You Have Less Than Two Months to Become DORA Compliant

| | security
You have less than two months to become DORA compliant if your company is based in the EU or does business in the EU. The post You Have Less Than Two Months to Become DORA Compliant appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support ... Read More
The Magic ITAM Formula for Navigating Oracle Java Licensing

The Magic ITAM Formula for Navigating Oracle Java Licensing

| | Java, OpenJDK, security
IT asset managers have their hands full when they’re trying to strike the best path forward for their companies’ use of Java. Finance leaders at many companies are turning to ITAM professionals and asking them to reduce the cost of Java with a magic ITAM formula.  Azul Vice President of ... Read More

When Should You Prepare Your Java State for DORA Compliance? (Hint: NOW) 

| | Java, security
Financial services companies that are based in or do business in the European Union must achieve DORA compliance by January 25, 2025. The post When Should You Prepare Your Java State for DORA Compliance? (Hint: NOW)  appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support ... Read More
DevOps Horror Stories

DevOps Horror Stories for Halloween

| | DEVOPS, Java, security
It’s Halloween, time for scary tales with a flashlight and dressing up. It’s also time for DevOps horror stories. Leaving dead and unused code in production can slowly sap productivity from engineering teams. Even for front-end development on websites, scrolling through the links to Java, JavaScript, and CSS files and ... Read More
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Newcastle City Council Reduces Java Security Risk with Azul

| | Java, JDK8, security
New Castle City Council significantly reduced their security risk level with Java applications through their strategic partnership with Azul. The post Newcastle City Council Reduces Java Security Risk with Azul appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support ... Read More
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Oracle Has Ended Java 17 Free Use, Now What? 

| | Java, OpenJDK, security
If you’re using Oracle Java SE version 17 in production, you could be in trouble. Here’s why and what you can do about it. The post Oracle Has Ended Java 17 Free Use, Now What?  appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support ... Read More
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Are Java Users Making Bad Oracle Java Migration Decisions?

| | Java, JDK17, JDK21, OpenJDK, security
Why are some organizations planning an Oracle Java migration of some (but not all) of their Java from Oracle to another JDK provider? The post Are Java Users Making Bad Oracle Java Migration Decisions? appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support ... Read More
Java Migration Myths - Java support is more than just calling for help

Find Commercial Java Support Before Something Happens

| | Java, JDK17, OpenJDK, security
Even if you've never called Java support, you should have it as an insurance policy against business-impacting events. The post Find Commercial Java Support Before Something Happens appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support ... Read More
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Are Free Distributions of OpenJDK Safe to Use?

| | Java, java support, OpenJDK, security
All Java builds that pass the TCK suite of tests, even free distributions of OpenJDK, are compliant with Java SE standards and safe to use. The post Are Free Distributions of OpenJDK Safe to Use? appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support ... Read More
Companies Didn’t Prioritize Third-Party Sources of CVEs, Here’s What Happened

Companies Didn’t Prioritize Third-Party Sources of CVEs, Here’s What Happened

| | security
Last December, Veracode reported that more than a third of Java applications still use vulnerable versions of the Log4j Java logging library. This after many engineering teams dropped their regular work and spent their time remediating the remotely exploitable Log4Shell vulnerability that infected many instances of Log4j. After more than two ... Read More