The Evolution of Java
Over the past several years, the Java ecosystem landscape has evolved from monolith Java EE applications running on application servers and the Spring Framework to modern smaller-footprint Spring Boot, MicroProfile, and Jakarta EE microservices. Today, more Java developers are looking at how they can bring their existing Java applications to the cloud—or how to build new cloud-native applications. Many organizations have significant investments in the migration of mission-critical Java applications running on-premises to fully supported environments to run these apps in the cloud.
In this article, let's take a closer look at Java at Microsoft and Azure to understand what Microsoft can offer to modernize existing Java-based apps or bring new ones with the well-known practice of Infrastructure as Code (IaC).