IBM WebSphere Family on Azure

Microsoft and IBM have partnered to deliver a robust set of solutions to enable the WebSphere product family on Azure. This includes offers targeting Liberty on OpenShift, Liberty on vanilla Kubernetes and traditional WebSphere on virtual machines. This session is a deep dive into these solutions.

The session includes a small but representative demo using Liberty, Docker, Kubernetes, Java /Jakarta EE, MicroProfile, Azure and some services on the cloud such as database, directory server and cache.

We will also discuss the longer-term roadmap for WebSphere on Azure.

Transcript

1. IBM WebSphere Family on Azure
   Reza Rahman
   Principal Program Manager
   Java on Azure
   

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2. Agenda 1. WebSphere Product Family on Azure
   2. WebSphere Traditional on VMs
   3. WebSphere Liberty on AKS
   4. WebSphere Liberty on ARO
   5. Roadmap
   

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3. © Microsoft Corporation
   WebSphere Product Family
   The WebSphere product family runs some of the most mission-critical
   workloads in the world
   Full stack Java standards support, database access, security, messaging,
   clustering, caching, monitoring, logging, administration, tuning
   WebSphere traditional has well established market penetration in the enterprise
   WebSphere Liberty next generation cloud native Java runtime from IBM
   Open Liberty open-source upstream project for WebSphere Liberty
   Cost-effective IBM support available for Open Liberty
   Liberty lightweight, modular, highly performant and Kubernetes enabled
   In addition to Java EE, Liberty supports modern cloud native Java standards
   such as Jakarta EE, MicroProfile, NoSQL, gRPC
   IBM Transformation Advisor aids migration from WebSphere traditional to
   Liberty
   

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   Stability and Modernization
   Mature Technologies
   Containers/Kubernetes
   Lightweight/Performant
   Latest Technologies
   WebSphere
   Liberty
   Modernization
   Cloud-Native
   Stability
   Support
   Transformation
   Advisor
   

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5. © Microsoft Corporation
   WebSphere Product Family on Azure
   IBM and Microsoft have a robust partnership around the WebSphere product
   family on Azure
   Marketplace solutions and guidance
   Open/WebSphere Liberty
   on ARO/AKS
   WebSphere traditional
   on VMs
   Bring-Your-Own-License
   Comprehensive offerings,
   joint roadmap and
   long-term, multi-year
   collaboration
   

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6. IBM and Microsoft
   “The IBM and Microsoft partnership is critical to delivering the capabilities our WebSphere and
   Liberty customers need as they seek to digitally transform their businesses. The Azure Marketplace
   offers delivered through this collaboration enable enterprises to rapidly deliver new innovative
   cloud-native applications on Liberty and lift ‘n’ shift their existing traditional WebSphere and
   Liberty applications to the cloud. IBM’s mission is to support WebSphere and Liberty customers on
   their cloud of choice and these offers take away all the heavy-lifting of provisioning best practice
   environments meaning customers can focus on delivering the applications in support of their
   business.”
   - Shane O’Rourke, Program Director, WebSphere/Liberty, Application Modernization and Java, IBM
   

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   WebSphere Traditional on VMs
   Robust, up-to-date Azure Marketplace solutions for WebSphere traditional on
   Azure Virtual Machines
   Red Hat Linux, IBM J9, WebSphere traditional
   Jointly published, maintained and supported by Microsoft and IBM
   Solutions automate operations such as provisioning virtual networks/storage,
   installing Linux/Java resources, setting up WebSphere traditional and
   configuring security with a network security group
   Easily deploy highly available, fully functional WebSphere Network Deployment
   cluster with Console enabled and load balancing via IBM HTTP Server or Azure
   App Gateway
   Easily deploy single working WebSphere Base instance with Console enabled
   Eases key database integrations such as IBM Db2, Azure SQL, and Oracle
   Bring-Your-Own-License, trial license supported to facilitate evaluation
   

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8. © Microsoft Corporation
   WebSphere Traditional on VMs Architecture
   

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10. © Microsoft Corporation
    WebSphere Liberty on AKS
    WebSphere Liberty and Open Liberty certified by IBM and Microsoft to run well
    on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) via Liberty Operators
    Azure Marketplace solution for Liberty on AKS
    Jointly published, maintained and supported by Microsoft and IBM
    Solution automates operations such as provisioning an AKS cluster, Azure
    Container Registry (ACR), Application Gateway Ingress Controller (AGIC), Liberty
    Operators, initial deployed image, sample application
    New or existing AKS cluster, ACR instance
    Enables key integrations such as Azure SQL, IBM Db2, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure
    MySQL, Azure Redis, Azure Active Directory
    Bring-Your-Own-License, trial license, open-source license
    Manual step-by-step getting started guide available as an alternative to
    solution template
    

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11. © Microsoft Corporation
    Liberty on AKS Architecture
    

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12. © Microsoft Corporation
    Liberty on AKS Demo
    

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13. © Microsoft Corporation
    WebSphere Liberty on ARO
    WebSphere Liberty and Open Liberty certified by IBM and Microsoft to run well
    on Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) via Liberty Operators
    Azure Marketplace solution for Liberty on ARO
    Jointly published, maintained and supported by Microsoft and IBM
    Solution automates operations such as provisioning a virtual network, ARO
    cluster, Liberty Operators, secure namespace, initial deployed image, sample
    application
    New or existing ARO cluster
    Enables key integrations such as Azure SQL, IBM Db2, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure
    MySQL, Azure Redis, Azure Active Directory
    Bring-Your-Own-License, trial license, open-source license
    Manual step-by-step getting started guide available as an alternative to
    solution template
    

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14. © Microsoft Corporation
    Liberty on ARO Architecture
    

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15. © Microsoft Corporation
    Liberty on ARO Demo
    

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16. Title Description Priority Release
    Liberty on ACA How to guide for running Open Liberty on Azure
    Container Apps (ACA).
    High Q4 2023
    Liberty and Azure Redis How-to guide for using Azure Redis as the session
    cache for Liberty.
    Medium Q4 2023
    Liberty and AAD via
    OpenID Connect
    How-to guide for integrating AAD with
    WebSphere/Open Liberty via OpenID Connect.
    Medium Q4 2023
    WebSphere on Azure Roadmap
    

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17. © Microsoft Corporation
    Summary
    Robust solutions available for Liberty on AKS, Liberty on ARO and WebSphere
    traditional on VMs
    Jointly developed and supported by IBM and Microsoft
    Robust roadmap, your input and feedback welcome
    During active development, engineering team will provide direct migration
    assistance to selected customers
    Please engage us!
    https://aka.ms/migration-survey
    

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18. Microsoft Confidential – For Internal Use Only
    © Microsoft Corporation
    Resources
    WebSphere Product Family on Azure
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/developer/java/ee/websphere-
    family
    Open/WebSphere Liberty on ARO
    https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/ibm-usa-
    ny-armonk-hq-6275750-ibmcloud-aiops.20210823-liberty-aro
    Open/WebSphere Liberty on AKS
    https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/ibm-usa-
    ny-armonk-hq-6275750-ibmcloud-aiops.20210924-liberty-aks
    WebSphere Traditional on VMs
    https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/ibm-usa-
    ny-armonk-hq-6275750-ibmcloud-aiops.2021-04-08-twas-cluster
    

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19. Microsoft Confidential – For Internal Use Only
    © Copyright Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
    

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