The role of applications has changed dramatically. In the past, applications were running businesses, but primarily relegated to the background. They were critical, but more operational in the sense that they kept businesses running, more or less. Today, organizations can use applications as a competitive advantage. In fact, a well-developed, well-timed application can disrupt an entire industry. Just take a look at the hotel, taxi, and movie rental industries respectively.

Read Derek Mitchell's post: It's Time To Accelerate Your Application Development With Red Hat JBoss Middleware And Microsoft Azure on the Red Hat JBoss Middleware blog.

Last updated: January 22, 2024