After you've hopefully read the short little introduction to xPaaS you're excited to try out all the new features and just want to get started without further reading? That is easy. The only true prerequisite for everything you do around xPaaS is an …
Continue ReadingSince Camel version 2.10 there is support for CDI (JSR-299) and DI (JSR-330). This offers new opportunities to develop and deploy Apache Camel projects in Java EE containers but also in standalone Java SE or CDI containers. Time to try it out and get familia…
Continue ReadingI've been reading a lot about Red Hat products lately and being interested in cloud and such since some years now, it's pretty obvious for me to look into the cloud offerings from Red Hat in more detail. Arun did a great overview about JBoss xPaaS ba…
Continue ReadingTime flies and here is the third edition of the new podcast/screencast cross-over series "Developer Interviews". I had the chance to talk to Christian Posta ( @christianposta ) last week. He is a Principal Middleware Specialist/Architect at Red Hat …
Continue ReadingIn the second edition of my developer interview series I had a chance to talk to Claus Ibsen ( @davsclaus ). He works for Red Hat on open source integration software such as JBoss Fuse and is Apache Camel committer. You may also know him for his book "…
Continue ReadingWith only a few more weeks until JavaOne, I am still on the hunt for some good content recommendations. After I've looked at all the sessions from the Java Champions it is time to see what Red Hat is going to offer this year. Beside the fact, that it …
Continue ReadingI'm proud to introduce a new series on my blog. Today I'm going to publish the first interview I did with one of the amazing community members out there. I want to know more about the many amazing people that work on all kinds of JBoss and Middleware …


Java Champions at JavaOne 2014
Isn't it that time of the year again? Booking hotels and travels. Most of my fellow Java Champions (and former ACE Director fellows) are doing some kind of preparation for JavaOne and Oracle OpenWorld these days. Only a few more weeks to go and the conten…

Good news out there. The recent nightly builds of NetBeans (apparently upcoming 8.0.1) already contain the latest WildFly Plugin . So you don't need to add it manually and can start working with your favorite application server right away. Try it out and…
Continue ReadingI'm very honored to be among the great speakers with great topics that get a chance to present at the following upcoming conferences. Come and meet me to talk about all things middleware, Java EE and integration technologies. JDayLviv 2014 - Sep 6 - …

I've had the pleasure to review another book for Packt. This time it is the performance tuning guide for WildFly. Arnold Johansson and Anders Welén took a deeper look into what it takes to develop and run high performance applications on WildFly and colle…
