Payara Cloud Customer Managed Region on Azure Overview

Payara Cloud is a managed Jakarta EE cloud runtime, simplifying the deployment and management of Jakarta EE applications. It abstracts away the complexities of cloud and Kubernetes infrastructure, providing a user-friendly interface for working with your applications.

The Customer Managed Region feature allows you to deploy your applications to a dedicated, private cloud region within your own Azure account. This offers greater control, isolation, and potentially improved performance compared to a shared cloud environment.

Advantages

  • Enhanced Control: Maintain full ownership and management of your cloud infrastructure and resources.

  • Isolation: Isolate your applications from other users, reducing potential interference and security risks.

  • Customization: Tailor your cloud environment to your specific requirements and preferences.

  • Performance: Potentially achieve better performance by using dedicated resources within your Azure account.

  • Easier Integration: Easily integrate with other Azure services and tools.

Key Features

  • Managed Jakarta EE Runtime: Payara Cloud handles the underlying complexities of the Jakarta EE runtime, allowing you to focus on your applications.

  • Private Cloud Region: Deploy your applications to a dedicated region within your Azure account.

  • Simplified Setup: Streamlined process for provisioning and configuring your private cloud region.

  • Application Management: User-friendly interface for deploying, managing, and monitoring your applications.

  • Scalability: Scale your applications horizontally to handle varying workloads.

  • Security: Robust security features to protect your applications and data.

Use Cases

  • Organizations with strict compliance or data sovereignty requirements.

  • Applications requiring dedicated resources or isolation.

  • Development teams seeking greater control over their cloud environment.

  • Enterprises looking to leverage Payara Cloud’s managed Jakarta EE capabilities within their own Azure infrastructure.

  • Highly regulated industries such as financial institutions, healthcare providers, or government agencies needing strict control over data and infrastructure.

  • Companies implementing multi-cloud strategies to leverage Payara Cloud within existing Azure setups.

  • Businesses modernizing legacy Jakarta EE applications by moving to a controlled cloud environment.

  • Research institutions or companies requiring dedicated resources for compute-intensive Jakarta EE applications.

  • Organizations setting up geographically distributed backup environments for improved disaster recovery and business continuity.

  • Development teams integrating Payara Cloud’s managed runtime into Azure-based DevOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines.

  • Businesses implementing hybrid cloud architectures, combining on-premises infrastructure with cloud resources.

  • Companies with applications experiencing seasonal or variable workloads, requiring scalable resources within their Azure environment.

  • Organizations operating under strict data residency requirements, ensuring application data remains within specific geographic boundaries.

  • Enterprises with unique security needs implementing custom security measures and integrations in their cloud environment.

Payara Cloud’s Customer Managed Region on Azure provides a powerful solution for deploying and managing Jakarta EE applications in a private, dedicated cloud environment. It combines the benefits of Payara Cloud’s managed runtime with the control and flexibility of Azure, making it an ideal choice for organizations seeking a tailored and secure cloud experience across a wide range of use cases and industries.