DB2 Magazine E-Newsletter
June 23, 2004
DB2 Magazine Email Newsletter
Volume 5, Issue 6
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1. Asked and Answered: How to speed up group restart
2. New e-Book: Unlock the secrets of DB2 monitor accounting
and statistics reports
3. DB2 Magazine Trivia Contest
4. IBM News:
* Masala Beta Opens
* Call For DB2 Everyplace Beta Participants
* Free Technical Briefings in a City Near You
* Stinger Application Development Webcast
5. Skills and Certification News
6. At the Bookstore: The Official Introduction to DB2 UDB for z/OS
Version 8
7. Now Playing at the developerWorks DB2 Zone
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1. ASKED AND ANSWERED
* A DB2 Magazine reader involved in disaster recovery planning asks
what steps he should take to achieve faster group restart for a
four-member data sharing group. DB2 DBA columnist Robert Catterall
presents a "grab bag" of strategies and suggestions.
Read Catterall's advice
http://www.db2mag.com/qanda/040622.shtml
2. NEW E-BOOK: THE PERFORMANCE DIARIES
* Many DB2 for z/OS and OS/390 DBAs don't realize that DB2 monitor
accounting and statistics reports contain a wealth of detail that can
help with performance tuning. This special e-book, compiled from three
installments of Robert Catterall?s popular DB2 DBA column, brings you
all the instructions you'll need to find these details and put them to
use in your tuning efforts.
Read the e-book (sponsored by Quest Software)
http://www.db2mag.com/epub/perfdiaries/
* Not a mainframe DBA? Don't feel left out - read "Open the Throttle:
Tuning DB2 UDB v.8.1," an e-book for Linux, Unix, and Windows DBAs.
Read the e-book
http://www.db2mag.com/epub/perftune/
3. DB2 MAGAZINE TRIVIA CONTEST
* Which kind of routine (method, procedure, or function) can?t be
implemented with DB2 UDB Stinger?s Common Language Runtime (CLR)
support? Take the DB2 Magazine trivia challenge for a chance to win a
$100 American Express Gift Cheque. (Congratulations to last month?s
winner, C. Yousfi-Jones, in Zurich, Switzerland.)
Answer the trivia contest question
http://www.db2mag.com/
Read "Stinger Takes Flight" to find the answer
http://www.db2mag.com/story/showArticle.jhtml;?articleID=18901257
This month's challenge is sponsored by Computer Associates.
http://www.ca.com/db/
4. IBM NEWS
* Masala Beta Opens
Earlier this month, IBM announced the open beta of the next version of
DB2 Information Integrator software, codenamed Masala. With more than
100 new features focused on automation, faster access to relevant
corporate data, simplified application deployment, and integration
across an array of information assets, Masala can help companies speed
query results across federated data sources and reduce hand-coding
requirements.
Learn more about the Masala beta program
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/integration/db2ii/beta.html
* Call For DB2 Everyplace Beta Participants
If you?re curious about the next release of DB2 Everyplace, IBM wants
you. The DB2 Everyplace beta initiative opened in April and continues
through July 2004. Beta participants will test new features, including
a data integrity check tool, customized business logic for custom
operations performed in the synchronization process, a new launch pad,
synchronization to workstations, and a statistical reporting tool for
sync status. If you?re interested in extending your applications to
mobile devices, please contact Debby Nakamura (nakamura@us.ibm.com).
Find out about the DB2 Everyplace beta program
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/offers/db2.html
* Free Technical Briefings in a City Near You
IBM developerWorks Live is presenting a series of free technical
briefings in cities all around the world. The briefings offer
technical demonstrations and the opportunity to interact with leading
technology experts. Seminars offered include:
* Software for an On Demand Business
* Build applications with the IBM Software Development Platform
* Speed-start Linux applications
* Speed-start Web services
* Globalizing Web applications
IBM is giving away one ThinkPad notebook at each free technical
briefing in the US and Canada in June, July, and August.
