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| Mangesh1187 |
 Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 8:57 pm Post subject: Am I MQ Admin or MQ Developer |
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Hi All,
I am working on a MQ technology. FOllowing are my day-to-day tasks.
1. Understand the application integration requirement.
2. Design the feasible solution accordingly.
Such as to use p2p or pub/sub mode, to use Queue alias/DYnamic queues etc.
Understand the application API(e.g. If its Java-JMS/.Net/C application) & provide the MQ configuration details acordingly(e.g. TAB files,.bindings files etc).
etc.
3. Upond understanding the requirement create the MQ setup & provide the connectivity between applications.
4. Provide test support during SIT & UAT and prepare the scritpts for production environment.
5. A seperate production MQ support is there & they will deploy the prd script which I provide. (Where I will provide support during go-live date)
6. Once its signed off, its production support team will take care of any further support.
Having said that I still have a confusion with my role. How should I project myself in the industry :
1) As MQ DEVELOPER , because I involved in desgin & mq object creation . ( And not a part of 24/7 support team)
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2) AS MQ ADMINISTRATOR , because I actully executing MQ admin commands to create mq objects.
Any thoughts ?  |
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| smdavies99 |
| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 7:46 am Post subject: |
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Are you DEVELOPING programs that use MQ?
If not then you are an Admin
Just my worthless 2p worth.
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| bruce2359 |
| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 10:04 am Post subject: |
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If you are competent at both MQ admin and MQ app development, then you are potentially more valuable to a client or future employer. Conversely, having only one skill can be career-limiting.
Where does your interest lie?
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| hughson |
| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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You don't mentio anywhere in your list "writing the application". Therefore I would say you are an admin, not an application developer.
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| Mangesh1187 |
| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 2:33 am Post subject: |
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Thanks all.
Yes . As you spotted I don't write any apps that uses MQ . Hence its certain I am a MQ administrattor.
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If you are competent at both MQ admin and MQ app development, then you are potentially more valuable to a client or future employer. Conversely, having only one skill can be career-limiting.
Where does your interest lie? |
I am interesting in a devlopment side.
I didn't got an apportunity to actualy develope any application so far.
I have knowlwdge of Core Java ( & advance also in some extent) . In my spare time I write small piece of Java/JMS code that interact with MQ. Its just to enhance my knowedge from app side. This also helpful me during some issue resolution , in my admin tasks.
Parallely I have downloaded the Integration Bus Developer eddtion ( already have MQ) installed on my laptop. I am keenly interested to learn it. |
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| smdavies99 |
| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 4:00 am Post subject: |
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| Mangesh1187 wrote: |
Parallely I have downloaded the Integration Bus Developer eddtion ( already have MQ) installed on my laptop. I am keenly interested to learn it. |
That's good but....
There is an order of magnitude more complexity in the IIB product than there is in MQ. You could be dealing with all kinds of different transports and even arcane (IMHO) systems such as SAP.
Don't expect to become expert in IIB overnight. I've been using it for 14 years and there are some areas where I'm not much more than a total beginner.
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| Mangesh1187 |
| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 4:21 am Post subject: |
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| smdavies99 wrote: |
That's good but....
There is an order of magnitude more complexity in the IIB product than there is in MQ. You could be dealing with all kinds of different transports and even arcane (IMHO) systems such as SAP.
Don't expect to become expert in IIB overnight. I've been using it for 14 years and there are some areas where I'm not much more than a total beginner. |
Thanks for the reply. I will consider your advice. |
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| mqjeff |
| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 4:39 am Post subject: |
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A good route from admin to developer is to move into more of a "devOps" role.
Spend time using your current programming skills to star to automate things you do, and then grow your skills to make things more useful.
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| smdavies99 |
| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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| mqjeff wrote: |
A good route from admin to developer is to move into more of a "devOps" role.
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Have you suddenly become a travelling 'SnakeOil' saleman? You know the shamen who travelled around the Wild West selling potions that were claimed to cure everything under the sun (and moon?)
For some of us old timers DevOps is nowt more than a modern Snake Oil. Not every business will be saved by adopting DevOps.
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| mqjeff |
| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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Well, it's not as bad as "social media consultant".
And I think you know that there are always holes and gaps between admin system A and management system B and monitoring system C that can be patched over with some code...
Whether or not "devops" is a term that has any real meaning depends entirely on the jobsite.
But it's easier to go from "devops" to "developer" when changing jobs than it is to go from "admin" to "developer". Even if everything done as an "admin" was done using developer skills...
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