IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition vs. JEUS

IBM WebSphere Hybrid edition is well-suited for the development and deployment of large enterprise-level applications such as Electronic Health Records that are used in our organization. IBM WebSphere is appropriate for organizations that require strong security and compliance as it provides a high level of security and compliance features. This works well with organizations that are subject to strict regulatory requirements, such as hospitals.

Incentivized

• It works out of the box. Its basic functionality is all there and everything works with no adjustments.
• The functionality is there for fine tuning, to allow applications to be easier to access and quicker with some tweaks, but again, these aren't necessary for basic running.

Incentivized

• In this era of cloud technology, Websphere Application Server required Integration with cloud technology.
• Troubleshooting tools need to included in Websphere Application Server package for better troubleshooting of issues.
• Websphere Application Server comes with some basic performance tools and these troubleshooting and performance tools need to be enhanced.
• It's available in all operating systems like Windows AIX Unix Solaris Zos etc.

Incentivized

Mostly we will be renewing unless the strategic direction changes drastically or there are other complelling external circumstances. We've been on a multi year project to modernize our legacy applications and that effort will continue for the foreseeable future.

Incentivized

WebSphere Application Server is used across our organization. Most projects use this for Java products and applications. Being robust and scalable makes it even more usable. We love using WebSphere Application Server due to its configuration management ability made simple and vast across all java related parameters. It is dependent on the features and upgrades and IBM releases some great upgrades to WebSphere Application Server.

Incentivized

Deploys fairly quick enough and like the roll-out update feature decreasing the downtime and also plays well with other integration tools as well.

Incentivized

IBM was quick to respond when we had an issue with our specific infrastructure. We raised a PMR, which they picked up quickly and updated us about every step of the way. We had an appropriate fix for quite a business critical issue within a fortnight, which was impressive!

Incentivized

I did not choose IBM WAS, it was a coporate decision. We are glad that we have been using this for a number of years and are quite happy as a corporation. However, it does take more time to learn WAS because of its complexity in terms of installation, various features and special deployment and packaging needs.

Incentivized

• It has security features that has enhanced security of our enterprise and its data.
• WebSphere Hybrid Edition has improved performance making it easier for our organization to fix any problem that might occur.
• It has improved collaboration enhancing team work making the work efficient.
• WebSphere Hybrid Edition can be complex to individuals who are not familiar with it.

Incentivized