What is JBoss?

JBoss is a tool that is used to build and run and then deploy, and manage enterprise Java applications in a variety of environments. The environment including on-premise, virtual environments, and in private, public, and hybrid clouds.

It was a startup based in Atlanta, Georgia in 2004 and in 2006, was acquired by Red Hat. Therap Services LLC, Tata Sky, Nissan, Emirates Group are few companies that use JBoss.

Features of JBoss:

• A online web administration console is provided.
• To maintain data consistency across numerous resources and databases due to to its support for distributed transactions.
• It supports the Java EE specifications and APIs.
• It provides a modular architecture that enables customise your application as per your needs.

Advantages of JBoss:

• Architecture: The lightweight and flexible architecture of JBoss EAP helps users to deploy only the components and services as per their needs.
• Protocols: Web services, Java Message Service (JMS), Java Connector Architecture (JCA), and other integration standards and protocols are supported in JBoss.
• Interaction: It offers adapters and connectors for interacting with popular databases and business systems.
• Support: It has a huge user base, helps in growth and offers support.

Disadvantages of JBoss:

• Resources: It requires additional resources for installation and configuration.
• Speed and installation: Slow and is difficult to set-up.
• Documentation Gaps: Despite the significant amount of documentation provided by JBoss, it contains few errors or sometimes it is out of date. This makes it sometimes more difficult to resolve.
• Steep Learning Curve: Developers and administrators who are new to the platform may encounter difficulties due to the steep learning curve as it requires solid understanding on Java EE concepts and the server’s architecture.

Oracle’s WebLogic and JBoss are the most widely used JAVA EE application servers in the market nowadays. WebLogic is an application server-type platform. Though both are JAVA servers, both of them have completely different purposes. We will study the differences between them on the basis of Deployment, Database Connectivity, Clustering, Expenses, etc. Let us first learn what are these servers along with their advantages and disadvantages.