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These topics introduce you to IBM® MQ as a Service.

Introduction to IBM MQ
IBM MQ is an enterprise grade messaging middleware service that gives independent and potentially non-concurrent applications secure messaging capabilities, such as point-to-point and publish/subscribe models.
Service roles
Learn about service roles in IBM MQ as a Service.
Service plans
Learn about the characteristics of IBM MQ as a Service service plans
Deployment Locations - IBM Cloud
IBM MQ as a Service provides a managed service that allows queue managers to be deployed to IBM Cloud®.
Deployment Locations - AWS
IBM MQ as a Service provides a managed service that allows queue managers to be deployed to Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Queue manager sizes - IBM Cloud
Learn about the characteristics of IBM MQ queue managers available to deploy on IBM Cloud.
Queue manager sizes - AWS
Learn about the characteristics of IBM MQ queue managers available to deploy on AWS.
Versions and revisions
In this section, you can learn about the IBM MQ queue manager versions and revisions for IBM MQ as a Service.
Users and applications
IBM MQ as a Service access control is managed by the Identity and Access Management (IAM) service in IBM Cloud, or by the IBM SaaS Console in AWS. Permissions are mapped to access rights in the IBM MQ queue managers within your IBM MQ service instance. This topic describes how that mapping is achieved.
Security
Learn about the security features provided with IBM MQ as a Service.
Terraform support
Terraform on IBM Cloud enables predictable and consistent provisioning of IBM Cloud platform, services, and VPC infrastructure resources so that you can rapidly build complex, multitier cloud environments, and adopt an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) approach to deploying environments. Terraform on IBM Cloud includes support for provisioning IBM MQ as a Service resources.
Your responsibilities with using IBM MQ as a Service - IBM Cloud
Learn about the responsibilities you have when you use IBM MQ on IBM Cloud.
Your responsibilities with using IBM MQ as a Service - AWS
Learn about the responsibilities you have when you use IBM MQ on AWS.
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