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IBM MQ Vulnerability Addressed – Denial of Service Denied

An IBM MQ Vulnerability has been addressed.  Summary In May, The NATIONAL VULNERABILITY DATABASE published that applications that use OBJ_obj2txt() directly, or use any of the OpenSSL subsystems OCSP, PKCS7/SMIME, CMS, CMP/CRMF or TS with no message size limit may experience notable to very long delays when processing those messages, which may lead to [...]

By |2024-03-14T10:50:44-04:00September 4th, 2023|Infrared360® Blog|

Developing Governance and Naming Standards with IBM MQ

Developing Governance and Naming Standards with IBM MQ We wanted to highlight a valuable paper from Middleware Mash-Up that addresses the complexities of naming standards within IBM MQ. Authored by Certified IBM MQ Administrator and Consultant, Nigel Henderson, this paper provides essential insights into creating coherent naming conventions. It covers everything from understanding your [...]

By |2023-08-25T10:49:04-04:00August 22nd, 2023|Infrared360® Blog, IT Infrastructure, Middleware|

Event: In-Person, Dallas: Integration Labs Comes to You – Dallas (Coppell) (August 24th)

An exciting in-person event is scheduled for late August at the IBM Innovation Studios in Dallas (Coppell), Texas, located at 117 S. Beltline Road. On Thursday, August 24th, Integration Labs Comes to You will take place. It offers a valuable opportunity to hear from product architects and thought leaders representing the IBM integration portfolio. Throughout [...]

By |2023-08-02T14:32:49-04:00August 2nd, 2023|Conferences & Events, Infrared360® Blog|

Event: In Person, NYC: Integration Labs Comes to You – New York (August 22nd)

An exciting in-person event is scheduled for late August at the IBM Innovation Studio in New York City, located at 51 Astor Place. On Tuesday, August 22nd, Integration Labs Comes to You, will take place. It offers a valuable opportunity to hear from product architects and thought leaders representing the IBM integration portfolio. Throughout the [...]

By |2023-08-02T14:32:27-04:00August 2nd, 2023|Conferences & Events, Infrared360® Blog|

Avada Software Named a Top 10 IBM Solutions Company for 2023

Avada Software Named a Top 10 IBM Solutions Company for 2023 We are proud to announce that Avada Software has been recognized as one of the Top Ten IBM Solution Providers by CIOReview magazine. This prestigious acknowledgement highlights our commitment to delivering exceptional solutions in collaboration with IBM, a global leader in technology [...]

By |2023-07-05T15:41:23-04:00July 5th, 2023|Infrared360® Blog|

Protobuf vs Avro: The Best Serialization Method for Kafka

Avro vs. Protobuf: Choosing the Superior Data Serialization Method for Kafka and High-Throughput Systems Should You Use Protobuf or Avro for the Most Efficient Data Serialization? Data serialization plays a crucial role in modern distributed systems, enabling effective communication and storage of structured data. Two widely used serialization methods in the industry are [...]

By |2023-06-27T09:46:58-04:00June 12th, 2023|Infrared360® Blog, IT Infrastructure|

IT43831: IBM MQ CHANNELS MIGHT GO UNRESPONSIVE WITH HIGH CPU USAGE IN CHANNEL PROCESS IF CHANNEL SYNCHRONIZATION RECORD IS CORRUPTED

APAR status Closed as program error.   Error description IBM MQ channels might go unresponsive with high CPU usage in channel process amqrmppa or runmqchl if the channel synchronization record is corrupted.  If the problem affects the channels on the SENDER side(e.g. SDR or CLUSSDR) channels  then no message will be sent by the [...]

By |2023-06-02T16:01:47-04:00June 2nd, 2023|Infrared360® Blog|

Where is my message and what does it look like?

Where is my message and what does it look like? When it comes to using MQ, it's not uncommon to run into issues with tracking messages and its contents. For example, you might find yourself wondering, "Where is my message and what does it look like?" A common solution is [...]

By |2023-04-25T14:18:08-04:00April 25th, 2023|Infrared360® Blog, IT Infrastructure, Middleware|

4 Ways IT Administrators Can Be More Productive & Cost Efficient

4 Ways IT Administrators Can Be More Productive & Cost Efficient The following 4 ways IT Administrators can be more productive and cost efficient are a helpful guideline for steps you can take today to help your organization.  Introduction Gartner Speaks on the Cost of IT Skills According to Gartner, [...]

By |2023-05-08T14:13:41-04:00April 10th, 2023|Infrared360® Blog, IT Infrastructure|

Identity and Access Management for MQ Environments

Identity and Access Management for MQ Environments Should Administrators, Engineers, Developers, helpdesk Agents, and Managers all have the same visibility and access to your enterprise messaging and integration infrastructure? Not according to Gartner and we couldn’t agree more. In fact, Identity and Access Management for MQ Environments is why we created our unique Trusted Spaces™­ [...]

By |2023-04-13T16:23:23-04:00March 31st, 2023|Infrared360® Blog, IT Infrastructure, Middleware|
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