In this short introductory demo we will show you how to start Payara Micro and demonstrate how simple it is to use its dynamic clustering feature.

As a long-term Java EE developer, consultant and lecturer, over the years I've seen Java EE evolving into a solid, carefully thought out, flexible platform, and one of the most lightweight enterprise frameworks. Therefore I was very surprised to read so many negative and incorrect claims about Java EE in the recent Gartner report "Market Guide for Application Platforms", written by analysts Anne Thomas and Aashish Gupta. The report claims that Java EE is not lightweight, has become obsolete and hasn't kept pace with modern architectural trends. These statements are made very confidently, yet are rather surprising, especially coming from such a well-known advisory company!

In his interview for The Server Side ( TechTarget) Ondrej Mihalyi - Payara Support Engineer - discusses the benefits and challenges of transitioning to reactive programming model and how Java EE facilitates reactive development.

In the first of our series on migrating away from Oracle GlassFish Server, we will look at replacing the functionality of the Load Balancer Configurator, and its potential alternatives.

In his second interview for TechTarget, Mike Croft - Payara's Support Engineer - talks about the benefits of having a configuration standard as part of Java and Java EE. Mike is also sharing his views on how container-based technology is changing the way application servers are developed, along with how microservices are being deployed.

One of the biggest challenges when developing applications for the web is understanding how applications need to be fine-tuned when releasing them into a production environment. This is no exception for Java Enterprise applications deployed on Payara Server.

Watch the interview with Mike Croft, Payara's Support Engineer, where he discusses views on implementing and building microservices for Java EE and talks about the challenges that businesses might face when adopting microservices.