IBM MQ is the standard for financial industry messaging. As far as I know, it is the best in class.
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IBM MQ is highly recommended
Easy Messaging with all facilities
IBM MQ product is apt for the companies looking for secure transmission of messaging
secured transmission of message over trustworthy network between 2 heterogeneous/ homogeneous application and with faster transmission rate.
It provides proper message queueing system.
Very Good te learn
IBM MQ - messaging solution for cross system applications
- Managed file transfer
- Reliable delivery of messages between multiple systems
- Ease of adding applications within complex architecture of applications.
- support for cloud
- after install support is great.
- provides a lot of plugins and integrations.
- MQ Commands are bit difficult to understand
- Not enough policy and control options.
- Language support isn't that great.
- Easily integrating applications running on different systems like java, . Net, python.
- Sending messages across different applications securely and reliably.
- Easily integraring data between cross platform applications.
Detailed documentation, highly stable, and plenty of features
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of IBM MQ is it has all the features necessary for contemporary messaging, not only for the financial industry but for any application.
IBM MQ has developed into some newer solutions. It has a message broker, it is now on the cloud, it has containerization, that has high availability features
What needs improvement?
IBM MQ may not be as convenient for Java programmers as Active MQ, for example, because Java programmers prefer Java, even though it is slower.
IBM MQ could improve by adding more protocols or APIs for a standard application, such as MuleSoft.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using IBM MQ for approximately 15 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
IBM MQ is stable, performs well, and is highly reliable. They guarantee message delivery.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of IBM MQ is good. There are cluster, container, and broker features available. It scales well horizontally and vertically.
Most of our company is using IBM MQ in my company.
How are customer service and support?
The support from IBM MQ is good. They have always helped with my problems, but sometimes it can take them a while for a resolution. Sometimes you might find a bug in a one-year span of using the solution, but they will provide a fix within a matter of weeks.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of IBM MQ can be straightforward if you have the documentation, it is step-by-step and straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
IBM MQ is an expensive solution compared to other solutions. However, if you pay less you will not receive the same experience or features.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
What other advice do I have?
It may not have all the APIs, features, or protocols that the newest systems have, but in performance and reliability, it is the best.
The amount of people needed to maintain the solution depends on the company and how they want to maintain it. When I was working for a bank I supported 300 MQ managers with approximately 150 systems running. However, for the basic use of the solution, you do not need many people. If you add more features, such as broker and clustering you will need more people for maintenance.
My advice to others is this solution is the best there is. For maintenance, you will probably need fewer people to maintain it than other solutions because of its reliability. The features are probably the most extensive in its class.
I rate IBM MQ a ten out of ten.