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September 24, 2026
JobRunr v9 Launch Webinar: See Inside Every Background Job
Join the free JobRunr v9 launch webinar on Thursday 1 October 2026, 12:30 CEST. Live coding of durable jobs with runStepOnce, the new job progress timeline, and pausing a batch in JobRunr Pro. Register on LinkedIn or YouTube.
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September 11, 2026
Cyber Resilience Act for Java Teams: Scope, Deadlines and a Readiness Checklist
Who the EU Cyber Resilience Act really covers, what changes on 11 September 2026, and what the obligations mean for a Java build pipeline.
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August 12, 2026
Java Virtual Threads vs Thread Pools: We Benchmarked Real Background Jobs
Thread pools or virtual threads for Java background jobs? We benchmarked both on real workloads. Throughput numbers, pinning pitfalls, and the config that works.
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July 31, 2026
JobRunr & JobRunr Pro v8.8.0
Quieter logs when your database hiccups, SmallRye now optional for Quarkus users, Kotlin 2.4 support, and a much faster dashboard on MySQL for Pro.
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July 21, 2026
We Let JobRunr Rent Its Own Servers: First Numbers from Cost-Aware Spot Scaling
A preview of JobRunr’s upcoming cost-aware scaling: the scheduler watches your queue, rents the cheapest AWS spot instance that fits, drains the backlog, and gives the machine back. We measured everything, including killing a node mid-run.
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July 12, 2026
JobRunr vs. Temporal: Choosing the Right Durable Execution Tool for Java
We implemented the same order workflow in JobRunr and Temporal, benchmarked both on two machines, and counted every database transaction. Here is an honest comparison to help you pick the right tool.
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