Want to increase your efficiency in developing enterprise and cloud Java applications? Increase the speed and ease of developing microservices and complex applications by eliminating the hassle of configuring Spring.Use Spring Boot 2 and Spring 5 framework tools such as WebFlux, Security, Actuator, and the Micrometer framework providing a new method of collecting metrics. In this book: setting up and using Spring Boot 2; Dealing with non-functional requirements with the Spring Boot Actuator Developing web applications with Spring Boot 2 Persistent storage of data using JDBC, JPA, and NoSQL databases Messaging with JMS, RabbitMQ, and WebSockets brief introduction to Spring Cloud projects; Testing, microservices, and cloud deployments using Spring Boot 2 extending Spring Boot by creating your own "starter kit" and adding functionality