The chapter focused on BLU Acceleration was released in the spring, but now available is the full book that is nearly 200 pages in length! Learn about the new software that was released this year and continually gets touted as “game-changing”.
Title:
DB2 10.5 with BLU Acceleration - New Dynamic In-Memory Analytics for the Era of Big Data
http://bit.ly/DB2BLUFlashbook
Authors:
Paul Zikopoulos, Matthew Huras, George Baklarz, Sam Lightstone, Aamer Sachedina
Technical editor: Roman B. Melnyk
Coverage includes:
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Speed of Thought Analytics with new BLU Acceleration
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Always Available Transactions with enhanced pureScale reliability
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Unprecedented Affordability with optimization for SAP workloads
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Future Proof Versatility with business grade NoSQL and mobile database for greater application flexibility
About the book:
If big data is an untapped natural resource, how can you find the gold dust hidden within? Leaders realize that big data means all data, and are moving quickly to understand both structured and unstructured application data. However, analyzing this data without impacting the performance and reliability of essential business applications can prove costly and complex.
In the new era of big data, businesses require data systems that can blend always available transactions with speed of thought analytics. DB2 10.5 with new BLU Acceleration provides this speed, simplicity and cost efficiency while providing the ability to build next-generation applications with NoSQL features.
With this book, you’ll learn about the power and flexibility of multi-workload, multi-platform database software. Use the comprehensive knowledge from this book to get started with the latest DB2 release by downloading the trial version. Visit ibm.com/developerworks/downloads/im/db2/
Stay updated on newly available Information Management resources by visiting ibm.com/db2/luw/.
Why you should read this book:
Upgrade to the new generation of database software for the era of big data!
How do you get a copy?
Chapter 3 of the book is now available for you to download. Chapter 3 focuses on the new BLU Acceleration. By clicking this link, you’ll begin the download: http://bit.ly/DB2BLUFlashbook
A print version of this book will be handed out at the IBM Information on Demand Conference, Monday November 4 9:45 - 10:45 at the Conference bookstore.
Other Flashbooks
We have quite a collection of Flashbooks available in electronic format that you can download & read when it is convenient for you. See:
New Flashbook: The Business Value of DB2 for z/OS: IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator and Optimizer
Just published: IBM InfoSphere: A Platform for Big Data Governance and Process Data Governance
2012 Flashbooks with Links to Free e-Version
Flashbooks
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Last year at IDUG in Berlin, I met Sue Sterling from MetLife. We have a shared love of books & DB2! I’m looking forward to seeing Sue at IDUG in Orlando next week where she will be presenting at the following session:
C05 - Highlight Zone-MetLife DB2 LUW-Tooling Time
It’s not always easy for employee of a company as large as MetLife to get approval for talking about their experience with a software product. So, take this rare opportunity to learn from Sue as to how MetLife has benefited from using DB2.
Abstract
At MetLife we “create time” for our DBAs with performance, availability, cost reduction, and expense avoidance tools. The presentation shares our DB2 LUW footprint with easy-to-follow examples illustrating OPM 5, STMM, WLM, ROS and V10 Oracle-compatibility
Date, Time & Location
Attend this session on Wednesday May 1 in the Grand Sierra Rooms H&I from 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
About Sue
Sue Sterling is a Database Director and IBM Certified Solution Expert with a deep database background at MetLife as the enterprise continues to expand and globalize. Sue owns the health and stability of DB2 LUW engineering and architecture for nearly 2000 DB2 LUW databases. She has worked with databases for 15 years and in IT for 30 years, with DB2 LUW since its inception, and DB2 zOS before that. Sue is an early adopter of Optim Performance Manager (OPM), Netezza, Guardium, and a key member of the DB2 LUW Customer Council. Sue has authored and delivered technical presentations internationally in such locales as Nice, Hamburg, Berlin, San Jose, Orlando, Anaheim, Dallas and New York City.
During this session, you will learn:
Objective 1: Using a portrait of MetLife real applications, teach how to implement and use Optim Performance Manager 5.1 to very quickly allow DBAs to analyze and tune health and performance more quickly, eliminating the need for home-grown scripting and analysis.
Objective 2: Illustrate MetLife's experience, challenges, and shaping of Self-Tuning Memory Manager to free DBA time, more effectively distribute memory on hundreds of systems, and in some cases improve performance and ease CPU use.
Objective 3: Show MetLife's first implementation of Work Load Manager: our goals, our successes, and our challenges, including business rule definitions.
Objective 4: HADR has become mainstream at MetLife. Automated Client Reroute (ACR) is also popular. In 9.7 Read on Standby (HADR ROS) has become available. Here we will convey our experiences and practical tips with ROS considering the strengths and restrictions.
