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Status Future consideration
Workspace MQ, MQ Advanced & MQ Appliance
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 11, 2015

RELATED IDEAS

Release Virtual Image of MQ Appliance

I've spoken with several customers lately that use virtual DataPower images for all of their development, test and Q/A environments.

Not having a virtual image of the MQ Appliance available is keeping them from considering purchases due to the fact that it's not cost effective to purchase multiple physical appliances for each of their environments. In addition, using S/W based MQ installations doesn't provide the same environment for testing of applications and administrative processes.

They also realize that the lower management and administrative costs of appliance images is well proven via their DataPower images. They want IBM to provide the same level of pricing and support for the MQ Appliances.

Idea priority High
RFE ID 79629
RFE URL
RFE Product IBM MQ
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 6, 2019

    A key differentiator between a virtual appliance and software, is the appliance would not require O/S patching. Given patching is such a big issue for many organisations, an option to only have to patch an MQ appliance, rather than software MQ+O/S+monitoring agents (and so on) would be less disruptive, faster and cheaper.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 23, 2017

    A virtual image for learning, developing, or testing of administrative processes is under consideration. However, we would suggest that in many cases for messaging application development/test purposes, a software MQ installation such as MQ Advanced for Developers may be more appropriate than a 'Virtual appliance' (and is already available). It is important to note that this is exactly the same product, supporting exactly the same client application protocols, simply provided in an alternative 'form factor'.

  • Guest
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    |     Feb 3, 2016

    Just wanted to +1 the point about having these available for development purposes.

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