RabbitMQ

RabbitMQ is a widely adopted open-source message broker that implements the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP). It facilitates asynchronous communication between distributed applications and services, enabling decoupled architectures by reliably storing and forwarding messages.

Key facts

First appeared: 2007
Category: cloud_infrastructure
Problem solved: RabbitMQ was created to solve the problem of reliable and decoupled communication between disparate software components in distributed systems. It provides a robust mechanism to buffer messages, handle varying processing speeds, ensure message delivery even if components fail, and enable independent scaling of services without tight coupling.
Platforms: Kubernetes, Docker, Windows, Linux, macOS

Related technologies

Spring Framework
Celery (Python task queue)
Kubernetes
Docker
.NET applications
Event-driven architectures
IoT applications
Node.js
Microservices

Notable users

Accenture
Netflix
LinkedIn (for certain use cases)
Google
NASA
JPMorgan Chase
VMware (Pivotal)