How Spring Solutions Can Help Improve Your Development

We are thrilled to announce a suite of exciting Spring offerings that can make your software development journey faster and easier. Spring Solutions offered by VMware bring you a powerful combination of VMware Spring Runtime, Spring Academy, and the recent debut of Spring Consulting services. Let’s dive in and explore how these solutions can transform your development process.

VMware Spring Runtime 

We understand that stability, reliability, and performance are paramount for your modern applications. By leveraging state-of-the-art Spring-powered applications seamlessly on any infrastructure offered by VMware, you can improve performance and optimize resource use. Whether deploying your apps as microservices, cloud native applications, or enterprise-grade solutions, we make available upgrades and security patches across your tech stack, including Spring OSS libraries, Apache Tomcat, and even Java Virtual Machine (JVM) itself.  

Key features of VMware Spring Runtime include:

• 24-7 commercial support to help you build modern apps with Spring

• The ability to scale to support enterprise organizations

• Expert support for OpenJDK, Spring OSS libraries, and Apache Tomcat

• Exclusive features that can simplify management of microservices on top of Kubernetes

• Tools to streamline day-to-day operations with bundled components that help you perform installations and upgrades for key Spring projects

• Support on Linux and Windows server environments

VMware Spring Runtime is also available through Azure Spring Apps Enterprise Tier, enabling you to use your cloud budget. Build, run, and scale Spring apps with Spring Cloud and Kubernetes. Azure Spring Apps Enterprise Tier is a fully managed service for Spring developers, a combination of Microsoft cloud expertise with Spring Runtime commercial support and VMware Tanzu components.

Move forward and modernize your apps with Spring 3.0

As we approach the end of the open source support for Spring Boot 2.7.x versions later this year, the premium VMware Spring Runtime service offers extended commercial support for Spring. However, now is a perfect time to upgrade to Spring Boot 3 so you have access to new features to help your organization move forward. 

VMware is connected to both the Spring ecosystem and the open source community. In line with this commitment, we introduced extended commercial support for Spring last year.

VMware Spring Runtime is available for individual purchase, either with VMware Tanzu Application Service or Azure Spring Apps Enterprise Tier. 

Spring Boot 3 adds value to your projects in several ways:

• Java 17 baseline and Java 19 support

• Spring Framework 6 and Jakarta EE9 

• GraalVM Native Image support 

• Improved observability across the portfolio

Learn more about Spring Boot 3.0 on the Spring blog.

Spring Academy: Elevate your skills, unleash your potential

Continuous learning is essential in the ever-evolving landscape of software development. That’s why our Spring team created the Spring Academy, a platform designed to empower developers of all levels. For everyone from beginners to seasoned professionals, Spring Academy offers a variety of courses developed by the Spring team, guides, and curated Spring certification preparation. 

Turn your team into Spring superstars with Spring Academy Pro for Teams. This program gives your developers on-demand access to world-class, hands-on training created and curated by expert Spring educators. 

Spring Consulting: Your development partner in success

Bridge the gap between innovation and execution with the Spring team’s expertise and our Spring consulting offerings. Each development project is unique, and that is why we offer personalized guidance and expertise. Our Spring Consulting services are tailored to meet your specific needs. Our team of experienced Spring architects and consultants can collaborate with you, providing valuable insights and recommendations for your projects, migrations, and upgrades. From your first blueprint to the final deployment, our team of experts can help you make the transition to the latest Spring version. Spring Consulting is at your service to enable you to migrate smoothly and avoid the risk of being left behind. See how Spring Consulting services can help your team adapt to the latest Spring technologies. 

Unlock the full potential of Spring Solutions 

These offerings are more than just a collection of services; they are designed to empower you and to support your application modernization needs, no matter your level of expertise today. 

We are dedicated to empowering software developers with solutions that drive innovation and elevate your development process. With the introduction of Spring Consulting, combined with VMware Spring Runtime and Spring Academy, VMware is making another step forward in achieving this goal.

Learn more about Spring Solutions and how it can add value to your projects.

Read all of the announcements VMware made at SpringOne 2023.

About the Author

Michelle is a global product line marketing engineer for all things Spring. An accidental technologist who started with selling caller ID, she has worked in and around marketing and sales for a few decades launching new products, working with B2C, B2D, and B2B. Her first line of code was a few years back and she has been working with developers ever since. Michelle lives in the Pittsburgh region with her husband and two children. She loves to cook, entertain, lodge, travel, and binge-watch really bad TV. If you make her laugh, she will be your number one fan.

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