Category Archives: Publications

Links to stuff I’ve written or contributed to.

IMPACT Schedule

It’s that time of year again!  I’ve finally received funding approval to attend IMPACT –  which is good considering how many sessions I’m participating in.  Good news – ITSO has printed 100 copies of Secure Messaging Scenarios with WebSphere MQ … Continue reading

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Cluster security

Well, the residency to write the new WebSphere MQ Security book is past the halfway point and we are working diligently to finish up on time. I’m happy to say that one of my favorite new security topics is covered … Continue reading

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GWC Webinar posted

The WebSphere MQ Security Deeper Dive slides from the  Global WebSphere Community webinar last month are now posted on this site.  You can get them from the Links page or just click here.  If you want the screencast and recording … Continue reading

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Previous security lab reposted

I acted a bit too hastily in removing the old WMQ Security Lab download when the new one was posted.  Several readers reminded me that the new lab is for v7.1 and that isn’t even out yet!  Everyone who needs … Continue reading

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Guest blogger @ WebSphere User Group

Ben Wen and I were invited to be guest bloggers at WebSphere User Group this month so the post I was planning for this space was hijacked! You can read it at WebSphere User Group posted as The Invisible Threat.

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Schedule for IMPACT

This post is really more for me than anyone else.  I’ll be at IMPACT 2009 next week and need a handy place to track my schedule. Sunday:    16:00 – 17:00 Premium Support Welcome Reception Venetian’s Orchid Restaurant Monday:    11:00 – … Continue reading

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The Deep Queue – Episode #8: The good news and the bad news

This episode of The Deep Queue contains news about the new MSoT stand-alone WMQ Explorer SupportPac, yet another payment processor data breach, updates to some items we’ve covered in the past and breaking news about a WebSphere MQ interim fix … Continue reading

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Update to MQ Security Heats Up comment thread

There’s a comment thread going on over at the “WebSphere MQ Security Heats Up” post regarding the script settings as originally published versus the updates I have posted on this site. RKPowers writes “I am still confused about the +set … Continue reading

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Whoops! Podcast audio restored.

Hmmm…maybe I need to take Andy Piper’s advice and switch my WordPress plugins.  Sure, I’ll blame it on PodPress – as if! Well, some of you may have noticed that Episode #6 of The Deep Queue was a PDF, depending … Continue reading

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Mission:Messaging: Migration, failover, and scaling in a WebSphere MQ cluster

Certain aspects of service orientation are best served using an IBM® WebSphere® MQ cluster. The cluster provides the location independence, run time resolution of names, and concurrency required by SOA applications. For these reasons, adoption of SOA is driving migrations … Continue reading

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