A Worcestershire-based company has been shortlisted for a prestigious innovation award.

Payara Services Ltd, known for its work in application server technology, is vying for the 'Most Innovative Cloud Product' at the Cloud Excellence Awards 2024 with its 'Payara Cloud' product.

The awards acknowledge the best products, services and vendors within the UK’s cloud computing industry.

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The category celebrates significant developments, fresh ideas and unique features in the realm of cloud technology.

Payara Cloud is an enabling technology in cloud computing.

It is a fully managed runtime, which operates and scales Jakarta EE/MicroProfile applications while coordinating all the cloud infrastructure tasks.

The product allows a 'plug-and-play' framework for software developers and DevOps specialists.

The framework shortens software deployment to the cloud by automating the pipeline which lowers time-to-market and operational costs.

The product also specifically retrains how Jakarta EE applications are managed and deployed, dealing with server-related complexities for the user.

It adopts core principles of Jakarta EE to isolate deployable applications from infrastructure complexities.

Payara Cloud is also adept at adjusting to application demands, ensuring robust performance and automatic scaling.

Steve Millidge, CEO and founder of Payara Services, said: "Cloud computing offers a wealth of benefits to companies and their web applications.

"However, cloud infrastructures can be challenging to manage.

"At Payara, we are enabling companies to futureproof their web applications through user-friendly solutions that simultaneously free up software teams, so they can focus on building business value."

He added: "Having Payara Cloud among the finalists for the prestigious Cloud Excellence Awards is exciting for the whole team.

"It is an acknowledgement of our innovative mindset and our positive impact in cloud computing.

"We look forward to the announcement of the winners later this year."

The winners of the Cloud Excellence Awards 2024 will be announced on Wednesday, September 18.