Build 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…

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What 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…

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Redis 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…

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Iron.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…

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Iron.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…

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Apache 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…

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IBM 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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Apache ActiveMQ vs IronMQ

Overview Language: Apache ActiveMQ supports a plethora of Cross Language clients and standard protocols like Java, Ruby, Perl, Python and PHP. Iron.mq also supports all major programming languages. Performance: Although both message services are top performers in their field, Iron.mq proves to be the faster, more powerful, and more reliable option with the bonus of…

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Beanstalk vs IronMQ

  VS Overview Discover the five key differences between Beanstalk vs Iron.MQ: Language: Beanstalk is pure Python but using client libraries users can configure the message queue to operate using a fair amount of language options including Ruby, Rails, Java, JavaScript, Haskell and PHP. Iron.MQ supports all major programming languages without the added hassle. Performance:…

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Google Cloud Pub/Sub vs IronMQ: Which One Should I Use?

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Vs Overview Language: Google Cloud Pub/Sub streams in Java, Python and SQL while Iron.MQ is language-agnostic. Performance: Google Cloud Pub/Sub is part of the Google cloud and its servers run in a multitude of regions around the world with a high availability and a steady performance. Iron.MQ is also offers high availability due to its…

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