WebSphere improved our cloud application management. One benefit is how WebSphere handles connectivity between applications and databases. 

For example, if we have a web application connecting to a backend database, we might encounter connectivity issues during periods of peak usage. WebSphere, acting as an intermediary, can manage potential disconnects. 

It tells the application, "You don't need to worry about connectivity; I'll take care of it." This significantly improves reliability, particularly during peak times.

The administrative console provides a GUI interface, so it's convenient for administrative tasks. Most of our administration work is done directly through the admin console.

It has helped tremendously. Before we embarked on the enterprise service bus, we had to develop applications for integration with in-house and third-party applications. We had to develop an application and get a dedicated server. We also had to get the server within the firewall. There was no concrete policy around that, and it just was disorganized and disoriented. Now, we have a lot more structure. The time to market is a lot faster, and there is a structure around it.

We have about 3,000 users concurrently using this application. This application has achieved more than 99.9% up time which has resulted in increased productivity and efficiency.

We've avoided the remake of mainframe application logics.

The incredible support that we get from IBM is of primary importance, that I see, because anytime we have a problem, help is just a phone call away.

We use IBM WAS Developer Edition in our development machines for free.

There is an Eclipse Plugin provided by IBM, so no need to buy IBM Rational Application Developer or Rational Software Architect tools.

Starting with version 8, WAS provides a special folder called monitor deployment. Once you put the .war or .ear file in there, it is deployed automatically without human intervention. This greatly helps us in our continuous integration server. Once the deployment binary is ready, we write a script to copy it to that folder and then, voila! The application is up and running and accessible from its context root.

IBM WAS is the backbone for our enterprise content management suite which delivers the primary processes for our customers. Without a good application server, it would be hard to provide a secure layer of midddleware upon which the other applications run. IBM WAS improves the stability of the entire solution and provides a high quality platform for running web-based solutions.