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- Redis
- Cross-Tech
- Kafka
- VMware
- RabbitMQ5 min read
What Breaks in Production RabbitMQ: 145 Support Tickets, 2023 to 2026
What 145 RabbitMQ support tickets were about, 2023 to 2026: message flow, partitions, upgrades, TLS, federation and Kubernetes, with the yearly shift.145 RabbitMQ support tickets, February 2023 to September 2026, none attributed17% is the largest single category: no one problem type dominatesUpdated September 20, 2026Read the data - RabbitMQ6 min read
RabbitMQ in Production 2026: What 22 Assessed Estates Actually Run
Version, Erlang, node-count and platform data from 22 RabbitMQ estates AceMQ assessed or supported, 2019 to 2026: 94% run a series past community support.22 production estates, 2019 to September 2026, none named94% of the 16 with a known series are past community support todayUpdated September 15, 2026Read the data - RabbitMQ6 min read
The RabbitMQ CVE Register, 2026 Edition
Every RabbitMQ security advisory, 2021 to 2026, by release series and severity: 21 CVEs, 6 rated High, 13 in 2026, with affected and patched versions.21 published advisories, 27 Jun 2021 to 24 Jun 20266 rated High; none rated Critical to dateUpdated September 9, 2026Read the data - Redis12 min read
The Redis and Valkey CVE Register, 2026 Edition
Every Redis and Valkey CVE published in 2025 and 2026, by version: 22 CVEs, 1 Critical (RediShell), 15 High, with fixed releases per series.22 CVEs for Redis, Redis 8 modules and Valkey, January 2025 to October 20269.9 CVSS score of CVE-2025-49844 (RediShell), the only Critical: a Lua use-after-free in every Redis with scriptingUpdated October 9, 2026Read the data - Cross-Tech8 min read
Open-Source Support Price Index 2026: What Vendors Publish
Open-source support pricing in 2026: the support and managed prices vendors publish for RabbitMQ, Kafka and Redis, each with its URL, checked 26 Oct 2026.3 of 9 vendors checked publish a price for support itself; the other six bundle it into a hosted plan or publish no support price$6,000–120,000 a year: the floor of Aiven's three paid support plans ($500, $2,500 and $10,000 a month)Updated October 26, 2026Read the data - Kafka18 min read
The Kafka CVE Register, 2026 Edition: Every Apache Kafka Vulnerability by Version
Every Apache Kafka security vulnerability on Apache's CVE list, 2018 to 2026, by release series: 22 CVEs, 2 Critical, 13 High, with fixed versions.22 advisories on Apache's Kafka CVE list that affect Kafka, announced July 2018 to June 20264 announced in 2026, between 7 April and 2 June; none added to Apache's list since, as of 28 October 2026Updated October 28, 2026Read the data - VMware8 min read
VMware Renewal Pricing in 2026: What 37 Quotes Show
What VMware renewals cost in 2026, from 37 quotes handled by one Broadcom partner: per-core rates, why small estates overpay, VCF to VVF savings.72 cores minimum per order — the number that sets the price for most small estates$100–196 per core per year for vSphere Foundation on 2026 quotes: $100–160 on three-year terms, $117–196 on one-yearUpdated September 30, 2026Read the data
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