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AVADA SOFTWARE NAMED A MOST PROMISING APM SOLUTION PROVIDER FOR 2018!

Avada Software has been recognized by CIOReview magazine as a Top 20 Most Promising APM Solution Provider for 2018. CLICK HERE to read our feature and see how Avada Software is at the forefront of [...]

By John Ghilino|June 6th, 2018|

INFRARED360 MESSAGE TESTER for ALLOY EDITION

Infrared360's message tester, available since version "1" Infrared360's message tester can... Send any number of messages, with any content type, using any variety of headers, to any number of queues or topics, on any [...]

By Avada Software|August 18th, 2017|Tags: IR360, message, MQ, tester|

AVADA SOFTWARE OFFERS FIXED COST MQ MIGRATIONS

Recently IBM has announced end of support dates for WebSphere MQ 7.5 (April 2018) and version 7 is currently out of support. We've realized many IBM customers are still running MQ in the version 7 [...]

By Avada Software|September 21st, 2016|Tags: migrations, MQ, MQ Appliance|

INFRARED360 NAMED AN ESSENTIAL AUTOMATION TOOL FOR THE ENTERPRISE

In 2006 Avada invented Infrared360 with automation(set it and forget it) and the future of IoT in mind. Our mantra quickly became "work smarter, not harder." Last year Avada's Infrared360 was named in the Datamation [...]

By Avada Software|April 4th, 2016|Tags: automation, infrared360|

PEX WEEK [PROCESS EXCELLENCE] AGENDA-DEVOPS AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

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 [...]

By Infrared360|December 15th, 2015|Tags: devops, infrared360|

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AVADA SOFTWARE AT A GLANCE

Avada Software’s flagship product, Infrared360®, is an IT management portal providing total administration, monitoring, testing, auditing, analytics dashboards, and self-service for cloud, on-prem, or hybrid environments. Get secure, collaborative management of elements across your IT stack like Kafka^®, IBM^® MQ, IBM^® ACE/IIB, ActiveMQ^®, WebSphere^®, JBoss^®, and Tomcat^®Application Servers, URLs, SOAP & REST-based web services, IBM^® DataPower^® and MQ Appliance.

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Establishing IBM MQ Metric Baselines: A Practical Guide for Optimizing Your Messaging Infrastructure
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Establishing IBM MQ Metric Baselines: A Practical Guide for Optimizing Your Messaging Infrastructure

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Scott Treggiari2025-02-26T15:51:25-05:00February 26th, 2025|

Optimize IBM MQ Performance: The Essential Guide to Metric Baselines

In today’s complex IT landscapes, establishing IBM MQ metric baselines for performance is crucial to ensure that your messaging system operates at peak efficiency. With increasing demand for real-time data processing and seamless integration across distributed systems, a robust baseline helps you identify anomalies, plan capacity, and proactively resolve issues. Infrared360 provides comprehensive capabilities designed to support and enhance your […]

IBM MQ 9.4.2 Release: Enhancements and Features for Modern Messaging
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IBM MQ 9.4.2 Release: Enhancements and Features for Modern Messaging

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John Ghilino2025-12-02T15:31:21-05:00February 19th, 2025|

IBM MQ 9.4.2 Release: Enhancements and Features for Modern Messaging

IBM has announced the upcoming IBM MQ 9.4.2 release, the second Continuous Delivery (CD) release of the 9.4 Long Term Support (LTS) line. This update introduces improved resiliency, enhanced administrative tooling, and performance optimizations across IBM MQ, IBM MQ Advanced, IBM MQ for z/OS, IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS, and IBM MQ Appliance.

IBM MQ 9.4.2 is set for release on […]

Automated Self-Healing: The Middleware Architect’s Secret Weapon
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Automated Self-Healing: The Middleware Architect’s Secret Weapon

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John Ghilino2025-02-04T16:11:20-05:00February 4th, 2025|

Self-Healing Middleware: The Architect’s Blueprint for Resilience Middleware Architects rely on automated self-healing to maintain system resilience and efficiency. Middleware environments are inherently complex, with interconnected queues, brokers, and channels. Manually addressing issues like queue overflow, stalled processes, or certificate expirations consumes valuable time and resources, leaving architects with less bandwidth for optimization and innovation.

Automated self-healing for middleware systems like IBM MQ, ActiveMQ, or Kafka addresses key […]

Efficiently Integrating Systems from Mergers & Acquisitions
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Efficiently Integrating Systems from Mergers & Acquisitions

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John Ghilino2025-01-23T13:09:12-05:00January 23rd, 2025|

Don’t Let IT Integration Delay Your M&A – Here’s How to Get It Right

This guide will provide key considerations and best practices for successfully integrating IT systems during mergers and acquisitions (M&A). With organizations increasingly engaging in M&A activities, integrating diverse applications and IT systems is crucial for ensuring operational efficiency, data accuracy, compliance, and scalability. Companies acquiring businesses with unique back-office systems must streamline these disparate environments […]

Secure Remote Access to Transactional Middleware Environments
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Secure Remote Access to Transactional Middleware Environments

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John Ghilino2025-01-21T14:11:44-05:00January 21st, 2025|

Why Secure Remote Access Is Critical for Your Business Success Secure remote access is more than just an operational necessity—it is a critical requirement for organizations managing sensitive systems. With regulatory bodies enforcing stringent compliance measures across industries such as banking and finance, businesses must implement secure access strategies to protect their networks and data from cyber threats.

For instance, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) has […]

4 Middleware Architecture Tips You Didn’t Know About
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4 Middleware Architecture Tips You Didn’t Know About

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Scott Treggiari2025-12-02T15:30:13-05:00January 10th, 2025|

4 Middleware Architecture Tips You Didn’t Know About

As a Middleware Architect, you’re tasked with building, upgrading, or maintaining the backbone of your enterprise’s IT environment. Middleware systems, whether they involve message brokers like IBM MQ, Kafka, or ActiveMQ, or enterprise integration platforms, are essential for enabling seamless communication and data exchange. But even seasoned architects may not be fully leveraging strategies that can transform their architecture into […]