Platform'

[Link] The case for Twitter's independence

Twitter is apparently on the block, with Alphabet/Google and Salesforce.com being reported as potential bidders. TechCrunch analyzes the company, and what it might mean in different scenarios.

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[Link] MongoDB Cheat Sheet

MongoDB is a popular choice for NoSQL databases in web-scale applications today. Besides GUI tools to work with MongoDB, sometimes, command line is still an essential.

This helpful cheatsheet by Red Hat's Cian Clarke is a handy resource to have.

[Link] 2016 State of Mobile Performance

The H1 2016 State of Mobile Performance (SoMP) report is a detailed 33-page analysis of the current state of mobile performance in the US, Europe and India.

Whether you’re an app developer, an industry journalist or just someone interested in learning about how the worldwide mobile landscape is progressing, we hope you’ll download the full H1 2016 State of Mobile report to learn more.

Get it from: http://go.twinprime.com/p/resources/state-of-mobile-performance-2016h1

[Link] IBM Marketplace

Find solutions for Cloud, Data & Analytics, Mobile, IT and much more at the IBM Marketplace