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DB2 10.5 FP4 “Cancun” Release is here!!!

Get the “Cancun” release to get faster in the moment answers, high availability at a moments notice, and improved SQL and DDL capabilities plus up to 82x faster queries (internal IBM test) on the fabulous Power8 processers!!! Get moving with DB2 FP4 “Cancun” release and read more about it here:

http://ibmbluhub.com/get-technical/blu-whatsnew-cancun/

2014 Presentations Updated

I added a presentation on Monitoring and Tuning DB2 10.5 with BLU Acceleration and also some information on an HADR presentation.

New IBM Redbook, Implementing DB2 BLU Acceleration for Analytics

Check out this new redbook for designing and implementing your analytical solution with DB2 BLU. http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg248212.html?Open

DB2BLU Acceleration –Lower TCO than Oracle Exadata

Checkout this new report from ITG. http://www.ibmbluhub.com/blu-acceleration-tco/

SAP and DB2 BLU Acceleration — 10x Improvement!

Check out this post from my friend From the IBM Toronto Lab, Chris Eaton:

http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/db2luw/sap-supports-blu-acceleration-for-inmemory-columnar-analytics-on-sap-bw-58182?reftrk=no&trdref=536861726520427574746f6e

DB2 HADR — Rock Solid with Multiple Standbys

If you are looking to implement multiple standbys with time delay as many customers have, check out this must read whitepaper from my friends in the IBM Toronto Lab…

 

 

ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/data/db2/chatsgcg/ms.white.paper.3.5-1.pdf

Process Data at the Speed of Thought with DB2 BLU

What Makes In-Memory Computing So Next Generation? IBM DB2 with BLU Acceleration intelligently and rapidly processes data at the speed of thought? Read the latest article by Nancy Hensley on the ibmdatamag.com website: http://ibm.co/1sygAnB

DB2 HADR — A Solid Solution

This is a client of mine that has been up for a long time……..and still ticking.

 

C:\Users\Administrator>db2pd -d  XXXXXXXX  -hadr

 

Database Partition 0 — Database XXXXXXXX — Active Standby — Up 472 days 23:57:17 — Date 2014-06-29-12.07.54.627000

 

HADR Information:

Role    State                SyncMode   HeartBeatsMissed   LogGapRunAvg (bytes)

Standby RemoteCatchup        SuperAsync 0                  607023

The IBM BLU Big Data story

There was a great tweetchat yesterday on IBM BLU on Big Data. If you missed it, check out the compelling DB2 story at : “Is Your Database Really ready for #BigData?” storify.com/IBMDB2/

2014 IBM Champions for Information Management Announced

Glad to be a long-time member. See the announcement at: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/champions/