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| tleichen |
 Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:14 pm Post subject: The "Impact" to MQ |
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Yatiri
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First, as I recall, there was the MQSeries Tech Conference. Then it was the Transaction and Messaging Conference, which grouped it with the IMS Tech conference.
Then, Websphere came along, of which MQ Series was a part. So, they even renamed it to Websphere MQ (was this necessary for IBM to remember where it belonged (or at least where they put it)?).
A few conferences for Websphere and then we have Impact (actually a code name for "the SOA show", judging by the last conference).
So, what does it say for MQSeries with regard to future conferences? Why is it being painted into little corners as part of some other showcase of the day?
Is it because MQSeries (or Websphere MQ, or whatever name they want to dream up for it next year) has become a nitch now and no longer worthy of showcase? And, if so, does MQSeries matter anymore? I mean, after this many years and given the fact that there are so many turnkey solutions out there now, many solutions can be bought off the shelf, and new development has almost dried up.
Is the only future in MQSeries rooted only in companies with back-leveled environments who think they can do everything on a shoe string budget? Or are there still new innovative horizons for MQ that I'm not seeing?
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| jefflowrey |
| Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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MQ used to be a solution.
Now it's a protocol.
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| tleichen |
| Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:33 am Post subject: |
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Yatiri
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I'm afraid you might be right, Jeff. I guess the reason that I hate to see this is that protocols are things that have become taken for granted; and perhaps rightly so. With most of them, it was a matter of seasoning; a coming of age, if you will. Maybe that's what's happened with MQSeries.
When I think about it, it seems to be the normal life-cycle of any (successful) IBM product. It's really kind of ironic. A product starts out being the talk of the town and in the limelight. Ultimately, if things go well, it gets painted into a corner and although still very much present, hopefully almost no one will need to notice it again. I wonder what’s next. SOA is not a product, per se. It’s more of a philosophy.
(sigh) C’est la vie. 
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