November 16, 2007 Update Announcing the Winners of the IDUG DB2 9 Deep Compression Challenge, sponsored by IBM IDUG and IBM are proud to congratulate the following individuals as winners of the DB2 9 Deep Compression Challenge. These individuals were randomly selected from all entrants who successfully submitted a complete entry form to the Challenge. These winners were publicly announced in two phases: North American winners at IBM On Demand Live 2007 in Las Vegas, while winners from outside North America were announced at IDUG 2007 - Europe held November 5-7 in Athens, Greece. Grand Prize Winners Ron Brown, Standard Life, Edinburgh, Scotland J. Scott Davis, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A. Mark Mulligan, GEICO, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. Peter Prib, First Data, North Sydney, Australia Runner Up Winners Eva Adamik, sIT Solutions, Vienna, Austria Michael Aldrich, LinkShare Corporation, New York, New York, U.S.A. Uri Lifshiftz, Hapoalim Bank, Tel-Aviv, Israel Nicolae Manu, Allianz Group-AGF Belgium, Brussels, Belgium Joachim Mueller, DOUGLAS Infomatik & Service GmbH, Hagen, Germany Roger Newmon, Spherion, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A. Dee Reins, CenturyTel, Vancouver, Washington, U.S.A. Mike Zeece, Arrow Electronics, Englewood, Colorado, U.S.A. Grand Prize winners receive an award and a complimentary registration to the IDUG event of their choice in 2008, including IDUG-Australasia, IDUG - Europe or IDUG - North America. Runner-up winners receive an award and a complimentary one-year Premier Membership in IDUG. IDUG would like to thank all those who participated in the DB2 9 Deep Compression Challenge. Based on compression estimation results shared in the submission process, the Challenge was a resounding success at showcasing the power of DB2's Deep Compression feature! For reference, the Deep Compression Challenge overview, estimator tools and other resources appear below so that you can see what the powerful combination of Deep Compression and DB2 can do for you! About Deep Compression Several current resources provide a detailed rundown of Deep Compression and the Deep Compression Challenge: Read IDUG Board Member - and IBM Gold Consultant - Martin Hubel's article in the latest issue of the IDUG Solutions Journal, "What Can DB2 Data Compression Do For You?" Deep Compression is featured in IBM expert Chris Eaton's ITtoolbox blog Download the Deep Compression podcast recorded at IDUG 2007 - North America To experience the benefits of Deep Compression firsthand... DB2 9 for LUW users: use the Inspect tool built into the engine to track Deep Compression measurements. DB2 for LUW users working with V7 or V8: Download the DB2 Compression Estimation Calculator. For information on how the Calculator will work and how to install and remove the program, refer to the IBM white paper by George Baklarz and Dwaine Snow. For those using a DBMS besides DB2: use a Database Storage Analyzer Tool to see the estimated savings Deep Compression could achieve in your environment.