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Skills Zone
Howard Fosdick
Have DB2 9 Certification Your Way
[Skills Zone & Certification Strategies Archives]

IIUG User Views
Informix Runs Ahead
Stuart Litel, IIUG president

IDUG User Views
pureQuery and DB2 9 Shine
David Beulke, former IDUG president

Skills and Certification News

IBM See Blue, Think Green Technical Conference
In February 2008, Computerworld rated IBM the top green IT company. At this new conference, August 25-28 in Chicago, find out why IBM, consultants, and other strategic companies see going green as a "business" decision that can save money and benefit the IT operational budget for years to come. The event presents best practices in energy efficiency, from innovative power and cooling technologies, to eco-friendly asset disposal services. Technical sessions and hands-on labs delve into IBM Systems announcements and other hot topics by platform.

William Shatner, Lance Armstrong, and Drew Carey at IBM Technical Conferences
Celebs will be on hand to inspire and entertain, but they're just the opening act to in-depth product information from IBM developers and executives. Explore current and emerging technical hot topics, meet industry leaders and network with peers from around the globe. Choose from dozens of conferences around the world.

Role-Specific Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Training Plans
The people who design, build, deploy, and support ECM systems need the proper skills. IBM offers free role-based Enterprise Training Plans for system administrators, programmers, and business users.

Study, Certify and Save
IBM Information Management Training is offering $75 off DB2 certification exams with the purchase of the associated certification study guide.

Now available: Spring 2008 IBM Training eCatalog
IBM has made finding IT training simple with a Web-based, interactive training catalog. Locate appropriate courses and conferences with a few clicks.

Podcast: IBM Press Program Manager Talks Books
IBM Information Management books are critical assets for IT professionals. Susan Visser, IBM Press Program Manager for Information Management, talks about what's new in Informix and DB2 certification titles.

New DB2 9 Redbooks
IBM Redbooks are excellent guides to technical topics, filled with step-by-step instructions and how-to guidelines. In addition to positioning and value guidance, Redbooks include installation and implementation experiences, sample code and other support materials.

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Technical Q & As
DB2 Magazine authors answer the toughest database questions readers throw their way.

Other Technical Resources
Links to information management information from IBM, user groups, and others.

Conferences & Events
Get the latest information on training and education opportunities.
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Education Resources
Further your knowledge with these resources from IBM, IDUG, and others.
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IBM Data Management Education
Learn about database and data management training and certification resources.
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Partner White Papers

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SOA for the Business Developer: Concepts, BPEL, and SCA by Ben Margolis SOA for the Business Developer: Concepts, BPEL, and SCA
by Ben Margolis
The latest entry in a host of books about service-oriented architecture (SOA) explains the benefits of organizing software with SOA as well as the underlying technologies SOA relies on, including: XML, WSDL, SOAP, XPath, BPEL, Service Component Architecture (SCA), and Service Data Objects (SDO). Business examples and figures illustrate the explanations.

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