Are Application Servers Dying a Slow Death? | Linux Today

Are Application Servers Dying a Slow Death?

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Brent Marinaccio
Sep 13, 2019

There has been concern for nearly five years application servers are dead. Truth be told, they are not dead, but is their usage in decline? The simple answer is yes. Over the years, it appears corporate environments have decided the return on investment is not there when looking at Java application servers. On the surface, one might assume that the likes of WebSphere or WebLogic might be the ones in decline due to cost.

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Brent Marinaccio

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