Technical Introduction to IBM MQ (WM103GPH)

1 Day Training Duration / Virtual Instructor-Led

COURSE OVERVIEW

In this course, you learn about IBM MQ V9 basic components and the path that messages follow when they are exchanged

between applications. You also learn how IBM MQ administrative responsibilities can include the management of topic-based

publish/subscribe messaging, managed file transfer, and deployments to the cloud. Topics include an overview of the support

that IBM MQ provides for security, publish/subscribe, high availability, administration, logging, auditing, managed file

transfer, MQTT, and cloud options.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

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:

  o Connect application environments, such as the World Wide Web, enterprise transaction systems, and

database systems

  o Manage the distribution of publisher information to appropriate subscribers

  o Provide file transfer management with IBM MQ Managed File Transfer

  o Serve as a JMS provider

  o Interface with WebSphere Application Server

  o Store in-flight messages for IBM Integration Bus

  o Interact with z/OS applications

  o Facilitate connectivity to mobile environments with IBM MQ Telemetry

• Describe the options for deployment to the Cloud

TARGET AUDIENCE

This basic course is designed for system administrators, system architects, application developers, quality assurance

specialists, and technical sales and marketing professionals.

PREREQUISITES

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

TOPICS

• Course introduction

• IBM MQ overview

• IBM MQ basics

• Messaging styles, topologies, and architecture overview

• System administration overview

• Security overview

• Introduction to IBM MQ Managed File Transfer

• Introduction to IBM MQ Telemetry and IBM Message Sight

• Introduction to the IBM MQ Appliance

• Expanding the scope of IBM MQ

• Course summary