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:

1. Java EE 7 with GlassFish 4 Application Server
2. IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 Administration Guide
3. Oracle WebLogic Server 12c: Distinctive Recipes: Architecture, Development and Administration
4. JBoss AS 7 Development
5. WildFly: New Features
6. WildFly Performance Tuning
7. Apache Tomcat 7 User Guide
8. Apache Tomcat 7 Essential
9. 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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