Ensuring Resilience: Mastering IBM MQ Failover, Backup, and High Availability
Recorded On: October 16th, 2024
Presented by: Nick Glowacki, Executive IT Specialist at IBM
IBM MQ is used in the transmission and transfer of sensitive data. Because of the nature and use cases in which IBM MQ is used resiliency is always a hot topic. Come join us as we walk through each of the HA/DR options available with MQ and discuss the pros/cons and lessons learned for each option.
During this session, we will discuss clustering, Multi-Instance Queue Managers, Replicated Data Queue Managers, and Native HA and the infrastructure that each requires. We’ll then collaborate on what has worked and what hasn’t.
Download the presentation to understand how we see all this come together so you can be informed to pick the best solution for your business needs!
About the Presenter
Nick is a technical evangelist for IBM’s integration portfolio, working as a technical specialist exploring current trends and building leading-edge solutions. He has spent the last 5 years working in the field and guiding a series of teams through their microservices journey. Before that, he spent 5+ years in various other roles, such as a developer, an architect, and an IBM DataPower specialist. Throughout his career, he’s been a user of node, XSL, JSON, Docker, Solr, IBM API Connect, Kubernetes, Java, SOAP, XML, WAS, Docker, Filenet, MQ, C++, CastIron, IBM App Connect, IBM Integration Bus.
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About the Presenter
Nick is a technical evangelist for IBM’s integration portfolio, working as a technical specialist exploring current trends and building leading-edge solutions. He has spent the last 5 years working in the field and guiding a series of teams through their microservices journey. Before that, he spent 5+ years in various other roles, such as a developer, an architect, and an IBM DataPower specialist. Throughout his career, he’s been a user of node, XSL, JSON, Docker, Solr, IBM API Connect, Kubernetes, Java, SOAP, XML, WAS, Docker, Filenet, MQ, C++, CastIron, IBM App Connect, IBM Integration Bus.
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