Alibaba Cloud Developer
Alibaba Cloud Developer
Dec 11, 2019 · Backend Development

How Alibaba’s ElasticHeap, Wisp2, and ZGC Transform Java Performance for Cloud‑Native Apps

This article explains how Alibaba’s JVM team introduced ElasticHeap, static compilation, Wisp2 coroutines, feedback‑directed optimization, and ZGC to dramatically reduce Java heap usage, startup time, CPU load, and pause times, delivering cloud‑native performance improvements demonstrated during the Double‑11 traffic peak.

ElasticHeapJVMJava
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How Alibaba’s ElasticHeap, Wisp2, and ZGC Transform Java Performance for Cloud‑Native Apps
Alibaba Cloud Native
Alibaba Cloud Native
Jul 16, 2019 · Backend Development

New Features, Benchmarks, and Install Guide for Alibaba Dragonwell JDK 8.0.0‑GA

Alibaba’s Dragonwell JDK 8.0.0‑GA, now GA‑ready for production, syncs the latest OpenJDK 8u212‑b04 updates, adds security patches, fixes critical Alibaba‑specific bugs, and introduces proprietary features such as JWarmUp, JFR enhancements, and the upcoming ElasticHeap, with detailed installation steps and performance results.

Alibaba DragonwellElasticHeapJDK
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New Features, Benchmarks, and Install Guide for Alibaba Dragonwell JDK 8.0.0‑GA