Microsoft acquires jClarity to improve the performance of Java workloads on Azure

Microsoft has acquired jClarity, and the acquisition will enhance Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform by improving the performance of Java workloads.

jClarity, a major contributor to the AdoptOpenJDK project, is also a major contributor to open-source, using machine learning to find memory leaks in its Censum tools and performance issues with its lighting diagnostic engine. Montgomery, vice president of program management at Microsoft, said:

“Microsoft Azure and JClarity engineers will be working together to make Azure a better platform for our Java customers and internal teams, improving the experience … of the platform for Java developers and end-users. At Microsoft, we strongly believe that we can do more for our customers by working alongside the Java community … The [JClarity] team, formed by Java champions and data scientists with proven expertise in data-driven Java Virtual Machine (JVM) optimizations, will help teams at Microsoft to leverage advancements in the Java platform.”

The acquisition of jClarity further demonstrates Microsoft’s recognition of the importance of Java and open source in the modern world of development. After all, optimization is essential when workloads are running in the cloud, and workloads for other customers, such as Adobe and Daimler, require Java. In addition, more than half of Azure’s computing workload is now Linux-based, and Azure has become a good platform for open source, including Java.

Source: VentureBeat