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.

In this tutorial on SOAP web services in Java, learn how to use the Eclipse IDE and Jakarta EE to build, test and run XML-based endpoints for microservices.

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.