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DB2 Magazine E-NewsletterOctober 20, 2005
DB2 Magazine Email Newsletter 1. Asked and Answered ****SPONSOR: BMC SOFTWARE**** Learn how to boost the reliability and availability of your critical
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--Read Sanders' advice.
2. IBM WEBCAST: THE FUTURE OF THE DBA * Evolving database and information management infrastructure technology will help make it possible for DBAs to seize new opportunities. Attend the Nov. 1 Webcast at 10:30 a.m. EDT to hear Evan Bauer of Fanzilli-Bauer Technology Partners and Sona Mobile discuss the evolution of the DBA career based on changing dynamics of IT organizations. Mr. Bauer's research on database technology and enterprise IT strategy has been published by the Robert Frances Group. A live Q&A session with Bauer follows the presentation. --Register for the Webcast. 3. DB2 MAGAZINE TRIVIA CONTEST * You're probably familiar with the benefits of the Rexx scripting language after reading the recent article by Howard Fosdick, author of the Rexx Programmers Reference. If so, you should have no trouble spotting the one option in this month's contest that Fosdick did not mention. Find that answer, and you can enter a drawing for a chance to win a $100 American Express Gift Cheque. (Congratulations to Faiz Siddiqui of Ashburn, Va., winner of last month's contest.) --Enter the contest. --Read "Rexx Scripting for DB2." 4. IBM SKILLS AND EDUCATION NEWS * New Information Management Certification Newsletter IBM introduced a DB2 Information Management Professional Certification Online Newsletter for anyone who has successfully completed one or more certification exams. This newsletter provides certification announcements, special events, promotions, and other skills-related news. --Read the October edition. * Double Debit Savings with the IBM Education Pack Double the savings when you purchase $25,000 worth of training to open or add to an existing IBM Education Pack online account. Now through February 17, IBM is offering 10% and an extra $2,500 in bonus training dollars. That's $27,500 worth of IBM training for $22,500. --Get more details about this offer. * Informix Dynamic Server Problem Determination Tutorials This series of eight complimentary tutorials is designed to help anyone supporting or developing in an Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) database environment to quickly identify and resolve problems or errors encountered. The tutorials cover IDS problem determination facilities and available tools and explain when it's most appropriate to use them. --Learn more or download the tutorials. * Fast Path to DB2 UDB in a Visual Basic .Net Environment This computer-based training course is designed to help programmers learn how to use the Microsoft Development Environment (Visual Studio .Net) to create DB2 UDB database applications. Programmers will learn how to design applications to create database objects, populate tables, execute queries, and build and execute SQL stored procedures. --Find out more about this course. 5. AT THE BOOKSTORE *Service-Oriented Architecture Compass: Business Value, Planning, and
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IBM Enterprise Integration Team experts wrote this guide to planning, implementing and managing a service oriented architecture (SOA). Drawing on their combined experiences, the authors share lessons and best practices for architects, project managers, and software development leaders. --Learn more about this book.
--Browse books by DB2 Magazine authors
6. E-BOOK: APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS: PERL, PHP, AND REXX * When it comes to development, DB2 is open to all options. IBM's commitment to open, standards-based interfaces and its support for a range of tools mean that developers can build DB2 applications with the tools and programming languages they like. This special e-book presents DB2-specific code, tips, and techniques for working with three increasingly popular choices: Perl, PHP and Rexx. --Read the e-book.br> http://www.db2mag.com/appdevoptions/index.jhtml 7. NOW PLAYING AT THE DEVELOPERWORKS DB2 ZONE * Migrate recursive queries from Oracle to DB2 UDB * Date Processing in IDS: Let's Make a Date! * Unlimited DB2 Scale-Up Using Server-Assisted Client Redirect * Data Federation With Websphere Business Integrator Message Broker
and Websphere Information Integrator * Tutorial: Isolated unit testing of persistence with Derby * Connect to Informix with ADO.NET * Reuse Enterprise User Data In DB2 Content Manager *******************
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