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October 28, 2004

DB2 Magazine Email Newsletter
Volume 5, Issue 10
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IN THIS ISSUE:

1. DB2 Magazine Quarter 4, 2004 Issue
   
   • How Linux is taking businesses to new frontiers
   • DB2 ICE heats up Linux clusters
   • Linux and DB2 Web Query Tool in action at SBC
   • Understanding Cloudscape and Apache Derby
   
   
2. Skills and Certification News
   
   • New Certification Manuals
   • Online Self-Test
   • Oracle-to-DB2 Resources
   
   
3. DB2 Magazine Trivia Contest: Test your Linux know-how 4. New E-Book: DB2 UDB v.8.2?s Super Self-Managing Technology 5. Now Playing at the developerWorks DB2 Zone

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1. DB2 MAGAZINE QUARTER 4, 2004 ISSUE

* New Possibilities with DB2 and Linux
Not so long ago, Linux?s viability as an enterprise database platform was in question. Now, according to Gary Schneider, IBM director of Linux competitive technology, ?every customer wants to have a Linux middleware discussion.? Read the interview with Schneider, plus articles on DB2 Integrated Cluster Environment (ICE), SBC?s use of Linux and the DB2 Web Query Tool, and the latest on Cloudscape/Apache Derby.

--Think Of The Possibilities, by Kim Moutsos IBM?s Gary Schneider sheds light on how Linux lets pioneering businesses take information analysis to places they've never gone before.
http://www.db2mag.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=51000333

--DB2 ICE: Scaling Data with Linux Clusters, by Rav Ahuja The DB2 Integrated Cluster Environment lets you cluster commodity servers for diamond-quality performance at Cubic Zirconia prices.
http://www.db2mag.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=51000442

--Double Take, by Paul C. Zikopoulos
Developers can now choose between the open-source Apache Derby and its commercial twin, IBM Cloudscape.
http://www.db2mag.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=51000456

--The Brave (And Secure) New World Of Web Access, by Tom Glaser Implementing the DB2 Web Query Tool on Linux lets SBC provide access to mainframe and distributed data via a Web browser, while leveraging developer skills, preserving security, and minding the budget. Here's an inside look at how they did it.
http://www.db2mag.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=51200268

2. SKILLS AND CERTIFICATION NEWS

* DB2 UDB for z/OS V.8 Certification Manuals The IBM bookstore is now offering 15 percent discounts on two DB2 UDB for z/OS books. The Official Introduction to DB2 UDB for z/OS v.8, by Susan Sloan, is written for both DBAs and application developers and prepares readers for the DB2 Family Fundamentals exam from a z/OS perspective. The new DB2 UDB for z/OS V.8 DBA Certification Guide, by Susan Lawson, covers the objectives and skills required to pass both Exam 700: DB2 UDB V8.1 Family Fundamentals and Exam 702: DB2 UDB V8.1 for z/OS Database Administration.

--Read about The Official Introduction to DB2 UDB for z/OS v.8.
http://devworks.krcinfo.com/WebForms/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=0131477501

--Browse the certification manuals.
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/education/bookstore/certify.html

--Find out about more about z/OS certification resources.
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/education/cert/preparation.html

* New Online Certification Assessment Tests The folks behind DB2 certification have introduced new self-test software to help candidates prepare for Exam 700: DB2 UDB V8.1 Family Fundamentals, and Exam 701: DB2 UDB V8.1 for Linux, Unix, and Windows Database Administration. Register once, and take the tests as many times as you want?there is no charge for either exam.

--Sign up for the assessment tests.
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/education/cert/assessment.html

* Migrating Skills from Other RDBMSs
Experienced Oracle system administrators and developers can quickly learn DB2 UDB with the help of an array of IBM resources designed specifically to migrate Oracle skills to DB2.

--Find out more about these resources.
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/education/skills_migration.html

3. DB2 MAGAZINE TRIVIA CONTEST

* That friendly, contented Linux penguin is known to long-time Linux enthusiasts and novices alike. Do you know the origin of its name, Tux? Try your hand at the DB2 Magazine Trivia Contest for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate. (Congratulations to L. Laffrey of Sterling Heights, Mich., who won a set of books from IBM Press in the most recent drawing.)

--Try the Trivia Contest
http://www.db2magazine.com/

--Read this article for a hint.
http://db2mag.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=51200268

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4. E-BOOK: DB2 UDB V.8.2'S SUPER SELF-MANAGING TECHNOLOGIES

*DB2 UDB v.8.2: The Autonomic Computing Advantage Incredible advances in the speed and power of computers in recent decades did not come without a price. Databases are getting larger.
Design decisions and performance tuning choices challenge our expertise. And businesses have become increasingly intolerant of computer failures. But help is on the way. For the last several years, IBM has put considerable money and brain power behind autonomic computing?systems that adjust to changing requirements without human intervention. Some autonomic capabilities are already in DB2 UDB v.8.1. And DB2 UDB v.8.2 for Linux, Unix, and Windows, delivers many more.

--Read the e-book today.
http://www.db2mag.com/epub/autonomic/

5. NOW PLAYING AT THE DB2 DEVELOPER DOMAIN

* Using DB2 Plug-ins for Eclipse With Apache Derby http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0410cline/

* Why IBM is Open Sourcing Cloudscape as Apache Derby http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0410prial/

* Tutorial: Building a Data Mining Solution With IBM DB2 Intelligent Miner Modeling and WebSphere http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/dm-dw-dm-imsample-i.html?S_TACT=104AHW11&S_CMP=LIB

* Event-Driven Fine-Grained Auditing with Informix Dynamic Server http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0410roy/

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