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DB2 BLU Acceleration: A Rapid Adoption Guide

This is a great reference if you are looking to implement DB2 10.5 with BLU Acceleration….

 

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/library/techarticle/dm-1309db2bluaccel/

DB2 10.5 BLU Acceleration, When RAM is too SLOW!!!!

Great article by Sam Lightstone, IBM Developer, Toronto Labs……..Talks about the work behind BLU and about the New Warp Speed Galaxy we are heading into…..

 

http://softwaretradecraft.com/when-ram-is-too-slow-how-dynamic-in-memory-processing-changes-the-game-for-data-analytics/

DB2 LUW Performance Best Practices

For 17 years I have been establishing and using similar best practices that Steve Rees outlines in this IBM DB2 Performance Best practices white paper. This paper is a good reference for those DBAs with performance in mind. Check it out!

 

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Wc9a068d7f6a6_4434_aece_0d297ea80ab1/page/Tuning%20and%20Monitoring%20Database%20System%20Performance

Using DB2 10.5 BLU Acceleration? Get the latest Best Practices

This is a good paper written by my friends in the Toronto Lab. Make sure you read it if using BLU. Happy Reading!

 

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Wc9a068d7f6a6_4434_aece_0d297ea80ab1/page/Optimizing%20analytic%20workloads%20using%20DB2%2010.5%20with%20BLU%20Acceleration/comment/1dc59ee4-8c70-43f9-9d36-fba334b95891

DB2 10.5 BLU Acceleration Capabilities and Architecture Poster Download

If you don’t have this poster you can download it at http://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/ecm/en/imh14003usen/IMH14003USEN.PDF?utm_content=buffer671f7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Learn about all the capabilities in 10.5. A picture is worth a thousand words.

 

 

DB2 BLU Acceleration Gets You in the Fast Lane

Check out this blog entry if you want your Big Data project to move in the Fast Lane.

Speed & Simplicity

4 Big Data Combat Multipliers – DB2 BLU Acceleration

Combat multipliers is a termed used in the military. It is the ability to brings all means at your disposal to destroying the enemy. Use these 4 BLU Acceleration combat multipliers to bring insight to your Big Data.

http://www.ibmbluhub.com/why-blu-acceleration/nextgenblu/?utm_content=bufferbfcac&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Central PA DB2 User Group March 26, 2014 — Achieving High Availability with DB2 HADR and TSAMP

Come join us at the Giant Camp Hill for DB2 LUW in the morning and z/OS, Bonnie Baker in the afternoon. Lunch on me!

I’ll be presenting Achieving High Availability with DB2 HADR and TSAMP. It will cover 9.7, 10.1 and 10.5 HADR enhancements and practical experience from implementations.

 

 

HADR Simulator

Setting up HADR for the first time or setting it up in a new environment? Use the HADR simulator provided by IBM to test various settings and pick the right synchronization mode. You’ll be glad you did, believe me!

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/library/techarticle/dm-1310db2luwhadr/?utm_content=buffer686cb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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DB2 TSAMP Setup Whitepaper

Looking for the latest DB2 HA how-to whitepaper? Get it here:

 

Click to access DB2_10_HA_shared_storage.pdf