As a Java developer, you may not control runtime support contracts, but what you can do is help your team stay ahead of platform shifts that impact stability, compliance and portability. And here’s a big one:

📢 Red Hat officially announced that JBoss EAP 7 reached the end of Maintenance Support and entered Extended Life Support Phase 1 (ELS-1) on June 30, 2025.

This marks the beginning of a gradual end-of-support timeline that affects all Java EE 8 applications running on JBoss EAP 7.x. The change was confirmed by Red Hat as part of its product lifecycle updates, and it’s a clear sign that organizations need to plan for what's next. If your manager asks you for an overview on what's happening and the options at hands, this blog post is for you: we summarized everything you need to know and what you can do for your Java EE 8 applications.

Deadline Approaching: Keep Your Legacy Java Applications Secure with Payara Platform 4

As companies look to modernize their IT infrastructure to leverage the latest technologies and advance the capabilities of their applications, modernizing legacy systems becomes a top priority. However, for organizations still running Java EE 7 or 8 applications, the challenge lies in finding a fully commercially supported application server that can handle their current applications and environment while allowing a strategic and gradual transition.

If your organization is in this position, you have an important deadline approaching: March 31, 2025.

As organizations modernize their tech stacks, many are re-evaluating their application server choices to ensure they can address their evolving business and technology needs. Recent announcements from IBM regarding the direction of WebSphere have prompted a number of companies to reassess their long-term plans.

While WebSphere remains a reliable solution, these recent updates hint at shifts in focus that may present challenges for businesses and their existing applications. For those navigating these changes, understanding alternative paths and modern platforms has never been more crucial. Let's have a look at key WebSphere alternatives.

January is almost over, and we kicked off the year with a lot of energy and fresh resources! 🎉 We’ve got some great updates and insights to share...so grab a coffee and dive into our top content from January - start reading to enhance your enterprise Java knowledge and skills!

As the year wraps up, we’ve got some holiday treats for Jakarta EE developers! Whether you’re updating legacy applications, improving your testing strategy, or exploring flexible cloud pricing, this month’s resources are here to help you stay on track.

Here’s what we have in store for you! 🎁

Welcome aboard the November edition of the Payara Monthly Catch, bringing you the latest news and insights on Jakarta EE, MicroProfile, application development, DevOps and much more! This month's resources focus on the theme of how to build modern, secure and resilient Jakarta EE applications. To this end, we’re bringing you insights on everything from modernizing legacy Java applications to embracing observability and fault tolerance to keep your systems running smoothly as well as how you can leverage Jakarta EE 11 to power up your applications.