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What Is RabbitMQ And How Do You Manage It With Kubernetes?

The world of Kubernetes and RabbitMQ evolves rapidly. Our popular 2022 post laid the groundwork for HA deployments; now, join us for the crucial 2025 update to ensure your architecture remains cutting-edge. As organizations continue their powerful shift from monolithic architecture (where all the code building the application exists as a single, monolithic entity) to microservices architecture.

Fixing the Reconciliation Gap: Why Order to Cash Breaks Across Industries and How to Close It

Whether you sell consumer goods, ship freight, manufacture vehicles, process payments, underwrite insurance, or manage hospital claims, your business depends on the same thing: order to cash. Orders are created, fulfilled, invoiced, and paid. In principle, it should be simple. In practice, the process is riddled with breaks. Most companies believe they are covered. They run ERP systems like SAP. They use EDI gateways such as Sterling.

Design Concept: User-Created AI Agents with External Tool Support

Here's an early look at user-created AI agents with external tool support in Mattermost — designed to integrate AI into daily workflows while maintaining governance and security. We’d love your feedback on this design. Contact the Fast Futures team at fastfutures@mattermost.com.

Gem Team: Secure, Audit-Ready Team Chat Your People Will Actually Use

Work now happens inside chat: decisions, files, stand-ups, client updates, and quick approvals all flow through one stream. That's why the "best team chat app" in 2025 isn't the one with the most buttons-it's the one that makes collaboration feel effortless while quietly enforcing security and compliance. Gem Team is built on that premise. It delivers a calm, focused workspace that teams adopt quickly, with a governance model that satisfies legal, regulatory, and enterprise IT requirements out of the box.

Gem Team and the Top Secure Corporate Messengers for Business in 2025: Enhancing Team Collaboration with Encrypted Communication

In today's fast-paced digital landscape, businesses are increasingly prioritizing secure corporate messengers to protect sensitive data while fostering efficient team collaboration. With cyber threats on the rise, choosing the right encrypted business messaging tool can make all the difference in maintaining productivity and compliance. As we dive into 2025, the demand for platforms that offer end-to-end encryption, multi-factor authentication, and seamless integrations has never been higher.

SQS Vs. SNS: Choosing The Right AWS Messaging Service

Picture this. You recently shipped a new feature, and things were working smoothly — until they didn’t. Now, one service is timing out. Another is overloaded. You dig in and realize the issue is with how your systems communicate. Messages are not arriving when or where they should. Your team had set up Amazon SNS for notifications and Amazon SQS for processing tasks. But somewhere along the way, the difference between SQS vs. SNS (and how they’re wired together) got lost in translation.

Early preview: Auto-translation in Mattermost channels

In this demo, we’re showcasing an early prototype of channel-based auto-translation in Mattermost — designed to break down language barriers in global operations. Watch how users can seamlessly read messages in their preferred language across any channel, enabling inclusive, multilingual collaboration in real time. Note: This is an early prototype demo. The capability has not yet been released in Mattermost but is on our roadmap for the near future (release date TBD).

Introduction to Kafka Scaling Challenges

Apache Kafka has become the go-to platform for organizations handling high-throughput, real-time data streaming. Its ability to manage massive data volumes while ensuring reliability is second to none. However, as businesses grow and demand for data increases, scaling Kafka isn’t always a walk in the park. It often comes with its own set of challenges that can throw even the most seasoned teams for a loop.

Introduction to Apache Kafka Scaling Challenges

Apache Kafka has become the go-to platform for organizations handling high-throughput, real-time data streaming. Its ability to manage massive data volumes while ensuring reliability is second to none. However, as businesses grow and demand for data increases, scaling Apache Kafka isn’t always a walk in the park.