Increased operating costs, inefficient hardware utilization, and rapidly expanding datacenters have made virtualization one of the most compelling IT technology in years. While virtualization has solved a multitude of problems, some virtualization solutions are characterized by lower performance, complex configurations and tedious administration especially for complex applications made up of multiple tiers and components. This technical white paper explores in detail the technology behind a new virtualized deployment paradigm for Java EE applications, describing not only the technology behind these advances, but also the benefits and usage.