Docker is the hot technology of the day. A Datastax official recently lauded the partnering of Docker with Java, and Google has made its new Dart language platform available via Docker images.

Java microservices are not simply SOA systems with a different name. Delivered in a Docker container using DevOps practices, Java microservices have many advantages over traditional SOA apps.

Jelastic has released a new version of its namesake PaaS/IaaS platform that includes production-ready Docker containers as well as support for Parallels Containers for Windows.