IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS VUE is a single bundle that offers the power of MQ, the reliability of z/OS, end-to-end message security and the ability to transfer files over your MQ infrastructure in a secure and controlled fashion. The latest Continuous Delivery offering, V903, introduces a new component to this established offering in the form of the Connector Pack. The Connector Pack allows a customer to simplify MFT topology on z/OS, allows connectivity from Advanced VUE Queue Managers to the IBM Cloud Product Insights service as well as providing the ability to use message data to drive queries into Blockchain. Join this webinar to learn more about the features of IBM MQ Advanced for z/OS VUE V903. Speaker: Paul Kettley has been working at IBM Hursley in a variety of roles since 1990. He was a part of the very first MQ for z/OS Development team working on the V1 offering and he continued worked on the product for 12 years. In that time he worked in the low level "plumbing areas" of the product worrying about data and data recovery. Paul became the team leader and architect for the initial Shared Queue support which was delivered in MQ 5.3. On leaving MQ Paul had other roles in the Hursley lab working in Emerging Technology Services concentrating on Mobile Solutions before becoming a Manager and taking the role of CICS Strategy Manager, a role he held for 6+ years. An opportunity arose to leave CICS and return to MQ, the role being that of MQ Portfolio Development Manager owning development for MQ on z/OS and Distributed plus Advanced Message Security and File Transfer. Paul held this role for 4+ years delivering MQ V7.1 , V7.5 and V8. In early 2015 Paul became Offering Manager for Messaging on z.