Java cloud platforms

Cloud computing applies the resources of many computers in a network cluster to a single problem at the same time. Once confined to scientific or technical problems that require a great number of computer processing cycles or access to large amounts of data, cloud platforms are now being leveraged to offer enterprise developers more scalable server resources.

September 02, 2020 02 Sep'20
Microsoft, VMware make Azure Spring Cloud GA

Azure Spring Cloud has reached general availability as a service that enables Spring Boot developers to build and run Java apps on Microsoft's Azure cloud platform.
October 09, 2019 09 Oct'19
Pivotal, Microsoft team up to deliver Azure Spring Cloud

Azure Spring Cloud, jointly developed by Microsoft and Pivotal, lets Spring developers bring apps to the cloud without concern for the underlying cloud infrastructure.
September 24, 2019 24 Sep'19
Ecstasy programming language targets cloud-native computing

Startup Xqiz.it has a new Ecstasy programming language that aims to arm developers for the cloud-native computing era with features that Java and other programming languages lack.
August 20, 2019 20 Aug'19
Microsoft gains instant Java credibility with jClarity buy

Microsoft has acquired jClarity to help optimize its Azure cloud platform to run Java workloads, a coveted target for the now open source-friendly software giant.

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