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Azul’s Rebrand Highlights Continuity of Being 100% Focused on Java and the Industry’s Best Source for OpenJDK

The more things change, the more they stay the same. There’s some truth in that truism, and the launch of “the New Azul” last month is a perfect example. We have a new logo, new product names, and a new platform, but our focus remains the same even through this major rebranding effort because it […]
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The Importance of Java Security Updates

Recently, I was in discussion with a Java user at a bank about the possibilities of using Azul Platform Core to run a range of applications.  One of the most significant advantages for mission-critical enterprise applications is knowing that you have access to the latest security patches and bug fixes.  With Platform Core, these are […]
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Azul’s New Pricing Structure

Azul Systems is happy to announce a major change for the way that we bill for our Java platforms. Going forward, Azul will use a capacity-based pricing structure, billing based on the processor power of the server rather than the count of servers. The metric we use is vCore.  A vCore, also known as Virtual Core or […]
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Why the Classpath Exception is So Important

Open source has become a fundamental part of how we develop software.  Freely reusing source code from other developers, not having to continually reinvent the wheel and write code that has been written many times before, has had a profound impact on aspects such as reliability and productivity. When using open-source software, it is essential […]

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Why Low Latency is Critical and its effect on Application Performance

A lot has changed since Java and the JVM were created in the mid-1990s. The invention of Java solved an important problem that caused developers to spend enormous time coping with memory problems, memory leaks. Java and the JVM solved that problem, enabling Java developers to focus more on accomplishing the objective the software was […]
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Why choose Java for High-Frequency Trading application: Voice of Customer

In the world of High-Frequency Trading, automated applications process hundreds of millions of market signals every day and send back thousands of orders on various exchanges around the globe. In order to remain competitive, the reaction time must consistently remain in microseconds, especially during unusual peaks such as a “black swan” event. In a typical […]
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Forrester Study Reveals Total Economic Impact of Azul Platform Prime (Formerly Zing)

We commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a study describing how innovative technology companies utilized Azul Platform Prime to reduce hardware expenses, increase the performance and scalability of JVM applications, and reduce the amount of effort their development teams need to expend on debugging JVM-related problems. The study found that the total economic impact from utilizing […]
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Making Java Microservices Zing with Azul Zing

Advantages of Microservices Architecture  Software development is always changing and, today, we see a clear shift to the use of a microservices architecture.  There are a number of clear advantages to this approach, but let’s look at two of the most significant: Simplified deployment into the cloud. The use of containers like Docker encapsulates all […]
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Investing in Java by Vitruvian Partners and Lead Edge Capital

Last week, Azul issued a press release announcing that London-based Vitruvian Partners and New York-based Lead Edge Capital are making a majority investment in the company. Azul’s mission has always been to deliver the best Java possible. Initially, this was focused on solving the issues associated with garbage collection and the non-deterministic pauses that can […]