WebSphere Application Server Administration

WebSphere Application Server (WAS) is a software product that performs the role of a web application server. More specifically, it is a software framework and middleware that hosts Java-based web applications. An application server works with a web server to handle requests for dynamic content, such as servlets, from web applications. A web server uses a web server plug-in to establish and maintain persistent HTTP and HTTPS connections with an application server.

An Application Server provides the entire necessary infrastructure to host enterprise application. It handles application operation between user request to backend business application like a database, messaging, etc.

Enterprise application, which is usually transactional based or heavily used, must have an application server with built-in redundancy, high availability, and performance oriented like WebSphere Application Server.

Application Server usually sits between Web Server and Database or another backend like messaging, etc.

As a beginner, this course will give you sufficient knowledge to get started with WAS .