Monitoring and Observability of messaging and middleware has and will continue to be a function of increasing importance and this is especially true for organizations in the Financial Services industry. In the financial services industry, observability refers to the ability to monitor, measure, and analyze the performance, health, and security of financial systems, applications, messaging and middleware which power long running processes in real-time.

Cyber threats are increasing in severity and frequency, and organizations across a wide range of industries and sizes must stay prepared for outages and other incidents. To protect against these risks, smart enterprises are increasingly embracing cyber resilience, which goes above and beyond cybersecurity practices and helps teams better anticipate, react to, and recover from cybersecurity incidents. This, in turn, ensures the long-term health and success of the business.

In today’s dynamic IT landscape, effective monitoring of application servers (app servers) is crucial to ensure optimal performance, security, and user satisfaction. Monitoring tools help in identifying potential issues before they become critical, allowing for proactive management and maintenance.

AppSignal's Node.js package now supports monitoring BullMQ jobs. In this article, we'll demonstrate how easy it is to start monitoring BullMQ performance and what insights you can expect to see for your BullMQ jobs in AppSignal.

Kafka is a powerful event streaming technology that is relatively easy to set up but can become extremely complicated to scale, especially without significant maintenance tasks. Any Kafka manager requires a robust Kafka management tool to efficiently operate, monitor, and maintain a Kafka cluster, especially in production environments. The following list comprises the most needed capabilities in a tool for a Kafka Manager.

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Efficient communication between applications is essential for seamless operations in modern IT environments. IBM MQ, robust messaging middleware, plays a pivotal role in facilitating this. Monitoring IBM MQ is crucial for enhancing communication efficiency and enables organizations to optimize performance, identify potential issues before they escalate, and ensure reliable message delivery.

Apache Kafka has become an essential component in data streaming and processing architectures due to its high throughput and scalability. However, as organizations scale up their Kafka usage, they often encounter challenges such as partition rebalancing across different brokers. This imbalance can lead to significant issues, including overloaded partitions that jam traffic, affecting performance and reliability.