Java on Azure at Build 2023

The Microsoft Build conference returned with a combination of in-person and online sessions. It took place from May 23 to 25 for in-person sessions at the Seattle Convention Center, and May 23 to 24 for digital sessions. The conference, which started in 2011, serves as a platform for developers to share insights on Microsoft's services and products and learn from experts. This year's event had covered various topics including Azure, OpenAI, GPT-4, .NET8, Java, DevSecOps, and GitHub Copilot. The agenda included expert panel discussions on leveraging Artificial Intelligence, featuring Azure specialists. The opening keynote by Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella highlighted how Microsoft is creating opportunities for developers in the new AI era. Additionally, there were focus on Java on Azure, with hands-on sessions, expert panels, and Q&A breakout sessions.

There are couple of announcements I personally felt worth mentioning.

Azure Spring Apps Consumption and Dedicated plans: The Standard Dedicated plan provides a fully managed, dedicated environment for running Spring applications on Azure. This plan offers you customizable compute options (including memory-optimized), single tenancy, and high availability to help you achieve price predictability, cost savings, and performance for running Spring applications at scale. Read more here.

JBoss EAP on Azure Red Hat OpenShift: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP) on Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) is now available on the Azure Marketplace. The solution, jointly developed and supported by Red Hat and Microsoft, makes it easier to move JBoss EAP workloads to ARO by automating common boilerplate provisioning tasks.?Read more here.

There is a detailed blog about everything that happened at Build on Java, please take a look.