Published January 18, 2022
Most companies take their integration infrastructure for granted. I’m talking about middleware such as IBM MQ, Kafka, Solace, ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ. These form the basis of most enterprise-level businesses.
One of our electronic manufacturing customers was building products worth $40K per minute.
Published November 17, 2021
November 2021 is a good month if you’re a Fortune 500 or Global 2000 enterprise. The investments your organization has made in “integration” over the years were necessary as the organization and the IT infrastructure grew, but the Integration Infrastructure (i2) has likely been considered a necessary evil by senior management. That investment can now be leveraged in two important, new ways.
Published November 12, 2021
Nastel Navigator v10.3 Enables Speed-to-market, Competitive Advantages Across IBM MQ, IBM Integration Bus, IBM ACE, Kafka, TIBCO EMS, and i2 Estates.
Nastel Technologies, the leader in integration infrastructure management (i2M) solutions for complex enterprises, today announced the general availability of Nastel Navigator™ version 10.3, a vital component of The Nastel Platform and the Navigator X solution.
Published November 9, 2021
Complex enterprises have an integration infrastructure (i2) layer that connects technologies and applications across cloud, data center, virtualized systems, mainframe, edge computing, etc.
Integration Infrastructure Management (i2M) is the “management” of the i2 layer and includes:
The i2 layer includes a core middleware application (such as IBM MQ) along with many other “integration” technologies, such as MFT (managed file transfer), IoT, REST APIs, DataPower Gateway, and other messaging technologies (i.e., Kafka, TIBCO EMS, IBM ACE, IBM Integration Bus (IIB) and more).
Published November 4, 2021
Researchers and thought leaders shared 3 predictions for enterprise CIOs and IT leaders that are particularly relevant and important to consider as we move into 2022:
Prediction 1: Through 2026, 65% of CIOs will sustain a cycle of tech-based empowerment, agility, and resilience through collaborative governance, new service delivery models, and a business outcomes orientation.
Published September 13, 2021
The speed of Information Technology (IT) advancements is astounding. A few years ago, with a little commitment to study, someone could learn enough about IT to build a complete environment by themselves. But today’s hyper-virtualized environments contain so many layers of technology that it takes teams of specialists to be able to build and manage.
Published September 1, 2021
By now, you have probably seen the announcement for IBM MQ 9.2.3. The first thing to mention is that Nastel had support for 9.2.3 right away. Nastel Technologies is an integration infrastructure management (i2M) solutions company, and IBM MQ is at the heart of most enterprises’ integration infrastructure (i2).
Published August 31, 2021
Information Technology (IT) has moved through many clearly defined eras. I don’t feel the need to list them all, but the latest one clearly is the move from discrete computers to virtualized software-configured environments, that we all colloquially call “the cloud”.
Published August 30, 2021
If your organization is frustrated with how long it takes to roll out new applications and updates, they are not alone. Speed-to-market is an obsession at many companies today (see call-out box below), so anything that restricts or slows it down is a problem.
Published August 4, 2021
Message data is a digital treasure trove for enterprises that need to meet evolving operations performance, CX (customer experience), and even compliance goals.
“Message Data” includes critical information and context missing from log files and other data sources. Getting it easier and earlier enables advanced analysis and improvements to begin without delay.
