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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 […]
JDK

Microsoft Increases Commitment to OpenJDK

Today, Microsoft announced its plans for the new Microsoft Build of OpenJDK. As a long time Microsoft partner and as a key provider of Java technologies powering Azure, Azul welcomes this step and congratulates Microsoft on their evolution in OpenJDK contribution and collaboration. With their upcoming builds, Microsoft is joining a rich community of ongoing […]
Azul Zulu

67 New Features in JDK 16

How time flies!  Even in these extraordinary times, it seems hard to believe another six months have passed, and we now have a new release of the JDK.  As usual, I will summarise all the new features with some commentary on their potential impact on Java application development. Not all releases are created equal and, […]

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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 […]
Azul Zing

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 […]
Azul Zing

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 […]
Azul Zing

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 […]
Azul News

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 […]