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If you want to add real-time functionality to your web or mobile app, you may have considered using the WebSockets protocol to push data between the server and the client’. In our “What are WebSockets?” blog post published last week, we looked at what WebSockets are and why you might use them. In the...

Today, we’re ecstatic to announce $11 million in Series B funding led by Scale Venture Partners, along with existing investors Relay Ventures and TiE Angels. In 2009, we set out to develop a real-time network to make it easier for developers to build, deploy, and scale real-time apps. In the last 18...

RabbitMQ is an open-source implementation of the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP) standard and is one of the most widely used middleware platforms. Traditionally, RabbitMQ has been used for server to server communication as a way to add resiliency and controls to message delivery. But with the...

This week, we published “Why Business Intelligence Tools Need a Real-time Service Provider,” looking at the emergence of real-time business intelligence tools as the industry standard. Business decision makers no longer have time to request and wait for data. They need the information as...

Business intelligence has evolved dramatically as a system over time. As a result of this evolution, along with the exponential development of real-time technology, real-time business intelligence has emerged as one of the most innovative and effective business intelligence systems out there today. Real-time...

Earlier this week, we rolled out our blog entitled, “Why Home Automation Needs a Real-time Service Provider,” discussing why a data stream service provider is essential for any home automation solution. The following four home automation solutions offer unique and innovative ways to make...

The days of static web analytics and metrics are dwindling. In an era where trends move at the speed of light and turn on a dime, you need to have access to metrics in the moment. And with the rise of global data stream network service providers, this data is made available to users in milliseconds. The...

Geolocation is a great way to add another layer of interactivity to a real-time application. By knowing the location of your users, it’s easy to group them into pools and provide data and notifications to specific user channels. Additionally, it can be a great combination for real-time applications...