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Application Servers

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What is Application Servers?

Application servers are software frameworks that provide the infrastructure and services required to run applications, typically complex, enterprise-level applications. They act as a middle tier between databases and client applications, handling business logic, data access, security, and transaction management. They are commonly used to build and deploy web applications, APIs, and other distributed applications, improving scalability, reliability, and security.

What other technologies are related to Application Servers?

Application Servers Competitor Technologies

While application servers can serve web content, web servers like Apache or Nginx are a lighter-weight alternative, handling static content and reverse proxying. In some cases, they compete with the web-serving capabilities of application servers.
mentioned alongside Application Servers in 15% (679) of relevant job posts
Integration platforms like Mule ESB or Apache Camel can provide similar capabilities to application servers in terms of service orchestration and integration, making them a competitor for specific use cases.
mentioned alongside Application Servers in 11% (66) of relevant job posts

Application Servers Complementary Technologies

AOP is used for handling cross-cutting concerns in an application server to implement and manage logging, security, and transactions efficiently.
mentioned alongside Application Servers in 70% (66) of relevant job posts
Queue managers are used by application servers to store and reliably forward messages to other systems or application components.
mentioned alongside Application Servers in 67% (58) of relevant job posts
Servlet containers (e.g., Tomcat) are a core component of many application servers, providing the runtime environment for servlets and JSPs.
mentioned alongside Application Servers in 55% (68) of relevant job posts

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