Do I need WebSphere MQ if I have WebSphere Message Broker?
A. Although WebSphere Message Broker is built on top of WebSphere MQ (and is included with Message Broker), WebSphere Message Broker and WebSphere MQ address different business needs. WebSphere MQ provides secure and reliable connectivity between application and systems, supported on more than 80 platform configurations. This provides the ability to move data unchanged between virtually all business environments likely to be deployed in a business infrastructure. WebSphere Message Broker is used as a transport for moving data between applications, but it is capable of performing additional tasks through understanding of data formats, allowing it to provide intelligent routing and transformation of XML data formats. Businesses will still see a need for WebSphere MQ to connect up the multiple different environments that make up the typical IT infrastructure deployed around an enterprise, but are likely to see a need for an ESB to add value in environments where it can act on the structur
WebSphere Message Broker and WebSphere MQ address different business needs. WebSphere MQ provides secure and reliable connectivity between application and systems, supported on more than 80 platform configurations. This provides the ability to move data unchanged between virtually all business environments likely to be deployed in a business infrastructure. WebSphere Message Broker is used as a transport for moving data between applications, but it is capable of performing additional tasks through understanding of data formats, allowing it to provide intelligent routing and transformation of XML data formats. Businesses will still see a need for WebSphere MQ to connect up the multiple different environments that make up the typical IT infrastructure deployed around an enterprise, but are likely to see a need for an ESB to add value in environments where it can act on the structured data being exchanged between standards-based applications.
