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IBM Redbooks® put expertise at your fingertips - and you don't have to pay a penny for them

Put Redbooks to work
For over 30 years, IBM has published Redbooks. They are developed by carefully selected technical professionals-worldwide IBM employees, Business Partners and clients alike-during intensive, multi-week residencies. So how can these unique publications help your enterprise?

- Find solutions for technical challenges before you invest a dime.
- Educate whole teams on best practices and new technologies.
- Maximize your performance with IBM technology.

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Stay ahead with Redbooks
IBM Redbooks offer workshops and forums, targeted to experienced field professionals and filled with cutting-edge news about just-released software and hardware solutions. The workshops reflect real-life situations and may offer sample templates or code that participants can put to work right away. Forums offer a variety of technical presentations and hands-on labs covering software, hardware and architecture.

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Be an expert
Over 1000 residents produce more than 400 publications each year. IBM is now accepting applications for residencies. Experts receive travel, room and board and work closely with a small team of IBM professionals, Business Partners and clients to develop a comprehensive, usable tool for implementation of IBM solutions.

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Top Redbooks

TCP/IP Tutorial and Technical Overview

Rational Application Developer V6 Programming Guide

DS4000 Best Practices and Performance Tuning Guide

Understanding LDAP - Design and Implementation

Advanced POWER Virtualization on IBM System p5; Introduction and Configuration


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