Azul August 2026 Release: Java’s First Monthly CSPU
Table of Contents What is a CSPU?Two build lines: CPU and PSUAzul Zulu Build NumbersSecurity fixesWhat this changes for youWhere to get itIf someone discloses a 0-day CVE the day after a quarterly update, you could wait up to three ...
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New Between-Quarters Security Updates for Java: What CSPUs Mean for Your Release Pipeline
Table of Contents What’s ChangingWhy NowCSPU Versus CPUWhat You Need To DoAzul ReadinessConclusionIn an announcement on the OpenJDK Updates Mailinglist on July 20, 2026, Rob McKenna explained a change in the Oracle security release cycle for JDK builds. They plan …
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Azul Zulu July 2026 Quarterly Update Released
Table of Contents The Quarterly Update CycleCritical Patch Updates (CPU)Patch Set Updates (PSU)Getting the Most Out of CPU and PSU ReleasesVersion Bumps in This ReleaseSecurity and Bug Fixes in This ReleaseAzul Zulu July 2026 Release NotesLucida Monotype Fonts Leave Zulu …
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Azul Zulu April 2026 Quarterly Update Released
Table of Contents The Quarterly Update CycleCritical Patch Updates (CPU)Patch Set Updates (PSU)Making Perfect Use of CPU and PSU releasesDifference With the Six-Month Release CycleSecurity and Bug Fixes in This ReleaseAzul Zulu April 2026 Release NotesAzul Zulu Joins Docker’s Official …
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Oracle’s Java Verified Portfolio and JavaFX: What It Actually Means
Table of Contents Who Kept JavaFX Alive?OpenJFX Inspired Project SkaraWhat the JVP Actually ChangesJavaFX and the AI Visualization AngleA Note on the Community and Commercial DynamicsWhere Things StandOracle’s JavaOne 2026 brought an announcement that caught some attention in the Java …
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What 2,000+ Professionals Told Us About the State of Java, AI, Cloud Costs, and the Future of the Java Ecosystem
Table of Contents Java powers AI in production Enterprises are rapidly moving away from Oracle Java Cloud costs are still too high, and Java efficiency is a powerful lever Unused and Dead code and CVE noise are quietly killing DevOps productivity Why this all matters right now Where Azul fits into this future Every year, I look forward to our State of Java Survey & Report because it gives us a view into how organizations are using Java today and where they’re heading next. This year, more …
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Boosting Kafka Latency Performance by 3x with Zing JVM and AutoMQ
Table of Contents Why is Latency so Important to Kafka?Introduction of AutoMQIntroducing Azul Zing Builds of OpenJDKPerformance Test & ExplanationTest Environment ConfigurationLatency: Taming the TailCPU Utilization: Do More with LessFuture OutlookWhy is Latency so Important to Kafka? The importance of …
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Save Time and Money by Reducing False Positives
Table of Contents The Production Scanning ChallengeHow AVD Architecture WorksDeployment Tagging and ReportingReducing False Positives Through Production ScanningClass-Level Precision for Maximum EfficiencyRecently Azul announced that AVD (Azul Vulnerability Detection), which is our solution to scan for security vulnerabilities in production, …
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How to Train ReadyNow to Achieve Optimal Java Performance
Table of Contents Understanding ReadyNow generationsTIPWhen using the ReadyNow Orchestrator feature of Optimizer Hub, the creation of a promoted profile is handled automatically. This will be explained in the next blog post in this series.Possible approachesTIPTo reach an optimal profile, …
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Changes Included in Release 24.08 of Azul Zing Builds of OpenJDK
Table of Contents Changes Included in the 24.08 Stable LineSecurity fixesGeneral ImprovementsOptimizer HubFalcon CompilerMemory Size ImprovementsReadyNowGC Log AnalyzerExtra Methods in Zing MXBeansChanges in Command Line OptionsConclusionAzul Zing Builds of OpenJDK, the optimized Java runtime within Azul Platform Prime, has reached …
