Web Application Frameworks

Web Application Frameworks

Still don't think open source hurts commercial software? Guess again
Enterprises in cloud environments are mostly opting for open source Java app servers over commercial counterparts.
Paul Krill, January 2012

Java apps face more performance issues, study finds
Findings from a wide-ranging software quality analysis study indicate that enterprise Java applications have more performance issues than similar enterprise software. The study also measured the real cost of technical debt, and evaluated software developed using waterfall versus agile methodologies.
Paul Krill, December 2011

Red Hat OpenShift adds Maven and Jenkins to PaaS preview
Red Hat's OpenShift hosted platform now incorporates the open source Maven and Jenkins application development management programs.
Joab Jackson, November 2011

Why OpenStack will falter
Open source history suggests that Eucalyptus, a private cloud implementation of Amazon Web Services, will triumph over OpenStack.
Savio Rodrigues, November 2011

Apache TomEE Web stack passes TCK
Apache TomEE, a lightweight Java web stack built on Tomcat and OpenWebBeans, has passed TCK compatibility tests for the Java EE 6 web profile.
Paul Krill, October 2011

Why we still love open source
Open source is the medium of choice for the world's most creative developers, as shown by InfoWorld's 2011 Best of Open Source Software Awards.
Eric Knorr, September 2011

VMware's SpringSource purchase has yet to pay off
Two years and $420 million later, it's unclear whether the Spring framework hit the expected value, but it can still gain traction
Savio Rodrigues, August 2011

Beware the oversimplification of cloud migration
When cloud vendors oversimplify cloud migration, they could do more damage than good.
David Linthicum, July 2011

What the cloud really means for developers
Software as a service and big data get the buzz, but the hottest area of the cloud is dev, test, and deploy -- at a faster and larger scale than ever.
Eric Knorr, July 2011

Red Hat Arquillian app testing technology coming next month
The Java test harness, which simplifies integration testing, is expected to be included in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.
Paul Krill, June 2011

The IT revolution that isn't
Cloud, mobile, and the consumerization of IT are conspiring to change everything -- but as with all else in enterprise IT, it's going to take a long time
Eric Knorr, June 2011

The platform-as-a-service cloud: Developers are in charge
Current PaaS offerings focus mainly on individual developers, but analysts expect enterprise-class offerings to emerge.
Paul Krill, June 2011

Obama's CTO eyes cloud, mobile options
Aneesh Chopra, the first U.S. CTO, tells InfoWorld about his ambitious plans to modernize IT, address Internet privacy, and increase transparency.
Paul Krill, June 2011

The hard truth of metered license pricing in the cloud
Oracle on Amazon RDS sheds light on the kinds of premiums IT should expect to pay for per-use licensing flexibility in the cloud.
Savio Rodrigues, May 2011

JavaScript conquers the server
Node.js, Jaxer, EJScript, RingoJS, and AppengineJS combine the familiarity of JavaScript, low overhead, blazing speed, and unique twists.
Peter Wayner, May 2011

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