October 28, 2008
Volume 9, Issue 21
IN THIS ISSUE:
1. New online
* Using XML for next-generation business applications
* Stream computing for incredibly low latency
* IMS celebrates a milestone with a new release
* Parenting data with an integrated data management approach
* The surprising things DB2 programmers do with SQL
* Understanding DB2 for z/OS sort syntax
* Online only: End-to-end database monitoring with DB2 Performance Expert
2. At the bookstore
* SQL and Relational Theory: How to Write Accurate SQL Code
3. Informix update
* The IIUG returns to Kansas for its 2009 conference
* Improving IDS performance with row-type indexes
4. IBM news
* Webcast: The Information-Driven Enterprise: Constructing an Agenda for Business Optimization
* IMS 11 Teleconference: Moving Your Business Forward
* Introducing IBM Cognos 8 v4
5. Poll positions
* How is the current economic uncertainty affecting your department?
6. In the zone
* The latest developerWorks articles on DB2, Informix, and more
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1. Now online
* Using XML for next-generation business applications
Students and professionals are honing their XML skills to tackle new business requirements—and even winning prizes along the way.
* Stream computing for incredibly low latency
IBM's new InfoSphere Streams technology lets companies analyze data in motion, with millisecond response times.
* IMS celebrates a milestone with a new release
The world's first database management system turns 40 and shows that it's stronger than ever.
* Parenting data with an integrated data management approach
Managing data's care and feeding gets easier with common standards, models and policies for each life-cycle stage.
* The surprising things DB2 programmers do with SQL
Yes, you can write actual programs with SQL, says columnist Robert Catterall.
* Understanding DB2 for z/OS sort syntax
Bonnie Baker wraps up her series on DB2 mysteries by explaining the ins and outs of DB2 sort.
* Online only: End-to-end database monitoring with DB2 Performance Expert
Get new insights into the complicated world of Java, SQL, and database performance.
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This easy-to-use animated tool describes various access paths for DB2 for z/OS Version 8. Download this tool as a review of all access paths, or as a reference tool for specific paths.
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2. At the bookstore
* SQL and Relational Theory: How to Write Accurate SQL Code
By C.J. Date
In this new book, available for pre-order, renowned author Chris Date explains how to apply relational theory directly to SQL. Examples demonstrate how to deal with common SQL dilemmas, including using views vs. base tables for database access, problems caused by nulls, the need for constraints vs. inadequate support for them, and more.
3. Informix update
* The IIUG returns to Kansas for its 2009 conference
IBM Lab in Lenexa is home to a significant percentage of Informix developers. That's reason enough to draw the IIUG conference back to Kansas in 2009, but IIUG president Stuart Litel throws in a few more for good measure.
* Improving IDS performance with row-type indexes
Indexes on Informix Dynamic Server row-type columns speed queries significantly, but aren't allowed with normal indexing mechanisms. IBM's Prasad Mujumdar explains how to get around the restriction and improve query performance.
4. IBM news
* Webcast: The Information-Driven Enterprise: Constructing an Agenda for Business Optimization
Are companies getting the most value out of their information? Tune in Nov. 11 to hear analyst Judith Hurwitz and IBM Information Management GM Ambuj Goyal discuss why organizations struggle to maximize the value of their information—and what they can do about it.
* IMS 11 Teleconference: Moving Your Business Forward
Beverly Tyrrell, director of IMS, discusses the business value of IMS and highlights the functional enhancements in IMS 10 and the new features in IMS 11.
* Introducing IBM Cognos 8 v4
New features in IBM Cognos 8 v4 let business users define, assemble, and explore their own views of performance information when and how it suits them best, without compromising IT and finance standards.
5. Poll positions
* How is the current economic uncertainty affecting your department?
The credit crunch, the roller-coaster stock market, and the constant predictions of a lengthy recession dominate the news. Are you experiencing the effects at work? Tell us in the monthly poll.
6. In the zone
* DB2 SQL functions
* Full-text search with DB2 Text Search
* XQuery update: Use cases for DB2 pureXML
* PHP and .Net Web development for U2 using Web DE / RedBack objects
* Understand the Informix Dynamic Server B-tree scanner
* Using WFS with IBM Informix Dynamic Server
* Smart Data Administration e-Kit
* Use IBM Entity Analytic Solutions to analyze watch lists
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