For a Java process, there are several memory pools or spaces - Java heap, Metaspace, PermGen (in versions prior to Java 8) and native heap. Each of these memory pools might encounter its own set ...

You can fix your Java memory leak problem without a costly JVM heap dump. Just use Java Flight Recorder's Old Object Sample event and view the recording in JDK Mission Control.

Because Java uses automatic garbage collection, developers think Java programs are free from possible memory leaks. Although automatic garbage collection solves the main cause of memory leaks ...

Java 12 enhances G1 to automatically return Java heap memory to the operating system when idle. This memory is released in a reasonable period of time when there is very low application activity.

A heap dump is a snapshot of what’s in your Java program’s memory at a given point in time. It contains details about objects that are present in memory, actual data that is present within those ...

For the Azure cloud, jaz takes over the configuration of the heap size and the garbage strategy, among other things. The tool uses AppsCDS and, in the future, Project Leyden for optimization.