Today IBM announced IBM WebSphere Application Server V9 with new capabilities further establishing WebSphere as the next-generation application infrastructure for both on-premises and in the cloud. Whether creating new apps, connect existing on-premises apps or optimizing your entire environment, WebSphere gives you the choice to create, deploy and manage anywhere with a seamless mix of cloud and hybrid capabilities through a full Java EE7 certified portfolio.
How does V9 make this even better? With the following new capabilities, of course!
- Complete WebSphere Portfolio Java EE7 certified
- Quick start cloud-native apps with Liberty App Accelerator
- WebSphere connect capabilities providing end to end API management and discovery capabilities with new tooling support for Swagger validation
- Seamless connection with cloud services to on-premises apps such as Watson, Cloudant, dashDB and API connect
- Easy application portability, regardless of architectural environment to deploy anywhere leveraging any cloud container service like IBM, Docker (with new Docker Data Center support) and VMWare Blueprints
- Option of pre-configured environments with single & multi-tenant options with flexible pay as you go pricing models.
For deeper details on the new technical capabilities of WebSphere V9, join IBM’s experts in a video webcast for IT practitioners, architects, and developers here.
Why choose when you can have it all with WebSphere V9?
Having options for your business can be the deciding factor between success and defeat. One size doesn’t fit all, which is why IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 9 lets you create, connect and optimize your application infrastructure any way you want—it’s your choice.
Choice with consistency
In a world with public, private and hybrid cloud options, it’s critical to understand which environment is best suited for each workload. Having the freedom to choose your environment and make the necessary transitions without disrupting your applications or infrastructure becomes paramount.
Create what you want, how you want it
Fully JEE7 certified, WebSphere provides a composable runtime and microservices environment that is fully integrated across any DevOps tool chain to speed the application delivery pipeline with consistency across on-premises, hybrid, private and public clouds. Developers can quick-start cloud native apps with Liberty app accelerator, deploy directly to IBM Bluemix and leverage Spring and Spring Boot frameworks within their applications. You can also manage Javascript, Java and APIs from a single administrative console.
Connect what you want to and from the cloud
WebSphere V9 includes WebSphere connect capabilities, giving you fast and easy ways to utilize the cloud and your on-premises applications. Easily create and expose your existing Java apps as APIs and connect to the cloud with new tooling support for Swagger documentation. With WebSphere V9 and WebSphere connect capabilities, you can seamlessly connect your on-premises apps to cloud services like Watson, Cloudant and IBM dashDB to effectively lower costs and speed development time while extending value of your existing on-premises Java apps.
Freedom to deploy anywhere
WebSphere V9 is designed for a multi-cloud environment with easy application portability, so you decide what’s best for your business regardless of your architectural environment. It’s true. Now, you can seamlessly move apps with any cloud container service like IBM Bluemix, Docker (including WebSphere support for Docker Datacenter) or any cloud container service. You can move VM workloads to IBM Cloud by using blueprints and WebSphere templates. Or, choose from a selection of pre-configured environments and move your apps to IBM Cloud in minutes to take advantage of flexible “pay-as-you-go” pricing models.
Additionally, learn how WebSphere V9 fits into your cloud strategy from a panel of industry experts by registering for a video webcast on 16 June at 11:00AM EST. Register now!