BellSoft: Holistic Cloud Native Java Experience

Java is a monumental programming language that powers billions of devices and software across industries. Java, however, is not inherently made for the cloud. The diversity of Java vendors and runtime environments has contributed to its evolution, but they are inadvertently a deterrent to efficient cloud migration of Java-rooted software. There is also the undesirability of vendors discontinuing long-term support (LTS) for older JDK versions, making cloud deployments of Java applications resourceconsuming and expensive.

This is where BellSoft steps in with its unique range of products and tech support, presenting an entirely new way of the Java journey. The company's primary focus is on providing Java runtime, which is efficient and optimized for modern cloud deployments and microservices. BellSoft just released Alpaquita Cloud Native Platform (ACNP), which is the set of components that decreases cloud costs for Java applications and hardens security. ACNP consists of a few elements. Alpaquita Linux - the only Linux optimized for Java, a tiny performant OS with a container image of 2.7 Mb available with musl and glibc standard c-libraries options. Liberica JDK Lite - the 100% open source OpenJDK-based runtime optimized for container use. Liberica Native Image Kit - the set of tools based on the GraalVM project allows the production of a native executable out of Java code. NIK compiles JVM-based applications into platform-native executables, allowing containerization with lesser RAM consumption, and higher running and startup speeds. Native images created with Liberica NIK can be executed almost instantly without requiring JVM. NIK supports multiple programming languages. BellSoft NIK is used by Spring.io and recommended by them for all Spring Native applications.

Bellsoft fully encourages modern and progressive applications, helping to get the maximum out of investments in Java by providing security updates and critical patches to legacy JDK 6 and JDK 7. Many companies are still using these Java versions, and BellSoft is the only OpenJDK provider continuing to support these versions.