Objective 5: In DB2 LUW V10 Oracle-Compatible Mode is said to be 99% transparent, up from 95% in V9.7 without developer intervention. Describe our Oracle-Compatible proof of concept and findings which have helped us target Oracle database applications to convert to DB
I hope you can attend this session!
Susan
Also about IDUG:
IDUG DB2 Tech Conference in Orlando, Florida, USA 2013
Orlando, Florida
April 29th - May 3rd, 2013
Published books featured at IDUG 2013
IBM Certification Exams at IDUG 2013 by IBM Champion Rebecca Bond
Blog Sessions at IDUG by IBM Champion Troy Coleman
Free - Technical Immersion Workshop: DB2 10.5 with BLU
IBM Champions at IDUG, Orlando - April 29 - May 3
New Flashbook: The Business Value of DB2 for z/OS: IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator and Optimizer
All about IDUG 2013 - from the DB2Night Show
New to DB2? Why you should attend IDUG 2013
Attend IDUG DB2 Tech Conference 2013 - Apr 29 - May 3, 2013 in Orlando, Florida
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DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 10.5 with new BLU Acceleration
Technical Immersion Workshop
Fees: No Charge
Date: Friday, May 3, 2013
Hours: 8 AM to 2 PM
Presenters: Chris Eaton, Danny Arnold and Eric Alton
IBM is sponsoring a technical DB2 workshop at the upcoming IDUG DB2 Tech Conference in Orlando, Florida. Taught by IBM DB2 technical experts Chris Eaton, Danny Arnold and Eric Alton, this workshop covers key features from the recently announced DB2 10.5 with BLU Acceleration as well as the compression features of DB2 10.1 as previously announced.
This FREE technical workshop is an ideal way to extend your technical skills to include the best capabilities of DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows. Specifically:
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DB2 10.5 with BLU Acceleration - This hot new technology helps deliver decision-making information to your organization with precision that is termed “speed of thought” analytics. We’ll explain how BLU Acceleration implements new column organized tables and how compression works on these tables along with other new processing techniques to deliver superior performance for analytic workloads.
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New improvements in DB2 pureScale that handle maintenance and capacity expansion needs more easily—plus new integration with HADR capabilities to support always available transactions.
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SQL and Oracle Database compatibility enhancements added in DB2 10.5
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DB2 compression technologies introduced in DB2 10.1 that offer key advantages in managing and better utilizing costly storage resources.
And of course there will be time for your questions and active discussion with these DB2 experts. Don’t miss what is sure to be a lively session. It is an excellent opportunity to update your knowledge of DB2 for LUW and the techniques that are increasingly required in a Big Data world.
If you are planning to attend the conference, make your travel arrangements so you can take advantage of this workshop. If you cannot attend the IDUG conference, you can still attend the workshop only at no charge.
Full details and registration. Register soon, as space is limited and filling quickly.
See also:
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As usual, IBM Champions are well represented at IDUG this year. Gain knowledge from this group of talented and hardworking people, who I consider IBM’s best friends!
I’ve done my best to pull out all the sessions that IBM Champions are taking part in at the
IDUG DB2 Tech Conference in Orlando, Florida, USA 2013
Orlando, Florida
April 29th - May 3rd, 2013
If I missed any, please let me know and I’ll update this entry.
Monday April 29 - Full Day Educational Seminars
Tuesday April 30: Technical Sessions
Wednesday May 1: Technical Sessions
Thursday May 2: Technical Sessions
Friday May 3: Technical Sessions
See also:
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Besides announcing Mohan as the winner of the 2013 “DB2’s Got Talent” competition,
Vijay Sitaram and Bob Vargo, volunteers from IDUG joined the DB2Night
Show today to provide information as to what is taking place at IDUG
Orlando. The conference begins April 29 and ends May 3 and there are
plenty of reasons to attend the conference. There
are two milestones being celebrated this year: IDUG celebrates 25 years
of amazing learning and DB2 has been a product for 30 years. Can you
imagine the number of people who have been involved in the conferences
over the years as well as the number of hours of learning that has taken
place? Definitely great reasons to celebrate! I salute all
volunteers IDUG and creators of DB2!
