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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, […]
Staring into my Java Snow Globe
Java

Staring Into My Java Snow Globe 2021

Happy New Year, everyone!  For the last few years, I’ve written a blog post at the start of each year with my predictions for what will happen in the following twelve months focused on Java.  Now that we have settled into the safe, predictable six-month release cadence for Java SE, this seems a bit redundant. […]
Low Latency Java

Garbage Collection Impact on Application Performance

Part 1 of the Java Performance series discussed why Low Latency is Critical and its effect on application performance. In that article, the relationship between latency and application performance is discussed with respect to some of the causes of latency (network issues, disk I/O, operating system, the application code). Also, the problem of high tail […]

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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 Zing

We commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a study describing how innovative technology companies utilized Azul Zing 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 Zing […]
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 […]