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Every figure here comes from AceMQ's own quoting and support work, anonymised and published with the method so it can be checked and cited.

  • 4 Research
  • RabbitMQ
  • 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 attributed
  • 17% is the largest single category: no one problem type dominates
Updated 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 named
  • 94% of the 16 with a known series are past community support today
Updated 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 2026
  • 6 rated High; none rated Critical to date
Updated September 9, 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-year
Updated September 30, 2026Read the data