In 2023, companies that jump into the cloud without a cloud cost optimization strategy will see their valuations cut by as much as 50%. The post Cloud Cost Optimization Strategies Will Affect Valuations appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
How do you bring microsecond latency and real-time transaction processing to the cloud? We talked to CEO Chronicle Software Peter Lawrey. The post Four Steps to Getting More from Your Cloud Spend appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
Has your relationship with Oracle Java lost its sizzle? Giving you the blues? Here are seven reasons CIOs are breaking up with Oracle Java. The post 7 Reasons for Breaking Up with Oracle Java appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
Each new JDK release includes a new version of the time zone and currency database, which means you can always get correct output. The post Time Zone and Currency Database in JDK appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
This is the year that security and DevOps will come together. Security will operate at the speed of DevOps and DevOps will embrace security. The post Security and DevOps Will Finally Work Together to Prevent Vulnerabilities appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superi … | Continue reading
Azul Platform Prime, the world’s best and fastest JVM (Java Virtual Machine), is now available for AWS Graviton 2 and Graviton 3 processors. The post Azul Platform Prime Delivers Superior Performance on AWS Graviton Instances appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Supe … | Continue reading
What are consultants and journalists saying about Oracle's new Java pricing? Here’s a sample from around the internet. The post Experts React to Oracle’s New Java Pricing appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
Imagine you stop at a diner for a $5 cup of coffee with four friends. Your server brings you a check for $25. You complain, and your server explains that they don’t charge for how much coffee you drink. They charge for how many people are in your party. Outrageous, right? Well, t … | Continue reading
The profile criminals can get of you will soon be more complete and more accurate than what legitimate advertising firms have. The post Criminals Will Soon Have Better PII and Consumer Profiles Than Marketers appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support … | Continue reading
Since the first release of Java in 1995, a lot has changed in both software and hardware, and each evolution impacts the next. Powerful processors and cheaper memory allow software to do more and do it faster. As Azul Deputy CTO Simon Ritter says, “Java shows no danger of becomin … | Continue reading
In the second half of this two-part blog post, we explore how to decide which Java version to use when you have a choice. The post Which Java Version Should You Use? appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
Virtually every enterprise is investigating or already in the process of hosting its application workloads in the cloud. The post Application Workloads in the Cloud Will Be the Top Choice in 2023 appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
A shift to deployment on third-party runtimes has diversified Java marketshare. I expect this trend to continue and even accelerate in 2023. The post Java Marketshare Will Continue to Diffuse appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
What’s the difference and what are the consequences of your decision? The first of this two-part blog post examines OpenJDK release cadences, upgrading Java versions, and updating OpenJDK features. It’s critical to understand the parts of Java that enhance performance and the par … | Continue reading
In John’s latest interview with Software Daily, we discovered that there are so many companies looking for better customer experience, faster execution, and lower infrastructure costs…and that they have discovered a better use of Java to help the with just that. The interview de … | Continue reading
Here at Azul, we are very excited about Amazon Web Services’ launch of SnapStart for Lambdas. SnapStart uses the checkpoint-coordination CRaC API developed in OpenJDK, which was originated and led by Azul. The project has created a common way for Java applications to coordinate w … | Continue reading
What should I know about Garbage Collection as a Java developer? Let's talk to some experts at Azul to gain more insight. The post What Should I Know About Garbage Collection as a Java Developer? appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
If applications outrun Garbage Collection, delays occur as memory allocation has to wait till the GC finishes. The post Explained: Memory Allocation Pacing in Azul Zulu Prime builds of OpenJDK appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
Azul Vulnerability Detection helps organizations deal with evolving threats and manage security in the JVM in their Java environments. The post Moving Security into the JVM appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
Today we are proud to introduce our new Java application security product, Azul Vulnerability Detection. To help explain why it’s so revolutionary compared to other solutions, I’ll use an appropriate analogy for two days after Halloween. It’s a classic horror movie trope – the h … | Continue reading
Chronicle Software goes beyond expectations in trading, data processing, and event-driven apps. Electronic traders operate in a brutally competitive environment where every advantage matters. Trading strategy, research, and capital position matter. And the underlying technology — … | Continue reading
We talked with many developers and DevOps engineers, and a recurring question was about the difference between JIT performance and AOT. The post JIT Performance: Ahead-Of-Time versus Just-In-Time appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
Can’t keep up with your data processing needs? The race seemingly never ends. This seems to be a big concern – so we reached out to an industry expert – DataStax Vice President of Strategy Bryan Kirschner – to learn his point of view on what technology leaders are doing to help … | Continue reading
Java 7 is still a great Java deployment platform Last month Oracle released JDK 19, with exciting new preview features like virtual threads and structured concurrency (both part of Project Loom). However, most users do not want to upgrade their Java runtime every six months, choo … | Continue reading
