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March 28, 2022
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March 28, 2022
robust server with great feature set
We use the Oracle Weblogic Application server to deploy both service bus and SOA integration services. We also deploy some Java web and EJB applications on Oracle Weblogic Application servers.
- Data sources.
- JMS queues.
- N/A
No
November 21, 2019
Perfect Application Server
All the applications throughout the organization run on a single platform and are deployed on the WebLogic Application Server. Since all the applications are deployed on the same platform, it makes life much simpler to maintain the servers.
- Built-in diagnostic modules that can be easily activated for a server instance.
- Ease of creating and maintaining multiple domains for different applications.
- Ability to create virtual hosts and targets to which WebLogic Server instances or clusters respond.
- Powerful clustering framework to balance the load on the server instances.
- The domain template exporter needs to be more flexible and able to be imported by a new server installation. It's a tedious task to recreate all the resources when the server is upgraded.
- The administration console can be better designed to be more user-friendly.
Yes
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I enjoy getting an opportunity to try hands-on labs on various new technologies that are presented in the conference user groups.
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I enjoy getting an opportunity to try hands-on labs on various new technologies that are presented in the conference user groups.
October 21, 2019
Weblogic great product
We are Oracle Forms users so we need to use WebLogic. We have almost one thousand users. We are using for they whole company.
- Robust
- Stable
- Good performance
- Not easy to install
- Administration could be more simple
- Complex configuration
Yes
Oraug
October 14, 2019
Carrier grade application server
It is being used as an application server for telecom oss-bss applications. It is also standard application server for custom application. It is the backbone of 100s of telco use cases. Most importantly weblogic users won’t have to struggle with database connection handling, java messaging service, user management and web service throttling.
- Work managers
- JMS
- User management
- Other application connectivity adaptors
- Restart requirement for configuration changes
- Analytics
Yes
Oracle network integrity user group
October 14, 2019
Binu's review : Weblogic server
We use WebLogic Application Server to deploy all our Java based applications. Most of our applications are web based and hence we have most of our code written in Java language and all server side code gets build and deployed on weblogic server across our organization for all internal and external applications.
- Scalable
- Robust
- Secure
- Better cloud based deployment
- CI/CD internal build tools
- Various DB version connectivity
No
October 12, 2019
WebLogic is still a good J2EE full stack container solution
Weblogic Application Server had become the corporate standard for more than 10 years, it is widely used in our IT department, for dev, test and production environment. It is majorly used to host the full J2EE stack web application and back-end solutions (JSP, JSF, EJB). We use many features of the Weblogic, which includes Clustering, Deployment, Environment management, Monitoring, DataSource, JMS, etc. We even deploy a lot of SOAP-based web service and some Jersey-based REST service endpoints in Weblogic. Those applications support the core business from many domains. Even today, our EJB is gradually replaced by microservices and our monolithic web application is replaced by SPA, we still use Weblogic environment to host some legacy but very important core applications.
- Easy to use and configure
- High availability, very reliable and stable (can configure self-healing strategy)
- Very well integrated with the other Oracle product family
- Deployment in the cluster is quite handy
- The Admin UI should be further simplified, the UI design was not too user-friendly— too many options and clicks required, difficult for the new beginners to figure out what they are looking for.
- The admin server becomes the single failure point, although Oracle suggested some workarounds by setting VIP and VHost, it was not quite easy and straight forward.
- Domain replication is hard, requiring a lot of knowledge and scripts efforts.
- Admin will hang if the node manager communication encounters some issues for one or some nodes in the domain/cluster.
- Not able to kill/terminate the stuck thread, the only way is to restart the managed server (JVM)
- License cost is too high, for small businesses.
No
October 11, 2019
Thoughts on Oracle WebLogic
My organization is heavily invested in using Oracle WebLogic. Most of our non-cloud native apps are using version 12.1.3. It addresses our needs for an enterprise-focused server system that keeps constant and frequent security updates with very limited configuration needed. I've personally had no issues using it in my local workspace, and it starts up very quickly.
- Small amount of configuration needed out of the box.
- Enterprise-focused.
- Reliable.
- Expensive, which drives smaller companies away.
- Can't use newer versions of Java with it.
