Modular Java EE in the Cloud: A Practical Guide (Part 1/2)

Java EE 6 is an awesome platform, but how do you design a system that can evolve for many years in production? And how do we run this stuff in the cloud? Designing a system that can evolve without creating a maintenance nightmare is not trivial. A service oriented, modular architecture will help a lot to replace parts of a system without breaking others. The only mature modularity approach for Java is OSGi - a framework that enables low-level modularity and services, but you still need APIs to create web applications, use transactions, access data sources etc. Without these APIs you will have a hard time building applications. Unfortunately OSGi and Java EE did not interoperate well in the past; But what if we want modularity in our architecture but also the ease-of-use of Java EE 6? In this university you will:

1. Understand the benefits of a modular code base
2. Learn how to mix OSGi and Java EE
3. Manage modular cloud deployments using Apache ACE

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Authors:
Paul Bakker
Paul is a software architect for Luminis Technologies. His current focus is on building modular enterprise applications and the cloud. He believes that modularity and the cloud are the two main challenges we have to deal with to bring technology to the next level, and is working on making this possible for mainstream software development. Today he is working on educational software focussed on personalised learning for high school students in the Netherlands. He is also responsible for pushing technology forward. Luminis strongly believes in open source and all the technology development they are doing happens in the open source community. Paul is an active contributor on projects such as Amdatu, Apache ACE, JBoss Forge and BndTools.

He has a background as trainer on Java related technology and is a regular speaker on conferences such as JavaOne, Devoxx and JFokus.

Bert Ertman
Bert is a Fellow at Luminis. He is responsible for stimulating innovation, knowledge sharing, coaching, technology choices and presales activities. Besides his day job he is a Java User Group leader for NLJUG, the Dutch Java User Group (3500+ members). He is a frequent speaker on Java (SE/EE) and Software Architecture related topics as well as an author and member of the editorial advisory board for Dutch software development magazines: Java Magazine and Software Release Magazine. In 2008, Bert was honored by being awarded the coveted title of Java Champion by an international panel of Java leaders and luminaries.