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• Get started with the IBM InfoSphere DataStage and QualityStage Operations Console Database, Part 1

  Dive into the schema of the IBM InfoSphere DataStage and QualityStage Operations Database, including the tables and columns that comprise its key relationships. SQL queries demonstrate how data can be read from these tables and adapted to build custom reports.

• Get the most from the DB2 HADR standby database

  Learn how to make applications on a standby database run more effectively by enabling the Read on Standby feature, using Uncommitted Read isolation level, and making short LOBs inline so that they can be accessed on the standby database.

• Understand the trusted context in Informix

  Use JDBC, ESQL/C, and ODBC drivers to manage trusted connections and contexts in Informix so that a single database connection can be shared with multiple users while maintaining the individual user ID of each person accessing the database.

• Optim Open Data Manager and Optim Connect thin clients for Linux and UNIX environments

  Configure ODBC access to your archived data from a third-party reporting tool in a Linux or UNIX environment. This article lays out the steps if you need a third-party ODBC driver manager to use Optim Connect with ODBC.

• System Administration Certification exam 919 for Informix 11.70 prep, Part 2: Informix space management

  Prepare for the certification exam by learning how to configure and manage storage spaces on an Informix database, how to use the utilities to create those storage spaces, and how to use fragmentation and features to optimize storage in the database.

• DB2 Tools corner: Introducing a batch interface for change management in DB2 Administration Tool for z/OS V10.1 and DB2 Object Comparison Tool for z/OS V10.1

  Create, customize, and reuse batch jobs to match how you manage changes to DB2 for z/OS using the new batch interface enhancement.

• DB2 Express-C 10: Even more value

  Learn how DB2 Express-C differs from other no-charge, commercial database management systems. Explore the new capabilities in DB2 Express-C 10 new capabilities in DB2 Express-C 10, such as faster XML processing, more efficient text search, RDF, time travel query, and Oracle compatibility.

• Exploring IMS disaster recovery solutions, Part 4

  Learn how to create a coordinated IMS and DB2 DR solution using IMS Recovery Expert with DB2 Recovery Expert. System-level backup is used as a recovery resource.

• Test drive DB2 10.1 using a virtual appliance

  See how you can extract, deploy, and run a DB2 virtual appliance to explore the new features in the DB2 10.1 release without having to install and configure the software in a production environment.