What is JBOSS EAP? (99/285 technotes for 2015)

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is a rigorously tested, stable, supported platform for developing and deploying mission critical Java applications and services. 

It integrates code from the 

• JBoss.org Application Server/Clustering project, 
• JBoss Hibernate Framework, 
• JBoss Seam Framework into a single distribution with a single patch and update stream, multi-year maintenance policy. 

JBoss EAP is certified on 17 operating systems, 5 Database Management systems and JVM combinations. It also integrates with 

• JBoss Developer Studio and the 
• JBoss Operations Network. 
  

Advantages:

• 0 licence fee, significantly lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)- upto 70% savings.
  
• avoid vendor lock in ?????
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  With 24x7x365 support with 1 hour SLA you are guaranteed support when you need it.