In a 2022 Orca Security study of security practitioners, 55% say they are missing critical alerts, often weekly and even daily. Considering 59% receive more than 500 public cloud security alerts per day, missing critical alerts and reacting too slowly are serious risks from alert … | Continue reading
Proper patch management policies could have kept systems worldwide a whole lot more secure from exploitations of the Log4j vulnerability. The post Patch Management Policies Can Put Java Users at Risk appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
The mainframe application ecosystem is a source of crippling technical debt and not a platform for innovation. Heirloom Computing can help. The post Attacking Technical Debt for a Healthier Balance Sheet appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
Another six months have passed; and with predictable reliability, we have another release of the core Java platform, JDK 19. The post JDK 19 and What Java Users Should Know About It appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
A CIO’s guide to cost optimization without sacrificing business impact during a downturn. Let’s face it. The recession isn’t on the horizon; it’s already here, lightning illuminating darkening storm clouds. Market uncertainty can strike at any time. Political pendulums in the U … | Continue reading
No one wants to hand a bloated cloud bill to the CFO. Here are five ways CIOs can optimize cloud costs successfully. The post How CIOs Can Optimize Cloud Costs appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
When CVE detection tools find vulnerabilities that exist in an application but are not running in production, they produce false positives. The post The False Positives Problem with CVE Detection appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
Today’s CFO must be a strategic leader for cloud cost optimization investing in growth. The post The CFO Takes a Strategic Look at Cloud Cost Optimization appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
Many businesses are at risk since Oracle ended support for Java 7. We consulted an expert for ways to reduce risk exposure. The post You Have Support Options for JDK 7 appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
This article explores how new pattern matching features in JDK 18 can make your code more concise without losing readability. The post Use Pattern Matching to Simplify Java appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
We’ve been running a lot of Kafka on Azul Platform Prime lately, gauging the max Kafka throughput on Azul Platform Prime vs OpenJDK and measuring the practical ROI of running workloads on Azul Platform Prime. And along the way we’ve learned a few things about getting the most out … | Continue reading
You probably heard of Java’s new Project Panama APIs that can access native libraries written in C, but what about libraries written in other languages such as C++ or Rust? Check out these series of articles that will show you how. The post Accessing Foreign Programming Languages … | Continue reading
Engaging in cloud migration can mean rehosting, refactoring, or rearchitecting. Each path has merit depending on your company's situation. The post Cloud Migration or Application Optimization appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
On July 7th, 2011, eleven years ago, JDK 7 was released. In some ways, it was one of the more significant releases of Java. Indeed, there were some excellent technical features: Project Coin gave us things like try-with-resources, strings in switch and multi-catch. However, it … | Continue reading
In answering why cloud cost is important, the question isn’t whether to move to the cloud but how to move to the cloud. The post Why Cloud Cost Is Important appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
Most developers don’t think much about Embedded Java. But from planes and cars to phones and printers, you might be surprised at the places where it is still used. The original goal for Java was to provide a development and runtime environment for the Star7, essentially a precurs … | Continue reading
It’s now twenty-seven years since Java was first released, and it continues to be one of the most popular platforms for applications, especially on servers. One of the reasons for this is the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). This provides a managed runtime environment that removes th … | Continue reading
TLDR: For scalable data workloads like Cassandra, performance and capacity are simply a matter of cost. JVM choice and configuration can dramatically impact that cost. The Azul Platform Prime JVM significantly improves Cassandra performance and reduces the cost of Cassandra clust … | Continue reading
Building real-time data pipelines and streaming applications just got more cost-effective. Kafka is great because it’s horizontally scalable, fault-tolerant, and runs in production for thousands of companies – and we figured out how to help you get more mileage out of it. How We … | Continue reading
During the pandemic we were all adjusting to a new normal. Working remotely affords us the opportunity to work from home and attend virtual meetings and conferences. Even though this can be super convenient, developing a tool that can help us to be mindful of others (my coworkers … | Continue reading
We have a new resource for Branch Chiefs available for free download called “The Branch Chief’s Guide to Java Security.” This blog explains why you need it and how to get it. Are you an expert in Java security already? Do you know all you need to know about keeping your agency’s … | Continue reading
In a series of in-depth articles over at Foojay.io you will learn the fundamentals on how to access native libraries using Project Panama and without resorting to JNI (Java Native Interface) or JNA (Java Native Access). The post Accessing Native Code in Java with Project Panama a … | Continue reading
Welcome to getting started with Azul Platform Prime and Apache Kafka. In this article you will learn how to switch between two different Java runtime environments to run an Apache Kafka instance. In later articles this will allow you to compare runtime performance benchmarks. Bef … | Continue reading
As Java turned 25 in May 2020 amidst the pandemic, the lynchpin of robust, resilient systems that managed extra digital load caused by the crises, it was also undergoing changes which had nothing to do with the pandemic but everything to do with Oracle. Until 2019, Oracle allowed … | Continue reading