No
It is used by most of our clients, they are large scale enterprises and it used primary because of the Oracle and Java support that comes with it. The main business issue that it handles is the all in one clustering and messaging. It is usually bundled as a sales package with Oracle DB and Java support.
- Messaging
- Clustering Management
- Run-time performance
- Deployment is usually a problem. After multiple deployments the server usually needs a restart.
- Logging is poor when it comes to native issues.
- Its console needs improvement. There are several times when it says "done, no restart needed" but it does need a restart.
No
October 07, 2019
Great for large projects
It is the most trusted Java EE environment across the industry. It has got a lot of tools and automation possibilities. One less known but really useful tool in the stack is the CAT (which stands for Classloading Analytics Tool). I'd recommend the software if you are able to purchase a licence. It really helps the automation with the console and the operations with the admin.
- Operation
- Automation
- Clustering
- Management
- Price is quite high
- There is a learning curve
- Some support is outsourced to overseas
Yes
There are some interesting article on the community pages and OTN.
October 07, 2019
Test automation insight
It is used by some projects of the Healthcare department. We had many versions of our server environment, and both the application and database servers were managed from the Oracle WebLogic Application Server. There was personnel, who managed the whole system, with environments and everything connected to it. But I was a test automation engineer, so I didn't have to use it that detailed. However, I still had to go deep in the UI.
- The servers can be managed with ease. If you know where to find what you need, it is simple to be used.
- At first, the UI is too complex. The vast functionality plays on the contrary to transparency.
No
October 02, 2019
Well designed Java EE compliant application server
We are using Oracle WebLogic Application Server to build, deploy and test our Java EE applications. It allows us to develop multi tier applications according to Java EE specifications. Since we are using many enterprise features such us distributed transactions, SOAP WebServices, REST endpoints and many more of which all are supported by WebLogic our work is done faster and easier.
- Configuration and management is simple with web-based console.
- Very stable environment for Java EE applications.
- Good support provided by Oracle.
- Application server specific APIs could be described in a better way.
- Generation of WSDL files from SOAP WS implementation is far from being perfect.
No
September 20, 2019
WebLogic Server: Very Good Application Server
It is being used by a department. It is used to host applications that provide services for residents of San Francisco. It facilitates integration between my department and other city departments so that customers' service requests can be created, updated and closed. It is highly available and is proven to offer its users top performance.
- I think it is a great application server for developing and deploying applications across cloud environments and on-premise
- Hgh performance, scalability and reliability
- Simplify operations and reduce management costs
- I would like to see only one console if possible instead of having to navigate through the enterprise manager, console and service bus console.
- The consoles are sometimes slow and not easy to use.
- I would like to see thread management through the consoles and be able to deal with a stuck thread without a server restart.
No
September 20, 2019
WebLogic is rock solid
We use WebLogic for our major ERP systems such as E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft and Ellucian Banner.
- WebLogic on Linux is rock solid. I believe, its main advantage is that it practically does not go down.
- WebLogic has a good admin console and integrates well with Oracle OEM making it easier to manage and administer compared to competition.
- WebLogic is very configurable and flexible in terms cluster or standalone architecture.
- WebLogic cloning is cumbersome. No easy way of creating a new WebLogic server environment as a clone of the existing one, preserving the managed servers and deployed apps.
- Applying PSU often required to remove an existing one-off patch.
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September 19, 2019
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Weblogic is used in various ways. Either at the department level for internally developed applications or at the enterprise level for some of the middleware products that need WebLogic to run such as EBS/BPM/ SOA, etc.
It addresses business needs in various departments from finance, to shipping both locally and internationally. We have various operating companies that also use the product in the defined ways above.
It addresses business needs in various departments from finance, to shipping both locally and internationally. We have various operating companies that also use the product in the defined ways above.
- It is a true and tested EE server
- It is easy to deploy and manage
- It is very stable and resilient
- Needs to be brought to the new era of Cloud Native, but Oracle is working thru that.
- It is costly, though for my company that is not an issue due to our partnership with Oracle
- Current versions don't support the latest Java. Rather they are not certified with java 11 though java is also an Oracle product!!
