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Java application servers are quite mature over the years, with many products from both open source and commercial providers. However, there are only few ones dominating the market and are widely used by programmers. The most popular Java application servers are Tomcat, JBoss, Wildfly, GlassFish, etc. In this article, we compile a list of 9 recently published books for mastering Java application servers for your convenience and reference. Here’s the list:

Java EE 7 with GlassFish 4 Application Server
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 Administration Guide
Oracle WebLogic Server 12c: Distinctive Recipes: Architecture, Development and Administration
JBoss AS 7 Development
WildFly: New Features
WildFly Performance Tuning
Apache Tomcat 7 User Guide
Apache Tomcat 7 Essential
Apache TomEE Cookbook: Apache TomEE Administrator Cookbook

1. Java EE 7 with GlassFish 4 Application Server

Author: David R. Heffelfinger

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Published Date: March 26, 2014

Paperback: 400 pages

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Content Coverage:

Chapter 1: Getting Started with GlassFish
Chapter 2: JavaServer Faces
Chapter 3: Object Relational Mapping with JPA
Chapter 4: Enterprise JavaBeans
Chapter 5: Contexts and Dependency Injection
Chapter 6: JSON Processing with JSON-P
Chapter 7: WebSockets
Chapter 8: The Java Message Service
Chapter 9: Securing Java EE Applications
Chapter 10: Web Services with JAX-WS
Chapter 11: Developing RESTful Web Services with JAX-RS

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2. IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 Administration Guide

Author: Steve Robinson

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Published Date: October 3, 2011

Paperback: 496 pages

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Content Coverage:

Chapter 1: WebSphere Application Server 8.0: Product Overview
Chapter 2: Installing WebSphere Application Server
Chapter 3: Deploying Your Applications
Chapter 4: Security
Chapter 5: Administrative Scripting
Chapter 6: Server Configuration
Chapter 7: WebSphere Messaging
Chapter 8: Monitoring and Tuning
Chapter 9: Administrative Features
Chapter 10: Administration Tools
Chapter 11: Product Maintenance

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3. Oracle WebLogic Server 12c: Distinctive Recipes: Architecture, Development and Administration

Author: Frank Munz

Publisher: munz & more publishing

Published Date: April 30, 2014

Paperback: 552 pages

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Content Coverage:

Why WebLogic 12c?
Certification, Requirements and Compatibility
Installation
WebLogic Features in Different Versions
JXM - Why it Matters
WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST)
WebLogic 12c RESTful Management
Connection Filter and Logging
Classloader Analysis Tool
JDBC or File Persistent Stores
Cluster Targeted JMS
Configured Cluster
Dynamic Cluster
JTA Service
and more…

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4. JBoss AS 7 Development

Author: Francesco Marchioni

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Published Date: June 24, 2013

Paperback: 326 pages

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Content Coverage:

Chapter 1: Getting Started with JBoss AS 7
Chapter 2: What’s New in JBoss AS 7
Chapter 3: Beginning Java EE 6 - EJBs
Chapter 4: Learning Context Dependency Injection
Chapter 5: Combining Persistence with CDI
Chapter 6: Testing Your Applications
Chapter 7: Developing Applications JBoss JMS Provider
Chapter 8: Adding Web Services to Your Applications
Chapter 9: Managing the Application Server
Chapter 10: Clustering JBoss AS 7 Applications
Chapter 11: Securing JBoss AS 7 Applications

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5. WildFly: New Features

Author: Filippe Costa Spolti

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Published Date: May 23, 2014

Paperback: 142 pages

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Content Coverage:

Chapter 1: Starting with WildFly
Chapter 2: Unified Configuration
Chapter 3: WildFly CLI and Management Console
Chapter 4: Modular Services and Class Loading
Chapter 5: Memory and Thread Pool Management
Appendix: What You Need to Know - Migrating from AS 7 to WildFly 8

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6. WildFly Performance Tuning

Author: Arnold Johansson and Anders Welén

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Published Date: June 25, 2014

Paperback: 311 pages

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Content Coverage:

Chapter 1: The Science of Performance Tuning
Chapter 2: Tools of the Tuning Trade
Chapter 3: Tuning the Java Virtual Machine
Chapter 4: Tuning WildFly
Chapter 5: EJB Tuning in WildFly
Chapter 6: Tuning the Persistence Layer
Chapter 7: Tuning the Web Container in WildFly
Chapter 8: Tuning Web Applications and Services
Chapter 9: JMS and HornetQ
Chapter 10: WildFly Clustering

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7. Apache Tomcat 7 User Guide

Author: The Apache Software Foundation

Publisher: Fultus Corporation

Published Date: September 13^th 2011

Paperback: 254 pages

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Content Coverage:

Introduction
Tomcat Setup
First webapp
Tomcat Web Application Deployment
Manager App HOW-TO
Real Configuration HOW-TO
Security Manager HOW-TO
JNDI Resources HOW-TO
JNDI Datasource HOW-TO
Class Loader HOW-TO
Japser 2 JSP Engine HOW-TO
SSL Configuration HOW-TO
SSI How To
CGI How To
Proxy Support HOW-TO
MBean Descriptor How To
Default Servlet Reference
Clustering/Session Replication HOW-TO
Load Balancer HOW-TO
Connectors How To
Monitoring and Managing Tomcat
Logging in Tomcat
Apache Portable Runtime (APR) based Native library for Tomcat
Virtual Hosting and Tomcat
Advanced IO and Tomcat
Additional Components
Apache Tomcat - Using Tomcat libraries with Maven
Security Considerations
Windows Service HOW-TO
Windows Authentication How-To
The Tomcat JDBC Connection Pool

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8. Apache Tomcat 7 Essential

Author: Tanuj Khare

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Published Date: March 23, 2012

Paperback: 294 pages

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Content Coverage:

Chapter 1: Installation of Tomcat 7
Chapter 2: Configuration and Deployment
Chapter 3: Performance Tuning
Chapter 4: Integration of Tomcat with the Apache Web Server
Chapter 5: Securing Tomcat 7
Chapter 6: Logging in Tomcat 7
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting in Tomcat
Chapter 8: Monitoring and Management of Tomcat 7
Chapter 9: Clustering in Tomcat 7
Chapter 10: Tomcat Upgrade
Chapter 11: Advanced Configuration for Apache Tomcat 7

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9. Apache TomEE Cookbook: Apache TomEE Administrator Cookbook

Author: Gurkan Erdogdu

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Published Date: August 21, 2013

Paperback: 196 pages

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Content Coverage:

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Getting Started
Chapter 3: TomEE Architecture
Chapter 4: TomEE Web Server, Apache Tomcat
Chapter 5: TomEE EJB Lite Server, Apache OpenEJB
Chapter 6: Deployments in TomEE
Chapter 7: Java EE Technologies Used in TomEE
Chapter 8: TomEE Security
Chapter 9: JNDI Naming in TomEE
Chapter 10: Transactions in TomEE
Chapter 11: TomEE Clustering Features
Chapter 12: TomEE WebSocket Protocol Support
Chapter 13: TomEE GUI
Chapter 14: Testing Techniques in TomEE
Chapter 15: TomEE Embedded Usage
Chapter 16: Useful References
Chapter 17: ASF License

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Nam Ha Minh is certified Java programmer (SCJP and SCWCD). He started programming with Java in the time of Java 1.4 and has been falling in love with Java since then. Make friend with him on Facebook and watch his Java videos you YouTube.

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