On: ZeroMQ instead of HTTP, for internal services

[UK-AL]

Anyone used a ESB(biztalk, websphere) rather than a pure messaging solution. What's the difference?

[lmm → UK-AL]

Expensive consultants, low-quality error reporting, and a bunch of useless tools that make management feel like they can program (and then leave you to fix their crap)?

I presume there must be some upside, but I never saw it.

[arocks → UK-AL]

ZeroMQ is supposed to be a superior alternative to a broker with reduced hops and avoids a single point of failure.

More details here: http://www.zeromq.org/whitepapers:brokerless