to MSMQ or not to MSMQ? (or SQL Table as the Queue)

Question

I\'ve got a distributed system where there will be 1 SQL Server, 1-n processing servers, and 1-n data suppliers (hardware devices across the network). The data being supplied w

Answer 1

Out of the two options, MSMQ is actually the more simplistic. If you need the ability to re-prioritize work, or have processing agents only pick certain types of queued jobs, then you cant use MSMQ. If you dont need any of those bells and whistles, then MSMQ is cake to use with .NET.

Answer 2

I would use MSMQ, it doesnt add that much complexity, and it is so easy to backup the messages, so processing can continue even after a system restart. You could use something like SSB.