Published September 14, 2022
Apache Kafka is a high-throughput, low-latency platform for handling real-time data feeds. Its storage layer is in essence a massively scalable pub/sub message queue designed as a distributed transaction log. It can be used to process streams of data in real-time, building up a commit log of changes.
Published July 18, 2022
Last year we published this blog post about the benefits of IBM MQ streaming queues. On July 15th, 2022 this functionality was also made available for MQ on the mainframe (z/OS) and it’s also been announced for the MQ appliance for Aug 2nd, 2022.
Published July 14, 2022
Integration and middleware staffing issues within IT Operations and Service Delivery teams are common, even in the largest enterprises. Here is the story of one large enterprise:
Talent Issues at a Large Global Financial Services Firm
Because of the complex nature of their messaging middleware and overall integration infrastructure (i2) environment, the organization required specialists for each management tool or platform, whether from a middleware vendor, homegrown solution, or third-party management tool.
Published July 14, 2022
When IBM MQ 9.3 was released last month, as discussed here, it was notable (and noted) that this was just for distributed platforms and that news of the mainframe and the appliance would follow.
Published July 7, 2022
What is DataPower used for?
It provides security, control, integration and optimized access to a full range of mobile, web, application programming interface (API), service-oriented architecture (SOA), B2B and cloud workloads.
What is DataPower certificate?
Published June 24, 2022
Published June 20, 2022
What’s new in IBM MQ 9.3?
The latest long-term support (LTS) and continuous delivery (CD) release of IBM MQ will be released for the distributed platforms on June 23, 2022.
IBM MQ 9.3, again, has a focus on securely powering cloud-native applications across hybrid-multicloud as well as making it easier to get started.
Published April 27, 2022
In order to understand the security benefits offered by IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I), it is important to learn about what it is and what it does.
What is IBM Cloud Pak for Integration?
IBM’s Cloud Paks use Red Hat’s OpenShift Container Platform as the basis for the creation of enterprise-grade applications which are native to the cloud and provide extensive interoperability with on-site systems and environments.
Published April 2, 2022
Published March 17, 2022
Apache Kafka is a distributed messaging system that can be used to build applications with high throughput and resilience. It is often used in conjunction with other big data technologies, such as Hadoop and Spark. Kafka-based applications are typically used for real-time data processing, including streaming analytics, fraud detection, and customer sentiment analysis.
