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/wh

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 http://www.zeromq.org/whitepapers:brokerless