Yes
Java: this user group provides papers on some of the new implementations of java and the new standard and best practices. This is a community-driven initiative, therefore, you get unadulterated information. The community is great at providing code snippets to demonstrate how to solve problems in a manner that is useful to developers of different skill levels.
We use a variant of WebLogic called Oracle Communications Converged Application Server (OCCAS) to develop real-time, audio/video messaging applications. This allows us to modify the behavior of network equipment easily. Instead of waiting years for network equipment providers to create new applications, we can do it in a matter of days.
- Support for WebRTC.
- Support for SIP.
- Distributed memory cache for large-scale, clustered applications.
- More frequent releases to match the latest versions of Java - it's about three years out of date. You'd like to use the latest language features but you don't know if it's going to work or not! It's on Java 8, and Java is on version 12.
No
September 18, 2019
My Weblogic Review
We use Oracle WebLogic Application Server for OBIEE. We manage OBIEE application administration using WebLogic Server. It's a web-based application, so all administration is done through WebLogic Application Server. We do a lot of deployments using the WebLogic Server. It helps us to keep our applications up and running.
- We are able to manage the application and deployments well using WebLogic Server in OBIEE.
- We can monitor the application health using WebLogic Server.
- It makes the job easy for our Administrators.
- User interface can be better - when we go to the application, we have to do a lot of clicking to see all of the things. It would be better of all the data was visible from one window.
- Performance can be better.
- It should be able to send alerts in case of server health issues.
No
September 16, 2019
WebLogic over the years
It is used by a few departments. We also run WebSphere and Jboss but for my primary position, it’s WebLogic 11g and 12c. This is our application server for all SSO integration with Oracle OIG/OaM.
- Ease of use for new versions.
- Not huge changes per version.
- Easily navigate able GUI.
- Kept mostly the same since purchased from BEA years ago.
- Changes with each tiny version not detailed.
- Soo many PSU’s and security vulnerability.
- BSU difficult to use and patching details not always accurate with BSU and OPatch.
No
March 27, 2019
Sophisticated and Amazing Web Console but at a price
We are using Oracle WebLogic Application Server for hosting a few Java enterprise applications. Some of the applications are mission critical while some of these applications are lightweight reporting tools. We are using this across multiple projects although in some of the other projects we are also using Red Hat Jboss for the same purpose.
- WebLogic Application Server administration is easy to learn. The Web console is a very sophisticated interface and you will find yourself using web console much more than using the command line.
- Application deployment is easy and can be done entirely from the web console.
- It has great features for performance monitoring and configurations. You can do a lot of custom settings to suit your business needs.
- It includes creation of security realms which you can use to manage access levels for different users within the organization.
- It's cumbersome to diagnose problems with the node server and weblogic machine. We often find ourselves bouncing the weblogic server in events we see issues with node server connectivity with the machine.
- It is resource intensive application and performs slow when you have RAM/CPU crunches.
No
December 21, 2018
WebLogic - Yay or Nay?
We are using Oracle Weblogic server to host various J2EE based web applications for our company websites. We are also making use of clustering in Oracle Weblogic. The application server is hosted internally while the web request is served through a reverse proxy using Oracle iPlanet server. Most of the heavier application are hosted in Weblogic.
- Stable and powerful
- GUI is powerful and easy to use
- Easy to use, simple to deploy an application
- Cost might be issue
- Not as lightweight as some other competitors
October 26, 2018
WebLogic Features, and some negative points
We are using Oracle WebLogic as our fraud application (Tombeller Siron Suite) and Oracle OFSAA (LFRM) application. The Siron WebLogic system serves all bank financial transactions, like Swift. LFRM is a finance management application. Mainly our finance and risk departments are using this application.
- First reason: it's easy to manage. There are many management services we are using, and this service gives us flexibility.
- Second reason is redundancy. We are using high availibility features for mission critical services.
- Security. Oracle publishes new security patches and upgrades often.
- Licensing model is complex.
- VMware support and certified features are very important, and also whether or not WebLogic supports and is certified to VMware virtualization. We can use more WebLogic systems.
No
August 31, 2018
In WebLogic we trust!
It is used to provide service to the entire company, we have presence in 12 countries.
We have WebLogic cluster environments for development, testing, production and quality.
