Azul Systems is the only company 100% focused on Java, and has a 20-year heritage of delivering a highly efficient Java platform that in turn directly reduces your cloud compute costs. The University of Sydney has chosen Azul as the institution's sole Java provider, making the move from Oracle.
The University was founded in 1850 and serves around 75,000 students and 3,500 faculty.
Operating one of the world's top research universities requires a vast IT footprint comprised of many technologies, including thousands of desktops running Java-based applications and frameworks. It's a vast array of applications and runtimes, and the institution sought to explore its options for a secure, supported Java runtime that provided greater time and cost efficiencies.
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“As with most universities, we are always looking for efficiency from our IT vendor relationships, not just by lowering costs but also by eliminating uncertainty and distractions,” said University of Sydney vendor management specialist and university software licensing community executive member Emiliano Fisanotti. “Supporting so many departments and managing a wide range of vendor relationships means I can’t afford to worry about unexpected headaches such as price increases and audits. With Azul we found a trusted partner who was easy to work with and provided a secure, drop-in replacement for Oracle Java.”
“Australia is a key market for Azul and we are rapidly expanding across all of Asia Pacific, partnering with new distributors and hiring sales and technical resources throughout the region,” said Azul CEO and co-founder Scott Sellers. “Azul is ideal for higher education institutions like Sydney University because we are easy on their budget and easy to deploy while providing best-in-class security and support.”
The announcement takes place amid major changes to Oracle Java pricing and a rapid increase in the adoption of OpenJDK-based Java runtimes. By some estimates, usage of Oracle Java has fallen from roughly 75%in 2020 to 34% in 2022. Azul is the second largest Java vendor behind Oracle, supports more versions of Java than any other vendor, including Oracle, and provides a secure, compatible and compliant Java runtime for typically 70% less cost than Oracle.
You can learn more about Azul in our iTWireTV interview with Scott Sellers here.
