What is IBM MQ?
What IBM MQ can do for your business
Make every message count
Some messaging solutions deliver messages twice, or not at all. What does that mean to you when a single message contains critical information? IBM MQ delivers messages once and only once.
Work with all your existing applications
Time spent hardcoding applications is time lost. You shouldn't have to amend applications so they communicate. With IBM MQ, disparate applications can communicate with ease — no code changes needed.
Offer security-rich messaging, everywhere
Working on the mainframe? With appliances? Software? On one cloud or many? Wherever you need to connect — from mainframe to mobile, on premises and across clouds — IBM MQ is the one solution you need.
Support the environment you have today, and the one you’ll have tomorrow
Are all your applications written in the same language and designed to work together? No? IBM MQ enables you to use new and existing applications, systems and services together. No rip and replace.
Integrate disparate application data to enhance the customer experience
A retailer uses IBM MQ to access and integrate historical customer data and shopper behavior from disparate applications to personalize its offers at the point of engagement. The merchant can gain insight into customer preferences and spending tendencies, and use the data to anticipate customers’ needs and provide an exceptional customer experience.
Read on to learn how the other IBM MQ offerings can be put to use to meet the changing demands of businesses in industries such as your own.
An IBM MQ offering to suit every environment and open avenues for growth
You need data protection and end-to-end message security
Companies that need to protect and encrypt customer data — such as insurance companies — use IBM MQ Advanced for end-to-end data protection that will help to prove GDPR compliance.
You need data preservation with low total cost of ownership (TCO)
Companies with multiple locations — such as manufacturers — use IBM MQ Appliance to connect their offices, onboard new partners quickly and ensure built-in data-loss prevention.
You need a powerful system with a reliable mainframe
Companies that need secure, end-to-end encryption — such as banks — use the built-in security capabilities of IBM MQ for z/OS to extend secure messaging across their networks.
You need a secure way to connect applications, systems and services in the cloud
Companies handling sensitive information — such as government agencies — use IBM MQ on the cloud to more securely transfer messages, while minimizing hardware, software and provisioning requirements.
Client case studies
Complete your IBM MQ deployment
IBM App Connect Enterprise
Simply connect applications and data across all of your environments. Benefit from hundreds of security-rich, pre-built connectors and integration features to satisfy even the most complex enterprise requirements.
IBM PureApplication®
Deploy application environments quickly and repeatedly for on-premises and off-premises cloud landscapes.
IBM Message Hub
Enjoy a scalable, distributed, high-throughput message bus, available as a fully managed IBM Cloud™ service.
Product versions
Consider these IBM MQ product versions
IBM MQ Advanced
Get core IBM MQ functionality, with additional file transfer, end-to-end message data encryption and simplified high-availability capabilities.
IBM MQ Appliance
Get IBM MQ scalability and security and a high-specification appliance’s simplicity, convenience and low TCO. IBM MQ Appliance is ideal for clients consolidating their MQ estate.
IBM MQ for z/OS
With custom code designed for IBM z/OS®, IBM MQ is the best way to transfer data on the mainframe. Get the stability, reliability and security-rich messaging that can be used as the foundation of your business.
IBM MQ on the cloud
Deploy IBM MQ across clouds for a common messaging backbone. Gain assurance and peace of mind, while connecting to your existing on-premises MQ infrastructure.
What makes IBM MQ a leader in messaging?
Flexible, near-universal connectivity
Adapts to meet changing market demands and help seize emerging opportunities
Security-rich message delivery
Preserves message integrity and mitigates the risk of data loss
Dynamic scaling
Improves business responsiveness and controls costs
Simplified management and control
Improves productivity and removes barriers to communication
Unified messaging
Simplifies integration, lowers TCO and accelerates application deployment
Rapid provisioning and monitoring
Enables self-service provisioning with simplified definition, deployment and management
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