Red Hat Brings JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
to Microsoft Azure, Easing Shift to the Cloud for Traditional Java Applications
Offering
enables the migration of Java applications to cloud environments
Red Hat, the world's leading
provider of open source solutions, today announced Red Hat JBoss Enterprise
Application Platform (JBoss EAP) on Microsoft Azure, enabling organizations to
tap into the benefits of a cloud-based architecture for modernizing their
existing Jakarta® EE
(previously Java EE) applications and building new ones on Azure. Today, JBoss
EAP is available as a native offering in Azure that comes fully configured and
ready to run, and will also be available soon as a fully supported runtime in
Azure App Service that is managed by Microsoft.
Java continues to be an immensely
popular programming language, with an estimated 8 million developers worldwide
and steady growth in the use of Jakarta EE to accelerate application
development for the cloud. As a leading open source Jakarta EE-compliant
application server, JBoss EAP offers Java developers powerful management and
automation capabilities designed to improve productivity, and a lightweight
architecture for building and deploying modern cloud-native applications.
By bringing JBoss EAP to Azure, Red Hat is easing
the shift to the cloud and giving organizations greater choice and flexibility
in how they plan for the future. Customers can bring existing applications to
Azure—including JBoss EAP applications running on-premises or other Jakarta EE
applications running on different application servers—choosing how they want to
manage business critical, Java-based applications in the cloud.
With JBoss EAP on Microsoft Azure,
customers can:
- Develop modern Jakarta EE apps. Using JBoss EAP with Azure’s broad and complementary
services, customers are able to create cloud-native applications that are
flexible, scalable and more secure. They can build these on JBoss EAP and
take advantage of support through Red Hat Runtimes.
- Run JBoss EAP in the environment that best meets their
needs. Available as both a hosted and
customer-managed offering, customers can run applications with JBoss EAP
on Azure virtual machines (VMs) through the Azure Marketplace, or adopt a
hosted JBoss EAP offering through Azure App Service (public preview), with
flexible, on-demand pricing. For customers looking for container-based
solutions, JBoss EAP is also supported on Azure Red Hat OpenShift.
- Cost savings opportunity. Shifting Java applications to the cloud can help
reduce costs associated with managing on-premise data centers, including
IT infrastructure, operating systems and storage. In doing so, it can help
shift large, upfront capital expenses to more predictable operational
expenses.
- Have greater confidence. JBoss EAP on Azure combines the open source expertise
of Red Hat and the public cloud strength of Microsoft, and is jointly
supported by both companies.
Supporting Quotes
Rich Sharples, senior director, Product Management, Red Hat
"Red Hat and Microsoft have long been strategic partners. Red Hat JBoss
Enterprise Application Platform continues to be the cornerstone of Red Hat’s
commitment to enterprise Java, and Red Hat is the trusted leader in both open
source and Java. By offering JBoss EAP on Azure, we are combining the best of
our areas of expertise and enabling customers to successfully choose how they
want to manage applications on the cloud."
Martijn Verburg, principal group
manager, Microsoft
"As two of the biggest names in enterprise software, it just makes sense
that we have such a strong relationship with Red Hat. Bringing JBoss EAP to
Azure customers means not only faster time to market and remaining competitive,
but also yields more options for building, deploying, and managing a
security-focused cloud environment that meets business needs today while
adapting for future change."
Source: Red Hat media announcement