WebSphere Insights has generously offered a $100 discount to GWC members registering for its WebSphere MQ Administration seminar.

This seminar is coming to New York June 5-8 with additional cities to be announced soon.

Join speakers (and fellow GWC members) T.Rob Wyatt, A.J. Aronoff, and Richard Christian for best practices and real-world advice to solve your MQ challenges on both distributed platforms (Unix and Windows) and the mainframe (IBM System z).  The seminar covers essential topics such as performance tuning, HA clustering, security, and migration to WebSphere MQ v7.

The seminar also offers a 1-day Workshop Day for those who need a jumpstart on the learning.

Read the session abstracts and find out more about the conference.

To register with the GWC Member discount, please use this URL.

Don't forget to check out our community calendar to see other WebSphere events.

Do you have an event you want posted on the community calendar? Send me a message on the site or by email with the following details: name, date, start and end time, short description, and a link for more info or to register.

WebSphere Insights has announced the launch of a new 3-day seminar — WebSphere MQ Administration — coming to New York June 5-8.  Join speakers (and fellow GWC members) T.Rob Wyatt, A.J. Aronoff, and Richard Christian for best practices and real-world advice to solve your MQ challenges on both distributed platforms (Unix and Windows) and the mainframe (IBM System z).  The seminar covers essential topics such as performance tuning, HA clustering, security, and migration to WebSphere MQ v7.

The seminar also offers a 1-day Workshop Day for those who need a jumpstart on the learning.

Read the session abstracts and find out more about the conference.

Don't forget to check out our community calendar to see other WebSphere events.

Do you have an event you want posted on the community calendar? Send me a message on the site or by email with the following details: name, date, start and end time, short description, and a link for more info or to register.

Last year, we polled our GWC members and asked them what WebSphere topics they would like more training on. The answer came back: Websphere Application Server and WebSphere MQ.

We are pleased to offer to our members free IBM WebSphere Education courses in those very topics. The videos require registration but are free to GWC members.

WebSphere MQ

• WebSphere MQ v7 Installation and Configuration
• WebSphere MQ V7 High Availability Considerations
• Using WebSphere MQ V7 Traces, Error Logs, and Failure Data Capture Files
• WebSphere MQ V7 Clustering

WebSphere Application Server

• WebSphere Application Server V8 Architecture
• WebSphere Application Server v8 Workload Management

See the official announcement

We know WebSphere MQ is a huge topic, not only in scope, but also in importance to our GWC members.  We hosted a webcast recently with security expert T.Rob called "What's New in WebSphere MQ v7.1 Security?"  If you have any security concerns, you should watch the on-demand replay, now available on the site:

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Abstract:
Wondering whether to upgrade to WebSphere MQ v7.1?  Concerned about security?  If the answer to these questions is "yes", then this webinar is for you!  The theme of the v7.1 release can be summed up in one word: Simplify. Learn how WMQ v7.1 features can replace channel security exits, reduce complexity, and consolidate security configurations into a single MQSC script.  See how WMQ v7.1 enables security by default to block remote attacks.  Find out how to streamline administrative tasks while improving security granularity.  The presentation will also discuss how the new features interact with WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition and WebSphere MQ Advanced Message Security to provide a single secure environment for messages, files and applications end-to-end.

T.Rob Wyatt and the GWC are presenting a webcast on December 8 called What's New in WebSphere MQ v7.1 Security? T.Rob is an expert in the field of security, with over 10 years dedicated to WebSphere MQ security. 

Join us for this webcast for details surrounding an upgrade to WebSphere MQ v7.1 and more.  For some additional resources, click here to read T.Rob's GWC blog.  As Featured Blogger for the GWC, T.Rob detailed security announcements in WebSphere MQ 7.1, high availability messaging, and general security best practices. 

Following are the details for the December 8 webcast:

Topic: What's New in WebSphere MQ v7.1 Security?
Time: 11AM EST (GMT -5)

Wondering whether to upgrade to WebSphere MQ v7.1?  Concerned about security?  If the answer to these questions is "yes", then this webinar is for you!  The theme of the v7.1 release can be summed up in one word: Simplify. Learn how WMQ v7.1 features can replace channel security exits, reduce complexity, and consolidate security configurations into a single MQSC script.  See how WMQ v7.1 enables security by default to block remote attacks.  Find out how to streamline administrative tasks while improving security granularity.  The presentation will also discuss how the new features interact with WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition and WebSphere MQ Advanced Message Security to provide a single secure environment for messages, files and applications end-to-end.

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