Blogs

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...

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...

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...

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...

Did you ever want to access native code in pure Java? Well now you can with Java’s Foreign Function & Memory APIs in Project Panama! Foreign Function & Memory APIs Since the early days of Java...

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....

More big changes to how Azul licenses Azul Platform Prime are here. Following our changes to Azul Platform Prime pricing, we are now changing our licensing terms to make Stream Builds of Azul...

In the first article of this blog series, we looked at how JVM-based applications use a virtual instruction set in the form of bytecodes to create a platform-neutral application.  The JVM converts...

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...

Azul Platform Prime (formerly called Zing) has been developed to address the performance-related issues that result from the managed runtime environment provided by the JVM. These fall into three...

When I was at university, one of my favourite Computer Science courses was compiler theory.  Something about how you convert from a human-readable programming language to machine and operating...

Anyone who works in IT will, by now, be acutely aware of the critical security vulnerability that was revealed in the Log4J library last week.  It’s even being reported in mainstream media with...

Across the industry, companies are trying to rein in runaway cloud costs by squeezing more carrying capacity out of the instances they run in the cloud. Especially in the Java space, developers...

Today we continue in our series of articles measuring performance of Azul Platform Prime against vanilla OpenJDK. In past articles, we have looked at Renaissance benchmark and Solr. Today, we look...

Looking to try out JDK 17 on Azul Platform Prime? Then try our Azul Platform Prime JDK 17 Feature Preview. JDK 17 is feature complete in this Feature Preview but we have not finished doing...

Looking to try out JDK 17 on Azul Platform Prime? Then try our Azul Platform Prime JDK 17 Feature Preview. JDK 17 is feature complete in this Feature Preview but we have not finished doing...