The main productive applications are in the areas of: sales (analysis of sales, products, guarantees, sales indicators), marketing (campaigns), and goods and finances. All of these are executed in the WebLogic Application Server.
We have WebLogic cluster environments for development, testing, production and quality.
The main productive applications are in the areas of: sales (analysis of sales, products, guarantees, sales indicators), marketing (campaigns), and goods and finances. All of these are executed in the WebLogic Application Server.
- Cutting-edge technology.
- Excellent quality of manufacturer support through the My Oracle Support website. It has a lot of information about the product, to implement according to the best practices, as well as to optimize the performance in productive environments.
- Stability, security and availability.
- It could simplify the installation process for non-productive environments.
No
July 02, 2018
My reasons for using Oracle WebLogic Server.
Oracle WebLogic Server is used in the organization as the exclusive server of the enterprise and intranet applications of the company, and for basic management of CRM for the clients. Oracle WebLogic Server is an adequate support for Oracle SOA and Oracle BPM technologies. It allows the implementation and advanced configuration of applications of all kinds.
- The main power comes to be the scalability of the applications implemented in Oracle WebLogic Server.
- Oracle WebLogic Server allows me to define different points of access to data sources, including the creation of a multiple connection focused on facilitating access to data.
- Integration of very simple applications. Your use of WSLT is fantastic.
- Oracle WebLogic Server is based on a previous user interface. Therefore, it does not include the latest representation updates. Therefore, its domain at the graphic level is much lower compared to other servers.
Yes
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I belong to the Oracle help group in Venezuela. Where many advanced topics are specified; mutual collaboration in conflicts at the code level; diverse knowledge of Oracle products and their management.
I belong to the Oracle help group in Venezuela. Where many advanced topics are specified; mutual collaboration in conflicts at the code level; diverse knowledge of Oracle products and their management.
February 01, 2018
For the real world solutions
My organization is an Oracle partner, therefore we value the use of its products not only in our projects and suggestions but eventually in our in-house applications. Our confidence in the product assures us that we have a robust and well-supported platform for our tools to provide an overall better service.
- The brand relation between Java and WebLogic Application Server usually provides a quicker access to programming features and their availability for the applications deployed.
- The access to centralized configuration both from console and command line WLST eases the implementation of changes major or not in an organized and expedite way.
- The maturity of the product is also visible in the available tools provided by the product itself, for both monitoring of resources and alerting for availability and thresholds
- Oracle could provide WLST with a graphics tool, to ease the scripting especially providing inbuilt list/details of accessible methods/objects
- A visible memory footprint often causes an overhead in the jvm runtime. Maybe too many product artifacts being loaded on boot?
- The console seems to still be in progress; some of the tables even in version 12c aren't customizable and displaying of long lists is often broken when you cant filter.
No
November 07, 2017
The most stable AS in the world
Oracle WebLogic Application Server is used across the whole organization as the only permitted application server. It allows developers to rely on a mature and stable JEE server known by many java developers in the world. As such, it is easy to find developers having the required knowledge. Secondly, Oracle provides very efficient support if you need it.
- The web interface allows to easily control the JEE features given to an application
- This is the world number one commercial application server in the world that nearly all experienced JEE developers know
- This is the best JEE implementation
- It is heavy compared to JBOSS app server (but it covers the complete JEE stack)
- The weblogic console is sometimes slow and not easy to use (not always user friendly)
- It is expensive
December 07, 2016
Oracle WebLogic Application Server - Robust & Reliable
Being a part of the release engineering team, we use Oracle Weblogic Application server to manage and maintain critical aspects of domains, servers, clusters, deployments, security realms, and services of a particular environment. It is used across the entire organization to support applications that run on our environments.
- It is the best application server to host an application across an enterprise. Not only to do you get a summary of your complete environment which includes the servers, cluster etc., you can dig deeper and even find details about individual threads.
- Extremely easy deployment that can be done through few clicks. You can view the state, health and type of your deployment making it easier to debug when something goes down.
- Enriched feature of Security Realms makes it easy to add new users to an environment, tie them to a group, and look into credential mappings.
- There needs to be a graphical tool to develop certain scripts used for maintenance of the environment. It may get tedious to debug the scripts provided by Oracle.
- UI can become even more intuitive & easy on the eyes.