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Chris is a DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows lifer having worked at IBM on DB2 since its inception. Follow along as Chris shares his experiences and provides tips and techniques for getting the most out of DB2 including how to exploit new features and releases as they come on-line.

Note: The content of this blog is the opinion and thoughts of the blogger and does not necessarily represent the opinions of IDUG.

DB2 Compression, HA, Big Data and MoreWhat do all of the topics in the title have in common? Well it just so happens that I'll be speaking on these topics over the next month in webinars and at conferences. If you want to learn more check out these webcasts and conferences. Webcast - DB2 Tech Talk: Compression Comparison DB2 vs. Oracle Database and The Rest Join Chris Eaton and host Serge Rielau for a discussion of DB2 Compression capabilities.

IBM Announces PureSystems with Optimized and Integrated DB2 PatternsWhat sets PureSystems apart is the built-in expertise that allows you to simplify your deployment of applications by using predefined expert patterns including the IBM Transactional Database Pattern and the IBM Data Mart Pattern.

Adaptive Compression in DB2 10DB2 10 adds even more compression capabilities to save money. Read this blog entry to give you a flavor of how adaptive compression works.

IBM Announces DB2 10 for Linux, UNIX, WindowsDB2 10 for LUW is packed full of new features to improve performance and save clients money. Check out some details here.

IDUG DB2 Technical Conference EMEA 2011 - Agenda OnlineThe grid for the IDUG DB2 Technical Conference EMEA 2011 which will be held in Prague is now online. Check it out...lots of great session to build your DB2 skills (not to mention the invaluable networking that happens during the event). I'll be there and will be presenting on Data Governance - Protecting Production Data Assets as well as a session on Data Governance - Protecting Your Test D

DB2 pureScale Availability - Part 2I'll write a few blog posts on DB2 pureScale Availability so that I can break them into bite sized pieces for you. As I add more postings I'll update the links below so you can move between all the separate posts. DB2 pureScale Availability Part 1DB2 pureScale Availability Part 2 - this post In my previous post I talked ab

Reliance Life Insurance moves from Oracle to DB2 and cuts costs in halfAnother Oracle to DB2 migration story in which Anuprita Daga, Chief Manager, IT, Reliance Life Insurance says "The total cost of ownership with DB2 running on IBM Power servers is almost half the cost of Oracle Database on Sun systems." Check out the full story here.

IBM Certifies Obsidian's Longbow for DB2 pureScale Stretch ClustersIn May, IBM and Obsidian certified LongbowTM for use with Geographically Dispersed pureScale Clusters (GDPC). Using this configuration you can extend pureScale clusters over large distances to create a highly available active/active cluster between sites. The announcement is available here. For customers that are looking to extend the capabilities of their pureSca

IDC Publishes a "Buyer Case Study" profiling Coca-Cola Bottling's migration to DB2Well known independent research and analyst company IDC has just published a Buyer Case Study entitled “Buyer Conversations: Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated's ERP Upgrade Journey” in which they profile the cost savings and performance benefits Coca-Cola Bottling was able to achieve with the move to DB2 under SAP.

Merge Backup Now Available for DB2 LUWIBM has just recently released a new product that I think you should all at least take a look at (it could save you a lot of grief). Called DB2 Merge Backup for LUW, this feature can take your incremental backups and merge them with your last full backup to create a new backup image that effectively merges the incremental changes into the full backup.