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What's new in IBM MQ 9.3.3 for z/OS: Advanced and Advanced VUE entitlement
On z/OS®, IBM® MQ 9.3.3 delivers an enhancement that is available with Advanced or IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS Value Unit Edition entitlement.
Unlocking events from mission-critical data using Kafka Connect
The wide-spread use of IBM MQ means that it is a great route for getting data into Kafka for example, by taking a copy of existing data with streaming queues.
From IBM MQ 9.3.3, if your enterprise has IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS Value Unit Edition entitlement, IBM MQ Advanced for Multiplatforms entitlement, or IBM MQ Appliance entitlement, you get access to IBM provided, and supported connectors that can copy data from IBM MQ to Kafka, or Kafka to IBM MQ.
Previously, you could get the connectors for free without support, or obtain support with IBM Event Streams entitlement.
For more information, see Kafka Connect scenarios.