Technical Introduction to IBM MQ

After completing this course, you should be able to:


Summarize current business drivers and the need for flexibility
Describe enterprise messaging and the capabilities it must provide
Identify the main ways that IBM MQ can impact application design
Describe the basic components of IBM MQ
Differentiate between point-to-point and IBM MQ cluster connectivity
Summarize queue manager and queue manager components administrative tasks
Contrast the architectural role of IBM MQ clusters and multiple instance queue managers
Describe the security provisions of IBM MQ and IBM MQ Advanced Message Security
Describe how IBM MQ is used as part of the communications infrastructure to:

Connect application environments, such as the World Wide Web, enterprise transaction systems, and database systems
Manage the distribution of publisher information to appropriate subscribers
Provide file transfer management with IBM MQ Managed File Transfer
Serve as a JMS provider
Interface with WebSphere Application Server
Store in-flight messages for IBM Integration Bus
Interact with z/OS applications
Facilitate connectivity to mobile environments with IBM MQ Telemetry


Describe the options for deployment to the Cloud

This basic course is designed for system administrators, system architects, application developers, quality assurance specialists, and technical sales and marketing professionals.

You should have skills and experience in one or more of the following specific areas:


Communications and networking protocols
System and network management
Application development
Transaction processing
Client/server solutions