Learn more about developerWorks Live briefings
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/offers/techbriefings/giveaway.html?ca=dnl-db2mag
* Stinger Application Development Webcast
An upcoming IBM Webcast (July 7, 11 a.m. EDT) hits the highlights of
the next release of DB2 UDB (codenamed Stinger), which includes new
features for developers and DBAs. The Webcast covers how to leverage
the IBM Software Development Platform, including the latest SQL, SQL
procedures, Java, and developer tooling features.
https://www6.software.ibm.com/reg/devworks/dw-c-wcsdp070704-i?S_TACT=104AHW60&S_CMP=db2mag&ca=dnl-db2mag
5. SKILLS AND CERTIFICATION NEWS
* 2004 DB2 Information Management Tech Conference:
Discounts and Details
For a limited time, IBM is offering a $150 discount on registrations
for the DB2 Information Management Technical Conference, Sept. 20-24
in Las Vegas. The annual event features challenging sessions presented
by industry experts, free certification exams, and the chance to try
out software prototypes in Usability Labs. Usability and feedback
session topics include DB2 Information Center navigation, DB2
Information Integrator replication, federated replication, replication
monitoring, DB2 Data Warehouse edition, DB2 Recovery Expert, and more.
Learn more about the DB2 Tech Conference
http://www-306.ibm.com/services/learning/ites.wss?pageType=page&contentID=a0000713&ca=various&me=W&met=inli&re=IBM_enewsletters
* New DB2 Software Services Web Site
IBM Software Services for DB2 Information Management (ISSD) launched a
new Software Services Web site to provide worldwide contacts, news and
offer information, and downloadable descriptions of many of key
software services offerings. ISSD focuses on providing IBM customers
with the skills and experience to take a project from conception,
through planning and development, to testing, implementation, and
beyond.
Visit the new site
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/services/
* Certification Manuals Offer Low-Cost Exam Preparation
Roger E. Sanders, developer of many certification exams, has written
three complete certification guides that help candidates prepare for
DB2 UDB certification. With well organized chapters, comprehensive
examples, and effective practice questions, these books help readers
broaden the skills they need to achieve IBM certification. The
available titles and the certifications they support include:
* DB2 Universal Database v.8.1 Certification Test 700 Study Guide
(Exam: IBM Certified Database Associate - DB2 Universal Database
V8.1 Family)
* DB2 Universal Database v.8.1 Certification Exams 701 and 706
Study Guide (Exams: IBM Certified Database Administrator - DB2
UDB v.8.1 for Linux, Unix and Windows)
* DB2 UDB v.8.1 Certification Test 703 Study Guide (IBM Certified
Application Developer - DB2 Universal Database v.8.1 Family).
Find out more about these books
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/education/bookstore/
6. AT THE BOOKSTORE
* The Official Introduction to DB2 UDB for z/OS Version 8
by Susan Sloan
The first book to cover the DB2 Family Fundamentals exam from a z/OS
perspective, The Official Introduction to DB2 UDB for z/OS Version 8
targets both database administrators and application developers. From
basic relational database concepts to advanced topics such as data
sharing, the book presents clear explanations and real-world insights
from the IBM lab where DB2 UDB for z/OS is developed.
http://www.db2mag.com/bookstore/
7. NOW PLAYING AT THE DEVELOPERWORKS DB2 ZONE
Get Disconnected Using Java CachedRowSet with DB2 UDB
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0406bhogal/
New: The Stinger Zone
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/zones/db2udb/
A Detailed Look at DB2 Stinger .NET Common Language Runtime Routines
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0406evans/
Web Services for DB2 Intelligent Miner
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/ws4im
Framework for Java Database Connectivity
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/framework4jdbc
Cloudscape to DB2 Migration
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0406curtis/
Basic IDS Architecture and Tuning
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0406fan/
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