Reduce your Java 8 Technical Debt with the power of IBM’s new JSphere Suite
Thu, Sep 18, 2025 9:00 AM EDT
Summary
Looking to scale responsibly, streamline legacy systems, and innovate?
IBM JSphere Suite for Java can help you get there.
Join our live webinar to see how IBM JSphere Suite helps reduce Java 8 technical debt and supports agile development, improved performance, and enhanced security.
Many enterprise applications were built on Java 8, which, while stable, can cause security vulnerabilities, compatibility issues and increased maintenance costs.
IBM JSphere Suite provides a comprehensive set of tools to automate the modernization and development of enterprise Java workloads, helping you solve these challenges.
Key components of the JSphere Suite include:
- Enterprise Application Runtimes (EAR): Redefine your application infrastructure with flexible, no-lock-in Enterprise Application Runtimes and powerful modernization tools from IBM and Red Hat.
- Enterprise Application Service for Java (EASeJ): A fully managed, as-a-service environment to run modern and modernized apps without the operational burden.
- Modernized Runtime Extension (MoRE): Upgrade to Java 17 while preserving existing WebSphere configurations, including scripts, automation, and all.
- Application Modernization Accelerator (AMA): This tool automates the discovery, planning, and prioritization of migration efforts.
- WebSphere Liberty: A lightweight, modular, and efficient Java runtime environment optimized for cloud-native development and microservices.
- AI-powered modernization tools: Discovery, planning, and code transformation accelerated by watsonx Code Assistant (wCA), cutting planning time by up to 99%.
- Flexible Deployment Strategies: Deploy on cloud, on-premises, or hybrid, choosing the best approach for your modernized Java applications.
Key speakers
Kevin Postreich, WW WebSphere Technical Sales Specialist, Application Infrastructure, IBM
Kevin has 20+ years of experience working directly with clients to enable and empower successful deployment and adoption of IBM middleware and Hybrid Cloud solutions.
He routinely leads high value, leading edge, customer workshops, proof of technologies, and delivers technical enablement designed to accelerate the experience, knowledge, and adoption of IBM Hybrid Cloud solutions via the JSphere Suite of products; WebSphere Liberty, Modernized Runtime Extensions for Java (MoRE), Enterprise Application Service for Java (EASeJ), Enterprise Application Runtimes (EAR), IBM Cloud Pak for Applications, WebSphere Hybrid Edition and IBM WebSphere Automation
Neil Patterson, Product Marketing Manager, WebSphere & DevOps
Neil is a senior software professional with extensive experience in systems and software engineering. Currently, a product marketing manager within IBM’s Application Development group, Neil is passionate about bringing technology to market that will help clients build and deploy enterprise software faster, with agility and security.