IBM WebSphere Application Server extends the capabilities provided in V8.5.5 through significant enhancements to the Liberty profile. WebSphere Application Server Liberty profile is a highly composable, fast-to-start, and ultra-lightweight profile of the application server that is optimized for developer productivity and highly scalable web application production deployments.

WebSphere Application Server supports a wide range of cloud deployment environments with many options delivering license mobility between public cloud implementations and on-premises implementations. Deployment options include:

• IBM SoftLayer, providing infrastructure as a service for off-premise private and public cloud deployment instances.

• Amazon EC2 bring your own software and license options.

• IBM PureApplication System, as a pattern of expertise providing automated deployment, configuration, and integration in a matter of minutes for on-premise.

• Cloud Foundry and Pivotal through the open source WebSphere Liberty buildpack for enabling rapid application development well suited to the cloud.

• Currently in beta:

  • IBM PureApplication System running within the IBM SoftLayer cloud.

  • IBM BlueMix, which is now available in beta, for enabling developers to rapidly build, deploy, and manage cloud applications, while tapping a growing ecosystem of available services and runtime frameworks. Websphere Application Server Liberty profile provides the Java runtime solution within BlueMix.

     

     

    The availability of WebSphere Liberty server is based on a single, common, and stable code base, that is deployed across multiple environments:

• Allows IT organizations to leverage existing skills for building lightweight as well as robust solutions for enterprises

• Provides enterprise customers with an agile and efficient development, deployment, and continuous operation platform for workloads that involve systems of engagement and systems of records applications

   

  To improve the speed of incorporating new features and functions in the development tools and production environments, WebSphere Liberty Repository now offers:

• IBM WebSphere Liberty Administrative Center for management of WebSphere Application Server Liberty servers and their environments

• IBM WebSphere Liberty Connector Architecture to leverage enterprise information systems

• Ability to search for, install, publish, and consume new features from the WebSphere Liberty Repository

• Additional contributions from open source and third-party ecosystems

   

  WebSphere Application Server also delivers enhancements to Version 8.5.5 of the full-profile application server. Key capabilities include:

• WebSphere caching enhancements that leverage scalable automation and ease of integration with WebSphere Application Server editions. This provides consistent response times, high availability of data, and linear scalability for enterprise-wide data grids that leverage WebSphere eXtreme Scale.

   

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