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Azul Acquires Payara, Strengthening Leadership in Enterprise Java Solutions

Strategic acquisition bolsters Azul’s Java platform with complementary products, deep Java expertise and accelerated go-to-market capabilities SUNNYVALE, Calif., and MALVERN, England – December 10, 2025 – Azul, the only company 100% focused on Java, today announced […]

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Payara Server 5 Alpha 2 release is here!

We’re excited to announce that the second Alpha release of Payara Server 5 is now available for download! We […]

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Using HotswapAgent to Speed up Development

As a Java EE developer, I sometimes envy how fast it’s possible to see the result of a code […]

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Improvements to SQL Logging in Payara Server 173

A crucial component in many web applications is the use of a database. The chances of using JDBC directly or indirectly […]

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New Arquillian Container for Payara Server

One of the core steps in every continuous integration process is running integration tests for your application. Unlike vanilla […]

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Introducing the Stuck Threads HealthCheck in Payara Server 173

Since being introduced in the 163 release, the Request Tracing Service has allowed you to see which requests are taking a long time. […]

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Expanded Request Tracing Service in Payara Micro

As previously reported on this blog, the Request Tracing Service was improved drastically in release 4.1.1.171 and implemented the configuration of a historic […]

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MicroProfile Panel – One Year On

Just a little over a year ago, the MicroProfile initiative was born. The community first heard about it at […]

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Payara Server 5 Alpha 1 release is here!

We’re excited to announce that the first Alpha release of Payara Server 5 is now available for download! We […]

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Payara Micro in Docker

The Payara Micro 173 release had a few changes which will make the lives of Docker users easier. This […]

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‘5 ways to improve your Java EE applications in reactive way’ – Ondrej Mihalyi at GeeCON 2017

Have you ever wondered how you can improve the performance of your applications under high load? You’ve probably heard […]

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REST Monitoring in Payara Server

The Payara Server 173 release included a technical preview of the REST Monitoring Service, which is a service to […]

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Oracle announces its plans to move Java EE to an open source foundation

In the official announcement published on the Aquarium blog today, Oracle revealed that it seriously considers moving Java EE […]