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Approximating Queue Semantics in Non-Persistent Messaging

DevOpsMay 22, 2012

CONFIGURATION COOK-BOOK – Approximating Queue Semantics in a Publish and Subscribe Environment.

Why peer to peer is a flawed architecture for most messaging needs

Products & TechnologyMay 18, 2012

If you’ve spent any time architecting or implementing solutions that rely on messaging, you’re surely familiar with the concepts behind broker-based messaging. In a nutshell, message brokers centralize common networked...

Why I’m Hooked on Node.js

Products & TechnologyMay 15, 2012

Configuring “Pre-Fetch” for Optimized Load-Balancing

DevOpsMay 11, 2012

CONFIGURATION COOK-BOOK - Controlling Solace “Pre-Fetch” of Guaranteed Messages to Achieve Fair Load-balancing.

Messaging 101

Products & TechnologyMay 3, 2012

What is messaging? Instant messaging like MSN/IRC/Yahoo? SMS stuff? Email? Morse code? Even techies have different understandings of messaging depending on context, so I wasn’t too surprised when my banker...

Is the real-time web streaming data in the wrong direction?

Products & TechnologyApril 12, 2012

Examples of web streaming have become rather predictable and yawn-worthy. It’s always some variation of streaming real-time stock market data, news and status updates from the cloud to your browser,...

Recapping TEDx New Wall Street – re-imagining Financial Services

Financial ServicesMarch 12, 2012

Yesterday, I participated in TEDx New Wall Street in Mountain View, California. In the spirit of all TED events, this was a day of sharing ideas — specifically about re-imagining...

What the big banks can learn about cutting costs from Apple, Google and Facebook

Financial ServicesMarch 2, 2012

Apple does it, Facebook does it, Google does it. Why not Goldman, JP Morgan and UBS? No, I’m not talking about deploying open source software or embracing cloud computing whole...

Exchanges getting proactive about improving the impact of HFT on markets

Use CasesFebruary 29, 2012

Last week, I posted on how regulation has unintentionally led to increased high frequency trading across various asset classes. Today, we saw a different angle on the HFT debate, with...

The reasons HFT is shifting asset classes may surprise you

Use CasesFebruary 17, 2012

At Solace, the shift to electronic trading has been at the core of our business in capital markets for many years. We’ve seen a variety of recurring use cases that...

The Journal on three world-changing tech trends

Use CasesJanuary 31, 2012

There is an excellent article in today’s Wall Street Journal that details the technology-driven, macro shifts that are happening right now in the world of business. The three mega-trends they...

Ground control to major storm…

Use CasesJanuary 10, 2012

Today, we announced a new customer relationship with communications and information technology giant Harris Corporation detailing that they have selected Solace to power the on-the-ground portion of a satellite weather...