Solutions Architect at a marketing services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Oct 10, 2022
The only reason why we're currently using WebSphere is that the integration of the authentication with Azure is very quick. WebSphere has something that can immediately connect with Azure Active Directory.
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Enterprise Technical Leader at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
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Top 5
Mar 2, 2022
The thing about WebSphere, as opposed to other ones that I am aware of such as JBoss and Liberty, is that WebSphere has the most comprehensive scaffolding available to it.
Head Banking Application Customization and Reporting at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Jul 6, 2021
As compared to other applications, it has tremendous support. We have built internal capability so that we use it extensively internally. It is also easier to use with the outside data. You can write in ESQL, Java, or any other technology that you want to use for development. So, it is a lot more flexible in the language that it supports.
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Network Deployment is the most useful feature for scalability. It has many features within the standard WebSphere Application Server edition.
The VPN service is quite useful.
IBM WebSphere Application Server is easy to use.
IBM WebSphere Application Server is the best in terms of scalability and performance, as well as the support for managing distributed transactions.
IBM WebSphere Application Server is one of the best servers due to its stability and paid license.
The only reason why we're currently using WebSphere is that the integration of the authentication with Azure is very quick. WebSphere has something that can immediately connect with Azure Active Directory.
WebSphere Application Server's best features include the data subscription and connection viewer.
One of the most valuable features might be the stability of the IBM WebSphere Application Server.
The thing about WebSphere, as opposed to other ones that I am aware of such as JBoss and Liberty, is that WebSphere has the most comprehensive scaffolding available to it.
The most valuable features are its user-friendliness and reliability in terms of application hosting.
The solution is very stable and robust.
The solution has good performance.
As compared to other applications, it has tremendous support. We have built internal capability so that we use it extensively internally. It is also easier to use with the outside data. You can write in ESQL, Java, or any other technology that you want to use for development. So, it is a lot more flexible in the language that it supports.
It does integrate well with the Tivoli Federated Identity Management system.
The scalability of the product is quite good.
We needed this type of integration and WebShepere is the best tool for it.
This solution is easy to use with a GUI that is intuitive and very helpful.
It has good stability of the application server in the long term compared to other solutions.
The solution is robust. The connection management and the scalability, which IBM provides to the Stack, are also valuable.
The most valuable feature of this solution is Portal Virtualization.
High availability, alert management, and deployments are the most valuable features for us. We have the ND version so we can do deployments.