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Published September 14, 2022

Apache Kafka is a high-throughput, low-latency platform for handling real-time data feeds. Its storage layer is in essence a massively scalable pub/sub message queue designed as a distributed transaction log. It can be used to process streams of data in real-time, building up a commit log of changes.

How to use OpenTelemetry for Kafka Monitoring
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Published September 13, 2022

There are a few key differences between distributed tracing and OpenTelemetry. One is that OpenTelemetry offers a more unified approach to instrumentation, while distributed tracing takes a more granular approach. This means that OpenTelemetry can be less time-consuming to set up, but it doesn’t necessarily offer as much visibility into your system as distributed tracing does.

What is Distributed Tracing vs OpenTelemetry?
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Published September 2, 2022

Apache Kafka is an open-source software platform for processing streams of events. Developed for the streaming and archiving of data, Kafka is now supported by a large ecosystem of third-party applications. Developed by the founders of Confluent, Kafka was initially created in 2007 while the three creators were at LinkedIn.

Confluent for Apache Kafka and Confluent for Kubernetes
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Published August 30, 2022

Nastel XRay 1.5 release builds on industry analyst acclaim for leading AIOps & transaction observability vendor.

PLAINVIEW, NY, UNITED STATES, August 19, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Nastel Technologies, the leader in integration infrastructure management (i2M) solutions, announced today significant enhancements to its versatile AIOps and Transaction Observability solution, including machine learning for integration management, and visualization of business flows and IoT locations.

Nastel XRay Delivers Business Flow Visualization & Machine Learning for Integration Infrastructure Management
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Published July 19, 2022

New Analyst Report Details Emerging i2M Sector, Market Landscape, and Key Insights for IT and Business-level Buyers

"Nastel is uniquely placed when it comes to understanding the configuration information and message content of messaging middleware and integration infrastructure”

— Saurabh Sharma, GigaOm

 

Nastel Technologies, the world’s #1 i2M (Integration Infrastructure Management) company, today announced that it has been rated as a leader in GigaOm’s new Integration Infrastructure Management & Transaction Observability Sonar Report.

Nastel Recognized as Leader in Integration Infrastructure Management & Transaction Observability by GigaOm
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Published July 14, 2022

Integration and middleware staffing issues within IT Operations and Service Delivery teams are common, even in the largest enterprises.  Here is the story of one large enterprise:

Talent Issues at a Large Global Financial Services Firm

Because of the complex nature of their messaging middleware and overall integration infrastructure (i2) environment, the organization required specialists for each management tool or platform, whether from a middleware vendor, homegrown solution, or third-party management tool.

Middleware & Integration Staff Issue? – F500 Bank Found a Better Approach
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Published July 8, 2022

Total Economic Impact Study evaluates potential business benefits and cost savings enabled by Nastel’s Integration Infrastructure Management (i2M) Platform

Organizations struggle to effectively manage what is often an invisible layer of integration infrastructure (i2) (e.g., Kafka, MQ, Integration Brokers, REST APIs, PubSub, etc.).

Bank Achieves 199% ROI, $20.3M NPV Over 3 Years and Payback in 6 Mos. with Nastel i2M According to New Independent Study
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Published July 4, 2022

Formed in 2021, the Nastel Technologies Advisory Board is made up of business and IT leaders from a wide variety of sectors, across the world. These enterprise leaders and innovators understand the incredibly important role of planning for, and the management of, the integration infrastructure (i2) layer (including messaging middleware, APIs, and much more) in their enterprises to enable meeting IT and larger corporate goals in 2022.

Thank You 2022 Nastel Advisory Board Members!
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Published June 27, 2022

Devops is tough, but the choice between faster development and improving reliability shouldn't be. Consider shifting-left security, better observability, AIops platforms, and more.

Devops is primarily associated with the collaboration between developers and operations to improve the delivery and reliability of applications in production.

7 devops practices to improve application performance