Supercharging the Java Runtime White Paper

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White Paper: Supercharging the Java Runtime

Java-based applications are the lifeblood for many global 5000 companies. Every day online products and services organizations rely on key platforms such as portals, e-commerce and trading systems to achieve their business objectives. But in recent years, these applications, which have heavy transaction loads and data-intensive operations, have come under increased pressure to provide greater capacities with better consistency, while achieving lower TCO. Add the additional IT burden of supporting virtualization and the latest Cloud (i.e. SaaS/PaaS) technologies to improve “business agility” and it is understandable why many IT organizations are struggling to keep up with business innovation, despite choosing Java as their core application infrastructure.

Unfortunately, Java Virtual Machines (JVMs) – the very bytecode engine that gives Java its power and versatility - are at the root of much of the difficulties for IT, since Java runtime innovations haven’t kept pace with the latest technology trends or advancements over the last decade. Conventional Java runtimes (i.e. JVMs) are limited in a number of problematic ways that prevent applications from meeting business goals, including:

• Rigidity: fixed memory allocation size (i.e. –xmx) for each JVM instance
• Inefficiency: proliferation of 2-3 GB instances used in an attempt to scale applications
• Instability: inconsistent behavior outside of a small operating range, particularly when under load
• Complexity: poor visibility and management within and across a “proliferation” of JVMs
• Topology: ill-suited for performance-centric virtualized and Cloud deployments  

To remove these barriers and allow applications to cost-effectively meet business needs, a new approach is needed that frees Java execution from the limitations of conventional JVMs and the rigidities of standard Operating Systems. This paper will review the current limitations of enterprise Java applications, challenges of modern deployment topologies (e.g. hypervisors, Cloud, etc.) and the advantages of a highly innovative and elastic Java runtime platform that can provide guaranteed predictability, even under load.

Table of Contents:

Executive Summary

IT Trends

Supporting New Application Dynamics

Embracing Virtualization and Cloud Initiatives

Replatforming on Increasingly Powerful x86 Hardware

Improving Time-to-Market

The Java Conundrum

Solution

Zing: The New Foundation for Elastic, Scalable Java Deployments

Zing Platform Components

How Zing Works

Zing Benefits

Zing Versatility

Summary

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