Upgrading 1,000+ Spring and Java applications in a single 24-hour window for a global financial institution
Spring FrameworkFinancial institutions leveraging Broadcom's deterministic Spring upgrade methodology through AceMQ have completed enterprise-scale application portfolio upgrades in dramatically compressed…
Overview
Broadcom's commercial Spring support enables a deterministic upgrade methodology that compresses what would normally be a multi-quarter Java and Spring upgrade project into a single execution window. AceMQ facilitates access to this methodology through its Broadcom partnership, having supported financial institutions completing enterprise-scale Spring upgrades in compressed timeframes.
Challenge
Large financial institutions running hundreds or thousands of Spring applications face a continuous challenge keeping up with Java LTS releases and Spring version upgrades. The typical approach — upgrading applications team by team — creates a years-long tail of legacy versions and security exposure.
Environment
Enterprise financial services; 1,000+ Spring / Java applications; cloud deployment; migrating from legacy Java 8/11 to Java 17/21 with Spring Framework version upgrades.
Approach
Broadcom's Spring App Advisor tool analyzes application codebases to identify compatibility issues before upgrade execution, enabling a high-confidence batch upgrade process. AceMQ connects customers to this methodology through its Broadcom partnership, providing the commercial Spring support access required to leverage the deterministic upgrade tooling.
Solution
- 1Spring App Advisor analysis across all application codebases
- 2Compatibility issue identification and pre-upgrade remediation
- 3Deterministic batch upgrade execution plan
- 4Java LTS migration (Java 8/11 → Java 17/21) alongside Spring version upgrades
- 5Post-upgrade validation and regression testing framework
- 6CPU and memory optimization measurement and reporting
Outcome
Financial institutions leveraging Broadcom's deterministic Spring upgrade methodology through AceMQ have completed enterprise-scale application portfolio upgrades in dramatically compressed timeframes, reducing technical debt, improving security posture, and achieving measurable infrastructure cost reductions.
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