Why Java/Jakarta EE Developers are First-Class Citizens on Azure

We will provide a comprehensive overview of what Java/Jakarta EE on Azure really means. We will cover what is possible today and what the current roadmap is. This includes supporting WebLogic, WebSphere/Open Liberty, and JBoss EAP on virtual machines, Kubernetes, or PaaS.

Java/Jakarta EE is an important technology to support on Azure. Enterprise Java is a heterogenous ecosystem with as much as a third of workloads still running on Java/Jakarta EE application servers such as WebLogic, WebSphere/Open Liberty, and JBoss EAP. This is particularly true for large enterprises that need to migrate their existing mission-critical, largely monolithic applications to Azure. Traditionally, Azure has not focused on strong support for such workloads but that is changing now and going forward.

This session will outline the efforts to better support Java/Jakarta EE workloads on Azure. We will touch on the history of the open-standard enterprise Java movement and why open standards are and remain important to enterprises. We will discuss what is possible now, what is coming soon and what is further afield. This includes services, tools and guidance to better support Java/Jakarta EE users opting for virtual machines, Kubernetes, or PaaS. It also includes integration with Azure services such as the Azure Service Bus through Java/Jakarta EE APIs such as JMS.

This is also an invaluable opportunity to hear from you and better understand how Microsoft can support you best.