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Modernize Java Applications with Amazon EKS: A Cloud-Native Approach

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 07:00:01 +0000

Cloud-native development has become the cornerstone of modern application development, with containerization leading the charge in deployment strategies. For Java developers and enterprises with significant Java investments, the journey to cloud-native architecture presents both opportunities and challenges. This article explores how Amazon EKS, combined with cutting-edge technologies like Coordinated Restore at Checkpoint (CRaC) and Quarkus, is revolutionizing Java application deployment in the cloud.

Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) is a fully managed Kubernetes service that enables customers to run Kubernetes seamlessly in both AWS Cloud and on-premises data centers. In the cloud, Amazon EKS automates Kubernetes cluster infrastructure management. This is essential for scheduling containers, managing application availability, dynamically scaling resources, optimizing compute, storing cluster data, and performing other critical functions. With Amazon EKS, customers can leverage the robust performance, scalability, reliability, and availability of AWS infrastructure, as well as natively integrate with AWS networking, security, and storage services. To simplify running Kubernetes in on-premises environments, customers can use the same Amazon EKS clusters, features, and tools to run nodes on AWS Outposts or their own infrastructure, or customers can use Amazon EKS Anywhere for self-contained, air-gapped environments.

Is Java Cloud Native?

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:00:02 +0000

With the 30th anniversary just around the corner, Java is still going strong. Backward compatibility, active community, and numerous tools facilitate Java development and make the platform a natural choice for enterprise applications.

And yet, when it comes to the cloud, Go, JavaScript, Ruby, Kotlin, or Rust tend to be a preferred choice for their speed, concurrency, and ease-of-use. WebAssembly or Wasm is also gaining popularity when it comes to web development. But IT teams often take Java’s ability to produce cloud-native programs with a grain of salt.

Greener Code: Sustainable Java Deployments with Native Builds and Knative Serverless on Kubernetes

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 07:00:03 +0000

Data Center Migration- Any techie who has spent a significant amount of time in Information Technology and working with large enterprises has heard of the word Data Center Migration. Quite likely you would have been a part of a migration project to the Cloud. Data Center Migration projects have been around for a long time and long before the word Cloud Data Center burst into the scene.

Mostly migration projects talk about cost optimization or cost savings. Cost savings is what drives most of these projects among decision makers. There is however a second “Sustainability” aspect as well. Data Centers consume a lot of electricity. Like so much that the world wide consumption of electricity by data centers was estimated to be about 415 TWH in 2022. For context, the total Electricity consumption by the entire nation of France in the same year was about 426 TWH. And this is before the AI boom led by ChatGPT and the like. This usage is only slated to increase.