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May 20, 2004

DB2 Magazine Email Newsletter
Volume 5, Issue 5
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1. Face Time with Martin Hubel
2. IBM News
* Stinger Beta Opens
* DB2?s Performance Triple Crown
3. DB2 Magazine Trivia Contest
4. Skills and Certification News
* The Official Introduction to DB2 UDB for z/OS v.8
* Free DB2 UDB Certification Tutorials
* Discounts for On-Site Training
5. At the Bookstore: High Availability Guide for DB2
6. Now Playing at developerWorks DB2

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1. FACE TIME WITH MARTIN HUBEL

Gold consultant Martin Hubel recently invited DB2 Magazine reader
questions about DB2 UDB for Linux, Unix, or Windows or DB2 UDB for
z/OS and OS/390, and readers were happy to oblige. In this edition of
Face Time, Martin, a frequent contributor to DB2 Magazine and editor
of IDUG Solutions Journal, answers your questions on buffer pool
allocation in DB2 for Linux, Unix, and Windows, compressing column
data, monitoring tempspace, and direct row access.
Read the interview
http://www.ca.com/db/

2. IBM NEWS

* DB2 Stinger Beta Opens
DB2 customers are getting a look at the real technology behind the
buzz as the next release of DB2 UDB for Linux, Unix, and Windows
(codenamed Stinger) enters its open beta period. Three earlier
technology previews gave the DB2 community a glimpse of selected
features, including productivity enhancements for .Net developers,
Linux scalability and cluster management, and Eclipse integration.
Beta testers will get a look at all 200 new features in Stinger, which
are designed to ease database administration, broaden support for
popular application development environments, and boost system
performance.
Learn more about DB2 Stinger
http://www.db2mag.com/facetime/200404hubel.jhtml

* DB2 UDB Takes Performance Triple Crown
DB2 UDB recently achieved the best price/performance result for TPC-C,
making IBM the only database vendor to ever simultaneously hold the
best result in all three of the most sought-after achievements in TPC
benchmarking: overall price/performance for TPC-C, best single system
(non-clustered)performance for TPC-C, and best overall performance at
the highest TPC-H scale factor (10 terabytes). TPC-C results
referenced are current as of Feb. 17, 2004. Please see www.tpc.org for
current TPC-C results.
Learn more about DB2 performance benchmarks
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/highlights/db2leads.html

* In Six Security Secrets Attackers Don't Want You to Know? (DB2
Magazine Quarter 2, 2004), what does author Aaron C. Newman say is one
of the easiest holes for hackers to exploit? If you know, you can
enter a drawing for a $100 American Express Gift Cheque. (You?ll also
be better able to protect your data, of course.)
Answer the trivia question to enter the drawing
http://www.db2magazine.com/

Read Security Secrets Attackers Don't Want You to Know?
http://www.db2mag.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=18901175

This month's trivia question is sponsored by Computer Associates
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4. SKILLS AND CERTIFICATION NEWS

* The Official Introduction to DB2 UDB for z/OS Version 8
This new guide, available soon, covers all the v.8 information DBAs
and developers need to know. From basic to advanced topics, author
Susan Sloan presents crystal-clear explanations and insights from the
IBM lab where DB2 UDB for z/OS development takes place.
Read more about this book
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/education/bookstore/

* Free DB2 UDB Professional Certification Tutorials
If you?re planning to take advantage of the free certification offered
at the 2004 DB2 Information Management Technical Conference in Las
Vegas this fall, you might want to check out IBM?s free self-study
tutorials. IBM offers four role-specific tutorials that let you
prepare for DB2 Professional Certification at your own pace: Family
Fundamentals for DB2 v.8 (exam 700), Database Administration for
Linux, UNIX and Windows v.8 (exam 701), DB2 UDB V8.1 Family
Application Development (exam 703), and DB2 UDB V7 User Certifcation
(exam 512).
Download these tutorials
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/education/selfstudy.html

Read about the DB2 Information Management Technical Conference
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/education/cert/specials.html

* Discounts for On-Site Training
The traditionally slow summer months can be an ideal time for employee
training ? particularly when they coincide with a discount offer from
IBM. For a limited time, IBM will waive instructor travel and living
expenses when a company books two or more on-site classes. To take
advantage of the offer, book the training before June 30; you can
schedule the classes between May 1 and August 31, 2004.
Find out more about on-site classes
http://www-306.ibm.com/services/learning/ites.wss/us/en?pageType=page&contentID=a0002381

5. AT THE BOOKSTORE

* High Availability Guide for DB2
by Chris Eaton and Enzo Cialini
High availability is crucial to virtually every enterprise and
e-business application. In the just-published High Availability Guide
for DB2, IBM's Chris Eaton and Enzo Cialini review options related to
the database engine and the underlying platform. The book covers the
entire lifecycle, from planning and architecture through day-to-day
administration. Topics covered include:
* Fundamental concepts, challenges, and tradeoffs
* Choosing among high availability alternatives
* Configuring highly available databases
* Disk-based availability, including split mirror copies and
disk-based remote mirroring
* Multi-partition issues, including instance takeover and tuning
parameters
* Clustering and failover: HACMP, Sun Cluster, HP Service Guard,
MSCS, and Linux Steeleye
* Monitoring and tuning databases to maximize availability
* Backup and recovery in highly available environments
* DB2's advanced availability features: standby servers, shared disk
configurations, and no-data-loss recovery.
Read more online
http://www.db2mag.com/bookstore/

6. NOW PLAYING AT DEVELOPERWORKS DB2

* J2EE and IBM object-relational databases
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0405roy/index.html

* Migrate DB2 UDB Applications to a Partitioned Database
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0405wilkins/index.html

* Build and Access DB2 Stored Procedures Using Mobile Clients
http://www-136.ibm.com/developerworks/

* Build Java Web Applications for WebSphere Application Server Express
That Access DB2 Express
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0405lim/index.html

* Access Heterogeneous Data with DB2 Information Integrator
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/i-dw-db2-ejbs1-i

* Exploit File Type Modifiers in DB2 Data Movement Utilities
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0405melnyk/index.html?ca=dnl-db2mag

* Create EJBs That Manipulate Federated Data Methods
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/i-dw-db2-ejbs1-i?S_TACT=104AHW60&S_CMP=db2mag&ca=dnl-db2mag

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