One of the commonly used components is the JDBC Connection Pool. This critical component provides access to the database through a pool of established connections that can be used by the application. Why use a connection pool? Each connection from the application to the database is an...
This blog post is about applications that, by design, maintain and keep some level of session data associated with their users. The reality of session data is that one has to plan on session data failover. If the application process is taken down for maintenance or due to some other runtime...
PhantomReferences are a way for a Java application to perform post-mortem cleanup (using fields in a subclass of PhantomReference rather than the referent) as opposed to finalizers that are pre-mortem. Java 9 added Cleaner which is an easier way to work with PhantomReferences. As with...
In general, it has become an industry best practice to set the Linux core pattern to a piped core dump processing program. The most common modern such programs are |/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-coredump and |/usr/share/apport/apport . Conversely, in general, it has become an industry ...
Introduction When you have a slow performing application, it is not trivial to identify the source of the problem , especially if the application is composed of multiple services. Distributed tracing helps you to understand the flow of the requests and captur e the time...
We understand that this summer has been busy. So if you missed our Summer WUG Roadshow, you can still catch up on everything that we shared. Click HERE to access it in our library. When: June 16, June 22 and June 28 **see below for time and reg links** Following our uber...
The March release of IBM ® Mono2Micro ™ introduces some exciting new features that help you work faster and better when refactoring Java monolith applications to microservices for WebSphere Liberty. Firstly, it provides a much simpler way to collect data on your monolith in preparation for...
Thanks for your interest, but we have closed the survey and offer for 2022. Watch out for new survey opportunities across automation. The annual WebSphere Application Server & Liberty community survey is open. Don't miss this opportunity to be heard! The survey will take around 15...
Update: TechCon 2022 is over but can be accessed at the links below. TechCon 2023 registration is now live: TechCon Registration Join us for a 3 day virtual event with 6 technical tracks held March 21-March 23, 2023. Join us at our fourth annual technical conference for thought...
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Your favorite WebSphere User Group (WUG) Roadshows are coming back this March 2022. There are 4 days of virtual sessions across various time zones conveniently letting you choose the time that works for you. Each event will have 2 parts with a 15 minute break in between sessions. The...