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Defending website stability: ensuring uninterrupted access

November 16, 2023

Solace Distinguished Engineer Tom Fairbairn explores one of the more common technical glitches we see today – website outages – why they happen, the crippling impacts on revenues and brand reputation, and what can be done from a solutions perspective to avoid future episodes.

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How the financial services industry can stay resilient with event-driven architecture

October 20, 2023

As we move towards a cashless society, financial service institutions compete to provide frictionless digital experiences, and cannot risk delivering unsatisfactory services that erode customer trust. This byline explores how EDA can help financial service providers focus their efforts on supporting innovation to attract and retain customers; handle high transaction volumes with the quickest response time and utmost accuracy; and strike a proper balance between transaction authentication, authorization, and fraud detection.

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Beyond card tapping and Apple Pay

September 21, 2023

The smartphone just can’t stop getting smarter. Ush Shukla, a distinguished engineer at Solace, recently sat down with Steve Lasky at SecurityInfoWatch.com to share his insights on how smartphones are set to dramatically change the personalized retail customer experience – and technology is ready to ensure a secure shopping experience, bringing a whole new meaning to retail therapy.

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How to fix ChatGPT’s weaknesses

September 20, 2023 German

From instant translations to ideation to full email and copywriting, ChatGPT is making its way into our daily lives. However, there are some drawbacks and limitations that prevent ChatGPT and AI in general from reaching their full potential. This byline explores how an event-driven architecture can improve the flow of information between those systems that "publish" events and those that receive or "subscribe" to information.

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The Future of E-commerce

September 18, 2023

As E-commerce continues to expand and evolve across the Web and to every digital device, what does the future of this dynamic commercial space look like? How can your business stay on the cutting edge of technology and ensure each channel engages to reach today’s and tomorrow’s customers? Silicon UK spoke with a number of industry insiders, including Solace's Jamil Ahmed.

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Bridging the gap in the UK’s manufacturing sector

September 05, 2023

The promises of Industry 4.0, to enable a more efficient, connected and flexible ecosystem will also help drive competitiveness for UK factories. However, to simply say that putting these new technologies into an existing architecture will fix everything is a tad ambitious. Manufacturers must first unlock and then leverage real-time data to allow them to learn and make predictions. The end goal is to help maximise overall equipment effectiveness while not sacrificing operational efficiency.

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Emerging tech, from AI to extended reality, is radically reshaping today’s business world — and leaders who don’t get on board ASAP will be left in the dust

Emerging tech, from AI to extended reality, is radically reshaping today’s business world — and leaders who don’t get on board ASAP will be left in the dust

August 21, 2023

Digital transformation has become essential in business development as it reshapes sectors. Technology such as AI and extended reality are prompting companies to rethink how they operate. As part of its "Build IT" series, Insider spoke with five experts -- including Tom Fairbairn of Solace -- about tech's impact on digital strategies across organizations.

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Reducing EV “Range Anxiety” One Charging Point at a Time

August 08, 2023

EV production and customer demand are growing at a rate nearly double that of charger installation rates. It’s left businesses and consumers begging the same question: Will EV adoption exceed infrastructure? And how can event-driven architecture (EDA) help?

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The 5 Critical Requirements for EDA Success

August 07, 2023

Solace EVP Kent Nash details the top 5 strategic considerations to delivering EDA success, as served up by respondents in a recent IDC global survey.

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Fueling Growth: Real-time Retail

August 03, 2023

Byliner explores how EDA can help retailers enable seamless connectivity and integration among systems, powering real-time movement of data such as sales checkouts, stock replenishment orders and warehouse logistics.

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Solace to ramp up R&D after landing $10M in fresh federal funding

Solace to ramp up R&D after landing $10M in fresh federal funding

July 28, 2023

Feature story in The Ottawa Business Journal in which CEO Denis King discusses the recent $10M IRAP funding and how the company plans to ramp up R&D initiatives over the next few years.

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Bridging the Industry 4.0 Gap

Bridging the Industry 4.0 Gap

June 28, 2023

Manufacturers have increased their digital investment over the past few years, with a view to enabling greater agility and supply chain visibility. However, to build a lasting foundation for Industry 4.0 and smart factories, manufacturers first need to establish real-time data movement across their operations. Solace's Phil Scanlon details the why and how.

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5 Ways Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) Unlocks the Potential of ChatGPT

5 Ways Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) Unlocks the Potential of ChatGPT

June 14, 2023

From instant translations and idea generation to composing emails and essays from scratch, ChatGPT is beginning to filter into our everyday lives. There are, however, some drawbacks and limitations that are keeping it and AI in general from achieving full potential. This is where event-driven architecture, EDA, can facilitate the flow of information between the systems that “publish” events and the other systems that indicate interest in that kind of information by “subscribing” to topics.

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Preventing fraud and detecting money laundering in real-time

Preventing fraud and detecting money laundering in real-time

June 08, 2023

The two big challenges for financial institutions right now are payments fraud at the consumer end of the spectrum, and the growing threat of organizational money laundering. Mitigating against such criminal activity for the safety of its users and its own reputation requires a solution that can carry out the necessary checks in real-time across both modern and legacy systems. This can only mean using the new generation of event-driven architecture (EDA).

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API Management is a Commodity – What’s Next?

June 06, 2023

While API management has become a commodity, the industry must address five new areas: regulation, verticalization, security, foundational business infrastructure and no-code development. Solace chimes in as well on the growing interest in events-driven APIs.

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What happens next with paying in the branch

May 18, 2023 Article in German

Solace Distinguished Engineer Ush Shukla sheds light on how smartphones are set to dramatically change the personalized retail customer experience and bring a whole new meaning to retail therapy.

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Event-Driven Applications to Dominate IT Landscape

May 02, 2023

Shawn McAllister, chief technology officer and chief product officer for Solace, explains why even-driven applications will soon dominate the IT landscape as it becomes more apparent batch-oriented applications are no longer fit for digital transformation purpose.

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Virtual Queueing: Eliminating EV Charge Anxiety in Real-time

April 18, 2023

While Electric Vehicles (EVs) are vital to a greener world, demand has been steadily decreasing in recent months in the UK in particular, due mainly to the lack of suitable charging infrastructure. This byline argues how one solution to reinvigorate EV adoption is to put the power back in the hands of the driver, arming them with the real-time information they need to navigate the pitfalls currently crippling the system.

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Four Technologies Transforming Data and Driving Change

April 10, 2023

Data is getting a facelift in 2023 courtesy of event-driven architecture (EDA). These four technologies are set to transform DevOps and IT operations over the next year – whether it be how companies make use of data or the customer experience they offer.

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Using APIs to rewire supply chains in 2023

April 04, 2023

Supply chains are on the mend after breaking down recently. This article spotlights how APIs -- and going one step further, event-driven architecture -- can help stakeholders get a better handle on their data.

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