Systems need to talk to one another. When an IT environment contains platforms with multiple messaging protocols—and most do—a message queue (MQ) is required to handle the messages that travel back ...

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A queue is a data structure that works on a FIFO (first in first out) basis. Items are inserted at the rear of the queue and removed from the front. The term “Enqueue” denotes the operation that ...

IPC is a method that allows processes to communicate and exchange data. There are different types of IPC facilities, including semaphores, message queues, shared memory, and pipes. IPCS is a ...

In part 1 of this series, I detailed issues around PCI and message queuing. Here in part 2, we will get more into the nitty-gritty of how to ensure PCI DSS compliance when dealing with message queues.

Growing up, while other boys dreamed of being astronauts or NFL quarterbacks, one of the authors (we won’t say which) dreamed of being a message queue programmer. While the NFL quarterback gets all ...