The Next Decade of Java

The premise of this research is that Java is a leading application platform, has a good strategy for supporting the CI/CD model, and is embracing on-premises and cloud deployments. Wikibon believes that Java will be a strong foundation for all deployments and enterprise initiatives over the next decade.

The Wikibon financial analysis compares “upgrade-when-necessary” and “upgrade-every-release” Java strategies for a $20 Billion enterprise. The study concludes an “upgrade-when-necessary strategy” is 31% less expensive, and has a $40 Million IT budget saving over four years.

As a result of the financial analysis, the Wikibon Java survey, and in-depth interviews with senior Java executives, Wikibon strongly recommends that most enterprise IT executives adopt an “upgrade-when-necessary” strategy for a mixed portfolio of Java applications as the most flexible and optimal strategy. Some enterprises may include keeping the upgrades always current for some part of the Java application portfolio. Wikibon strongly recommends the Java subscription services from Oracle or other vendors to support either of these strategies.