Java at Microsoft

Java is the backbone of enterprise software engineering, and the conversations happening around it right now are the most exciting they’ve been in years. From AI-assisted development workflows to Kubernetes performance tuning, the community is moving fast – and JCON Europe 2026 is one of those places where those conversations belong. This year, Microsoft is The post JCON Europe 2026: Java Modernization, Performance, and AI appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.

We’re excited to announce the first wave of speakers for Microsoft JDConf 2026, our flagship community event for Java at Microsoft. Whether you’re architecting enterprise microservices, modernizing legacy systems, or building intelligent applications, JDConf 2026 will equip you with the insights and tools to stay ahead. Live streamed across three time zones, the event gives The post Meet the First Round of Speakers for Microsoft JDConf 2026 appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.

Java developers face a tough trifecta: keeping mission-critical systems running, modernizing legacy apps, and weaving AI into real engineering workflows, all without increasing risk. At DevNexus 2026, the Microsoft Java team is tackling these challenges head-on.  This year’s DevNexus agenda reflects where the Java ecosystem is heading. With dedicated tracks for AI Engineering, Generative AI, and AI The post Microsoft at DevNexus 2026: Practical AI for Real-World Java Development appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.

Hello Java customers! We are happy to announce the latest January 2026 patch & security update release for the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK. Download and install the binaries today. OpenJDK 25.0.2 OpenJDK 21.0.10 OpenJDK 17.0.18 OpenJDK 11.0.30 Check our release notes page for details on fixes and enhancements. The source code of our builds is The post Java OpenJDK January 2026 Patch & Security Update appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.

We’re excited to announce that the Azure Performance Diagnostics Tool for Java is now available for preview as part of the Azure SRE Agent platform, bringing intelligent, automated Java performance diagnoses. Currently supporting Java workloads deployed to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters. What is Azure Performance Diagnostics Tool for Java via Azure SRE Agent? The The post Introducing Azure Performance Diagnostics Tool for Java: Automated Java Performance Analysis in Kubernetes via Azure SRE Agent appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.

A breakthrough year for modernization, AI‑assisted development, Agentic AI development, and platform innovation 2025 was one of the most significant years yet for Java at Microsoft. From the arrival of OpenJDK 25 as the newest Long‑Term Support (LTS) release, to AI‑powered modernization workflows with GitHub Copilot app modernization, to Agentic AI development in Microsoft AI Foundry The post Java at Microsoft: 2025 Year in Review appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.

In our previous blog we introduced Azure Command Launcher for Java (jaz) —a safe, resource-aware way to launch the JVM without hand-tuning dozens of flags. This follow-up shares performance results, focusing on how jaz affects G1 behavior, heap dynamics, and pause characteristics under a long-running, allocation-intensive workload: SPECjbb 2015 (JBB). Test bed: 4-vCPU, 16-GB Azure The post Beyond Ergonomics: How the Azure Command Launcher for Java Improves GC Stability and Throughput on Azure VMs appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.

Introduction As cloud-native architectures scale across thousands of containers and virtual machines, Java performance tuning has become more distributed, complex, and error-prone than ever. As highlighted in our public preview announcement, traditional JVM optimization relied on expert, centralized operator teams manually tuning flags and heap sizes for large application servers. This approach simply doesn’t scale The post From Complexity to Simplicity: Intelligent JVM Optimizations on Azure appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.

Today we are announcing the Public Preview of the Azure Command Launcher for Java, a new tool that helps developers, SREs, and infrastructure teams standardize and automate JVM configuration on Azure. The goal is to simplify tuning practices and reduce resource waste across Java workloads. JVM Tuning in a Cloud-Native World Before the rise of The post Announcing the Public Preview of Azure Command Launcher for Java appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.

GitHub Copilot is taking a major step forward with expanded, deeply integrated support for JetBrains and Eclipse — bringing a new generation of agentic, intelligent capabilities directly into your favorite Java IDEs. This release strengthens Copilot’s cross-IDE experience, unifies agentic workflows, and unlocks more powerful automation to help developers code faster, modernize confidently, and stay The post Introducing Major New Agentic Capabilities for GitHub Copilot in JetBrains and Eclipse appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.