When would one use WebSphere Application Server versus TomCat?
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Accepted answer
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Performance, see: https://jazz.net/library/article/790
Other reasons could be single Sign On and IHS as proxy to be able to scale better and avoid trouble with setting up SSL for Tomcat and its proxy.
Other reasons could be single Sign On and IHS as proxy to be able to scale better and avoid trouble with setting up SSL for Tomcat and its proxy.
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Thank you - both the answer and link very helpful........
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This explains how you couls start with one and then grow to the other: https://jazz.net/library/article/831