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To Build Big Data Apps with Open Source Tools Like Java, Choose a Flexible Cloud Platform. MINI-CASE STUDY. “Microsoft Azure enables us to meet our clients’ need for a fully open source cloud-based Java platform with world-class service and support.” – Scott Sellers, CEO, Azul Systems Inc.
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To Build Big Data Apps with Open Source Tools Like Java, Choose a Flexible Cloud Platform MINI-CASE STUDY “Microsoft Azure enables us to meet our clients’ need for a fully open source cloud-based Java platform with world-class service and support.” – Scott Sellers, CEO, Azul Systems Inc. • SITUATION • A financial services company was seeking a flexible cloud platform for a big data project that would protect customers from potential payments fraud. The company wanted to deploy a fully open source stack for Java and its Java-based big data applications, and it also wanted world-class production support. The choice of Java Virtual Machine (JVM), a key component for mainstream big data technologies such as Hadoop and Cassandra, was important to ensure a reliable system. MICROSOFT AZURE ISV: Azul Systems, Inc. WEB SITE: www.azul.com LOCATION: Sunnyvale, CA, USA ORG SIZE: 100 MICROSOFT AZURE ISV PROFILE: Azul Systems is exclusively focused on Java and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Azul Systems delivers fully supported, standards-compliant Java runtime solutions for the enterprise. Zulu is Azul’s 100 percent open source build of OpenJDK, implementing Java SE 8, 7, or 6 for Microsoft Azure. Read about other Microsoft Azure ISVs • SOLUTION • Building a fully open source Java stack on Microsoft Azure was quick and easy. The financial services company used the web platform installer to deploy Zulu, Azul Systems’ 100 percent open source build of OpenJDK for Java SE 8, 7, or 6. The Azure cloud provides developers with flexibility to build and deploy on the best open source Java environment in a way that is fully supported by Microsoft and Azul Systems. • BENEFITS • Azure and Azul Systems deliver and support an open source JDK that is free for development and deployment. • Azure offers enterprises flexible resources and reliable uptime in its datacenters around the world.