What's new in IBM MQ 9.3.3

IBM® MQ 9.3.3 delivers a number of new and enhanced features on AIX®, Linux®, Windows, and z/OS®.

The individual features provided by a CD release are stand-alone functions but may increase in capability in subsequent CD releases, enhancing earlier CD features and forming a suite of related capabilities.

New for IBM MQ for Multiplatforms: base and Advanced entitlement

On Multiplatforms, the following features and enhancements are available with both base product entitlement, and with Advanced entitlement.

Administration

• Additions to IBM MQ Console

Application Development

• Performance improvements for processing of AMQP message acknowledgments
• Tracing enhancements for IBM MQ .NET and XMS .NET client libraries
• Error message improvements for IBM MQ .NET and XMS .NET clients SSL connectivity issues
• Remote messaging with the messaging REST API
• Containers non-install image added for Linux ARM64 / Apple Silicon

New IBM MQ for Multiplatforms features: Advanced entitlement only

The following features and enhancements are available on Multiplatforms only with Advanced entitlement.

Administration

• Unlocking events from mission-critical data using Kafka Connect
• Autorecovery of damaged objects for Native HA queue managers

New for IBM MQ for z/OS: base, Advanced, and Advanced VUE entitlement

The following features and enhancements are available both with base product entitlement, and with IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS (Advanced) and IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS Value Unit Edition (Advanced VUE) entitlement.

Administration

• Enhancements to SMF queue statistics records
• Additions to IBM MQ Console

Application Development

• Remote messaging with the messaging REST API

New for IBM MQ for z/OS: Advanced and Advanced VUE entitlement only

The following features and enhancements are available with Advanced or Advanced VUE entitlement only.

Administration

• Unlocking events from mission-critical data using Kafka Connect