Keynotes:On Tuesday Apr 30:"DB2: Database Software for the Era of Big Data" with Bob Picciano & Judy Huber
On Wednesday Wed May 1:"The Latest News on DB2 Application Development Technology" with Curt Cotner & Bill Bireley
Technical ProgramsThere are over 100 sessions spread over 8 tracks. Big Data Sessions at IDUG New to DB2? Why you should attend IDUG 2013
Full Day Seminars - Monday, April 29DBA Administration Cert Crammer Course with IBM Champion Susan Lawson DB2 for z/OS System Admin Cert 617 Crammer Course with IBM Champion Judy Nall DB2 10 LUW DBA Cert Exam 611 Preparation with IBM Champion Roger Sanders DB2 Developer's Guide comes Alive with IBM Champion Craig Mullins DB2 for LUW Top Gun Perf Workshop with IBM Champions Scott Hayes & Martin Hubel Improving Query performance in DB2 LUW Warehouses with Calisto Zuzarte Matching Indexes to SQL with IBM Champion Bonnie Baker
Spotlight sessions - Tuesday, April 30Tip... you will learn about exciting new product announcements in these sessions! DB2 for LUW: Recent Enhancements & Trends with Matt Huras DB2 for z/OS: Recent Enhancements & Trends with John Campbell What is Big Data in 90 Minutes vs 1,000,000,000 Google Search Results with Paul Zikopoulos
Technical Networking Opportunities (formerly called SIGs) Wednesday, May 1Seven great opportunities for you to choose from : meet experts & speakers.
BI & Data Analytics - Tooling & Challenges with Jon Lind, James Cho, Clifford Austin DB2 Security Challenges with IBM Champions Rebecca Bond & Roger Sanders, Walid Rjaibi Fun With SQL: Sheryl Larsen, Calisto Zuzarte, Matthias Nicola, Bonnie Baker, Dan Luksetich, Kurt Struyf Nuts & Bolts of DB2 LUW Performance: Melanie Stopfer & Brent Gross #TechSession Oracle to DB2 Migration: Robert Goodman, Tony Leung, Chris Eaton, Eric Alton #TechSession Social Networking for the Database Professional with Surekha and Willie Favero Tips & Tricks for the Systems DBA with Judy Nall, John Campbell & John Iczkovits
Two Mini-Panels - Thursday, May 2Submit
your questions in advance, online. We’ve listed likely people who will
take part, but past experience has shown that many other experts show up
and take part in these discussions. DB2 LUW with Matt Huras, Paul Zikopoulos, Melanie Stopfer, Calisto Zuzarte, Chris Eaton DB2 for z/OS with John Campbell, Haakon Roberts, Randy Ebersole, Jeff Josten, Terry Purcell
Free Workshops - Friday, May 3These
are free and take place from 8 am - 2 pm. There are other technical
sessions taking place at the same time, so if you attend these, you will
miss those. Be sure to book your flights for late afternoon so you
don’t miss these! “DB2 10 for LUW Immersion Workshop" with Chris Eaton "Data Warehousing: DB2 Analytics Accelerator Deep Dive Workshop" with Gary Crupi
Evening EventsMore information about these events will be released closer to the event.
Monday - CA event Tuesday - DBI & HLS event - Shining Star Band will be playing Wednesday - IBM event
Thursday - DineAround - These fill up quickly, so register immediately! Meet with Willie Favero & others at "Benihana" Meet with Sheryl Larson & Bonnie Baker at "Fulton's Crab House" Meet with Dave Beulkeat "Johnnie's Hideaway" Meet with John Iczkovitz at "Moonfish" Meet with John Campbell at "Portobello" Meet with Dan Luksetich at "Raglan Road Irish Pub" Meet with Melanie Stopfer at "Wolfgang Puck Cafe" Meet with Kelly Schlamb & Scott Hayes at "Vito's Chop House"
Free Certification Exams Each attendee can take up to 2 exams for free. All others are $25 each. There are many exams available, along with many hours that the exam room is open. Exams are normally $200 each, so this is a huge savings.
BooksBooks
will not be for sale at the conference, but stop by booth 316 to see a
sample of the books that you can purchase at a discount if you purchase
online and directly from the publisher. IBM Press books are available
to IDUG members at a 45% discount!
Booth 316 is also where you can pick up copies of free Flashbooks.
Use social media to stay in touch Once again, Scott Hayes has set up an aggregator so that you can see all conference related tweets in one spot: bit.ly/idugna13.
If
you want to tweet, use the hashtag #idugna for any conference related
messages and your message will be included in the aggregator feed.
Screens at the conference should also be showing the tweet messages as
they are sent, so you can stay in touch with your ipad, smart phone, or
screens at the conference.
I’ve
created tweet messages for each session and will include information
about the location, time, and speaker, so watch my twitter site to stay
in touch as well: @ibm_db2.
Access to new productsIBM’s announcements took place on April 3,: so IDUG provides you with the FIRST opportunity to see DB2 10.5 features and Big SQL features.
Follow my blog for more information on this conference & more!
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Lots of votes came in over the past two weeks. Our final four contestants, Ember, Mohan, Eric, & Chris
know how to use their networks! It was a very close call for 2nd, 3rd,
& 4th places. A new record was set for the number of votes
received: 1367 Thanks to all who voted!! I hope you enjoy the show
and will come back to replay many of the other informative shows in the
DB2Night Show collection.
Thanks to the sponsors for offering these excellent prizes!
