db2: @idbjorh Good point. This will be done as soon as possible.
db2: @idbjorh Yes, Ubuntu 8.04 LTS will be on the recommended and validated environment list at http://ibm.com/db2/linux/validate soon.
db2: @troycoleman Thanks Troy. I fixed the link.
There's a bunch of conversations going on right now over on a listserver set up for the IDUG NA attendees. One of them has to do with with the infamous give-aways in he Expo area. For almost 20 years, you would be taking your life in your hands if you were standing near the entrance way of the Expo the first day it was opened. Why? Because first in usually meant you had the best shot at some of the cool stuff the vendors were handling. Sure, some if it is junk and probably never made it o
I went to "IOD Comes to You" in Melbourne yesterday - part of the travelling roadshow of IBM Information on Demand highlights across the world.
Now that we have discussed the cost of running various traces in DB2, determined that in many case the cost isn't all that great, and in some cases it's just something you have to absorb. Of course, knowing the cost up front may make it better when planning when to run a trace. It has also been noted that running some DB2 traces can (and usually will) be critical to the success of your database, your DB2 for z/OS database. However, now that you have decided to run a few of the DB2 traces, w
As I'm coming up to speed on all things data management, I'm finding that I often have more questions than answers. The goods news is these are questions to which I'm guessing many of you have the answers. As the title above implies, today's questions revolve around... ...…
It's May so it must be that time again... time for IDUG NA 2008. IDUG starts in just a few days (Sunday, May 18,) at the Hyatt in Dallas, TX. I'm hoping to see some of you in attendance. And if you do attend, I am looking forward to saying Hi and thinking you personally for visiting this blog.
On Sunday night, 7:30 PM, there will be a Welcome reception. If you are at the conference on Sunday, please look for my at the reception. I will be the guy with the obnoxiously loud orange Harle
Walk through various use cases to help you build your distributed XML applications quickly.
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