Avada Software at 20: Two Decades of Building for the Real World of Enterprise Middleware For 20 years, Avada Software has followed a path that is increasingly rare in enterprise technology: steady, customer-driven growth built on deep engineering rather than hype. Since its founding in 2006, Avada has focused on solving real operational problems for [...]
Understanding the Recent IBM Tivoli Monitoring Java SDK Vulnerabilities Recently, IBM published a security bulletin addressing multiple vulnerabilities within the IBM SDK Java Technology Edition that is bundled with various IBM Tivoli Monitoring (ITM) components. Because these components are heavily relied upon for enterprise environment monitoring, understanding the scope of these vulnerabilities and applying [...]
IBM MQ vulnerability to Slowloris attack: What Your Team Can Do About It The recently disclosed MQ vulnerability to Slowloris attack (CVE-2025-36128) is a reminder that even mature messaging platforms like IBM MQ can be impacted by classic web-layer denial-of-service techniques. IBM’s security bulletin confirms that certain IBM MQ components are susceptible to a Slowloris-style [...]
Smarter Than Scripts: How Intelligent Automation Transforms IBM MQ Administration For decades, IBM MQ administrators have relied on scripts to automate routine tasks — from clearing queues and restarting channels to handling messages stuck in the Dead Letter Queue. These scripts were once the backbone of efficiency. But as MQ environments have grown more [...]
Avada Software Is Sponsoring Middleware Mash-Up 2025 We’re excited to announce that Avada Software is sponsoring Middleware Mash-Up 2025, a one-day event built for IBM MQ and integration professionals. If you work with MQ, App Connect, or other integration technologies, this event is designed for you. Event Details Date: August 26, 2025 Location: Topgolf [...]
IBM MQ Native HA: Enhancing Messaging Resilience in Modern Architectures In today’s digitally connected world, enterprise messaging systems must be both highly available and resilient. IBM MQ—a leader in message-oriented middleware—provides robust messaging capabilities that ensure reliable data exchange between applications. One of the key features that help guarantee uninterrupted messaging is Native High [...]
Are You Effectively Monitoring Your IBM MQ and Kafka Performance? In today's complex data landscapes, many enterprises rely on a combination of IBM MQ and Apache Kafka to handle their messaging needs. While both are powerful technologies, they serve different purposes: IBM MQ excels at ensuring precision and guaranteed message delivery, while Kafka is [...]
How to Simplify IBM MQ DLQ Management with Automation Dead Letter Queues (DLQs) are a crucial component of IBM MQ, acting as a safety net for messages that cannot be delivered to their intended destination. However, managing DLQs efficiently—especially in large, complex environments—can quickly become a challenge. Without automation, the task is labor-intensive, prone to [...]
News From Your IBM MQ Cloud Integration Team at Information Design Inc. By: Nick Felicione Information Design, Inc What’s new in 2023? We are pleased to announce that IBM is making changes in the way they deploy IBM MQ updates. The changes to IBM MQ's maintenance delivery model are as follows: IBM MQ is adopting [...]
Avada is excited to announce our first sponsorship of the annual Process Excellence week [pexweek.com]. We at Avada are extremely honored to have been hand-picked to educate the operational excellence community on how to bridge the gap between IT and operations. We will be presenting and focusing on IT Operation Excellence via DevOps-Building a [...]
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