At the InfoQ Dev Summit Munich, Markus Kett presented a database alternative for Java: the in-memory EclipseStore promises faster data processing with lower cloud costs. It stores Java objects as ...

Because Java uses automatic garbage collection, developers think Java programs are free from possible memory leaks. Although automatic garbage collection solves the main cause of memory leaks ...

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Azure jaz: Automatic memory and startup optimization for Java in the cloud The new Microsoft tool for the Azure cloud aims to improve launch times for Java applications and thus reduce cloud costs.

Hazelcast today announced the beta release of the latest version of its namesake in-memory data grid, Hazelcast IMDG 3.12. With this release, the company adds new features focused on data integrity, ...

Pop quiz: Do you know what annotation metadata is? If you’re like most coders, you don’t—and that has been okay, says Graeme Rocher, creator of Java application frameworks, including Grails ...

Oracle's summer of product launches continues as Database 12c becomes generally available. Will all applications go in-memory?