| WebSphere MQ (WMQ) has become the de facto | | | | mainframe,.NET framework Windows applications and |
| standard in the industry for asynchronous application | | | | Java web applications running on Application Servers |
| integration. As architecture has moved from CICS and | | | | are often interconnected using WMQ. The messages |
| mainframe to SOA, WMQ has adapted. It is widely | | | | these applications use to communicate with one |
| recognized as a flexible cost effective, multi-purpose | | | | another are sent through WMQ. You will have large |
| messaging integration platform for not only financial | | | | monitoring "blind spots" unless you have adequate |
| businesses but for any organization that has a diverse | | | | visibility into activities occurring in the middleware layer |
| IT system. | | | | The complexity in the interactions between these |
| As valuable as WMQ is in business, it is just one of the | | | | applications using WebSphere MQ as their "glue" |
| applications that impact performance. As a messaging | | | | inevitably leads to problems in terms of resource |
| tool, it interacts with diverse layers within the IT | | | | availability, scale and logic. Each silo in most enterprise |
| environment. The purpose of WebSphere MQ is not | | | | IT organizations has experts with specialized tools who |
| to provide visibility into whether your applications are | | | | understand how their specialization works, yet rarely |
| available and performing. It only acts as an | | | | do these experts have an end-to-end view across the |
| MQ-message queue manager and application | | | | entire IT environment. At best, all these professionals |
| integration enabler. | | | | can identify is a range of symptoms. Identifying the |
| Evaluating WebSphere MQ Middleware Messaging | | | | root cause without a tool that monitors performance |
| Function | | | | of every transaction that passes through the |
| In order to evaluate whether your middleware | | | | end-to-end system is time consuming and costly. |
| messaging is working as it should, an external | | | | Maintaining Peak WebSphere MQ Productivity |
| monitoring application must be installed to manage | | | | The key then to maintaining peak productivity within |
| application performance and business transaction | | | | WebSphere MQ is choosing the right tool to give |
| performance. Transaction tracking and performance | | | | management the power to monitor application |
| monitoring within WebSphere MQ is vital for increasing | | | | performance and business transaction performance, |
| top-line revenue, offering superior, consistent customer | | | | then to follow through with the necessary configuration |
| service, maintaining transactional security and keeping | | | | management. |
| operational costs under control. | | | | It is a known fact that WebSphere MQ requires |
| Any organization with a diverse IT infrastructure that | | | | expert configuration management. Changes that occur |
| utilizes messaging and transactions must acquire | | | | from any source need to be captured so the |
| visibility into the WebSphere MQ middleware layer to | | | | necessity for a roll back to a previous configuration is |
| reduce mean time to repair (MTTR) for problems. | | | | identified before the change impacts customers. |
| Without independent visibility into the middleware tier, | | | | Maintaining a configuration database automatically |
| business transaction monitoring and application | | | | where automatic discovery of Queue Managers and |
| performance monitoring is ineffective and support | | | | MQ Objects takes place allowing for maintenance of |
| costs soar. | | | | the database for audit and compliance, or for backup |
| Why is this? WebSphere MQ isn't the only application | | | | and recovery, assures that the middleware messaging |
| in the typical IT structure. There are generally | | | | isn't the problem. Security administration is also an |
| commercial software applications, web-based | | | | important aspect of configuration management. |
| applications, applications running on CICS on the | | | | |