Serverless Message Queue
Work queue with Go and IronMQ
Work Queue with Go and IronMQ Setting up a work queue is ideal for a system where background jobs often take longer than an average HTTP request, whether they are at risk of timeout or simply eating away at efficiency. By maintaining a queue of work or tasks, new work can be pushed into the…
Read MoreBuild Messaging Between Ruby/Rails Applications with IronMQ
Background job processing is a familiar concept for those working with Ruby/Rails apps, but a far less commonly utilized tool is also far more flexible when it comes to asynchronous execution, and that is a message broker. With a message broker, you can create a message within a given application and then process that message…
Read MoreBest Message Queue (MQ) Software in 2021
Overview Finding the best message queue for your organization gains importance as your networks and application integrations become more complex. You need a fail-safe message queue that sends requests quickly and reliably. Just one break in the chain can slow your entire system, making it difficult for you to complete business processes and fulfill client needs. It…
Read MoreCheapest Messaging Queues
Overview Pricing always plays a role when choosing IT tools. Ideally, you want to get a great product that doesn’t bloat your budget. When you have a limited amount of money to spend, though, it’s tempting to choose the cheapest messaging queues. Saving money makes sense unless you select a messaging queue solution that makes…
Read MoreWhat is Pub/Sub? Asynchronous Tasks in the Cloud | Iron.io
Overview Pub/Sub is, at its most basic, a form of asynchronous messaging providing service to service communication. Serverless situations often call for pub/sub, as do microservice architectures, to ensure that messages get to every part of a service that needs that information. Various systems use pub/sub messaging services, so let’s take a deeper look at…
Read MoreRedis RQ vs Iron.MQ: Which Service Is Better for Me?
Overview Language: Iron.MQ is language agnostic and Redis RQ supports Python, JavaScript, Ruby and GO, along with many others. Performance: Redis RQ is quite different from Iron.MQ and other message queuing services because it is not purely a message queuing system. Because of its in-memory database, it is best for real-time messages where persistence isn’t…
Read MoreIron.MQ vs Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM): What’s the Difference?
Overview Language: Firebase Cloud Messaging makes use of Java, Kotlin, XML, C, C++, SQLite in terms of languages and databases while Iron.MQ is language-agnostic. Performance: Firebase Cloud Messaging replaced Google Cloud Messaging in 2018 as an upgraded version that offers users a seamless and modern experience. To achieve this feat, they added a plethora of…
Read MoreIron.mq vs Amazon SQS: What’s the Difference?
Overview Language: Amazon SQS is compatible with Java, Ruby, Python, .NET, PHP, JavaScript and Java Message Service (JMS) but Iron.mq supports all major coding languages. Performance: Amazon SQS is easier to use for beginners while Iron.mq is a developer friendly option and performs more consistently. Scalability: Iron.mq is highly scalable because it runs on top…
Read MoreApache Kafka vs IronMQ: What’s Best For Your Business?
Overview Enterprise messaging systems connect business applications for ease in sharing data. Apache Kafka is an open-source solution boasting high performance and works well with big data. IronMQ is a reliable cloud-based system with many features and flexible deployment options. Kafka falls flat with ease of use and simplicity compared to IronMQ While both systems…
Read MoreIBM MQ Vs IronMQ: Pros, Cons, and choosing an MQ
Overview Key similarities and differences between IBM MQ and IronMQ Iron.io focuses on the modern cloud, building all its tool with this in mind, whereas IBM is still moving from conventional computing to cloud-based computing Iron.io works with the latest messaging services whereas IBM MQ may have integration issues IBM MQ is more expensive than…
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