A core strength of the JVM is support for polyglot development. In fact, Java 7 includes performance improvements that will increase the use of popular Web languages on the JVM such as JavaScript, Ruby, and Python. Enterprises today are moving to the cloud to improve agility, cost, and scale. Ruby, together with the Rails framework, is one of the hottest languages in the cloud. At the same time, it's no secret that Java is the foundation of the enterprise. With JRuby, Java and Ruby run side-by-side to accelerate migration by leveraging existing infrastructure. This presentation reviews technology, best practices, and case studies of companies enjoying competitive advantage via the powerful combination of Java, Ruby, and the cloud.