IBM MQ · FinOps Profile

Ibm Mq Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps shape for IBM MQ. The product is delivered both as IBM Cloud-managed reserved-capacity deployments (subscription per deployment-month) and as on-premises licensed software (PVU / VPC capacity license + S&S). Cost lines are deployment subscriptions, optional egress, and add-ons; on-prem invoices are handled via IBM Passport Advantage.

Ibm Mq Finops is the FinOps profile for IBM MQ on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 4 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category subscription + license.

The profile maps 9 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Async, Enterprise, Integration, Messaging, and Middleware.

Category: Messaging + Integration Pricing: Subscription + License Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
AsyncEnterpriseIntegrationMessagingMiddlewareQueueFinOpsFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
Data Spec

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseTaxCreditAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
IBM Corporation
PricingCategory
Subscription
PricingUnit
deployment-month
ProviderName
IBM
PublisherName
IBM Corporation
ServiceCategory
Messaging + Integration
ServiceName
IBM MQ

Meters

deployment_month
Unit: deployment-month
Reserved-capacity managed MQ deployment-months (IBM MQ on Cloud)
pvu_license
Unit: PVU-month
Processor value units licensed for on-premises queue managers
data_egress
Unit: GB
Outbound network bytes from managed MQ deployments
queue_manager_count
Unit: queue-manager
Active queue managers under management

Sources