1st
Prize: One FREE IDUG Conference Registration to any IDUG Conference in
2013 (North America, Europe, or Australia) provided by IDUG, plus up to $1,500 USD travel expense allowance provided by DBI. Approximate value of prize package: $3,500 USD 2nd Prize: One FREE DB2 Symposium Registration (3 Days) to any Event in 2013 provided by KBCE, plus up to $1,000 USD travel expense allowance provided by HLS Technologies. 3rd Prize: Apple iPad (approximate value $500) provided by Responsive Systems. Finalist
Prizes: Each of the top 10 Contestants that are invited by the judges
to participate in Finals Shows will win $50 Amazon.com Gift Certificates
provided by Triton Consulting.
And the winners in order are:
#4: Chris #3: Ember #2: Eric #1: Mohan
Congratulations to each of you. Your contributions to the community are extraordinary
and I hope to see each of you participate in many upcoming events!
Conferences, webinars, books, blogs, articles... and any other way you
can share your knowledge & your talent!
I send the same message to all the contestants who took part in the competition this year as well as the previous two years.
See my blog entry Summary of DB2's Got Talent Competition 2013
that provides links to all the shows from this year’s competition as
well as how you can reach blogs & twitter accounts for those who
have them.
I’d
like to give special attention to Mohan, our winner. I mentioned on
today’s show that I recently found out that Mohan was the author of a
great book that was recently published. He sent me the information
about his book and many other ways he’s contributed:
Upcoming Shows:
12 APR EXPLAIN REALITY! Michael Tiefenbacher returns
as our special guest to share his terrific IDUG EMEA Germany
presentation on "Explain Reality!" If you want to learn about DB2 LUW
Explains, don't miss this show!
19 APR DB2 V10 Hint functions for Dynamic SQL Gerry Hodge
shows how to use SPUFI to explore the Hint setting facilities for
Dynamic SQL in DB2 V10. If you had ever wanted to use hints with dynamic
SQL, be sure to attend this show!
26 APR ATTACK of the BLOB! Michael Krafick,
Sr. DBA, makes his debut on The DB2Night Show by sharing his horror
story with DB2 BLOB performance and how he conquered the monster!
10 MAY Database Performance Trends! Forrester analyst Noel Yuhanna
will share with us his perspectives on database performance trends.
Join us to hear his views on performance management challenges, server
consolidations, cost optimization, databases in the cloud, and what he
calls "the newer workload". Take away analyst insight, tips, and
valuable, actionable advice.
17 MAY Agile Big Data Analytics: Implementing a 22 billion row data warehouse Dave Beulke
discusses the design, architecture, meta-data, performance and other
experiences building a big data and analytics DW system. If you need to
build a big data warehouse, be sure to attend this show!
24 MAY Breaking News from IBM on DB2 LUW! Special guest George Baklarz, IBM, will share with us the latest news on IBM DB2 for LUW.
14 JUN 201 Extreme Tuning SQL and Performance Sheryl M. Larsen
covers multiple versions of DB2 and covers the following areas and you
will leave the presentation confident in identifying efficient queries
for DB2 10 & 11!
21 JUN DB2 LUW 10 Index Jump Scans and Index Design Best Practices Show host Scott Hayes
wears two hats and doubles as our show guest. Learn about DB2 LUW 10
Index Jump Scans and find out the Updated Rules for Index Design Best
Practices, including DB2 compression results.
28 JUN DB2 LUW Customer Success Story DB2's GOT TALENT 2012 1st Place winner "Kohli"
joins us to share his experiences with implementing and tuning a new
DB2 LUW application at his company. His advice is priceless!
Get all previous DB2Night Show episodes in replay: approaching 260,000 downloads.
See alsoSummary of DB2's Got Talent Competition 2013 DB2 NightShow - The Grand Finale 2013 Scott’s summary of Episode 7 DB2 NightShow: Episode 6 of the DB2's Got Talent Competition Scott’s summary of Episode 6 DB2 NightShow: Episode 5 of the DB2's Got Talent Competition Judges present on the DB2Night Show "DB2's Got Talent" Competition DB2 NightShow: Episode 3 of the DB2's Got Talent Competition DB2 NightShow's 2013 DB2's Talent Competition
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Today
a friend of mine asked for advice on how she can learn more about DB2.
She’s just starting in this area and is wondering how she can spend 40
hours of dedicated learning to increase her competence. My answer was immediate: You need to attend IDUG at the end of this month! There is still time to create a justification and to get the trip & education approved.
Here are a few blog posts that can help you create your justification: Ten Reasons to Attend Technical Conference – It’s a skill builder, not a trip to Vegas.
Here are the sessions I suggest you take if you are learning DB2 LUW for the first time:
Monday: April 29 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Educational Seminar: DB2 10 LUW DBA Cert Exam 611 Preparation
with IBM Champion Roger Sanders. Note that there is an extra charge
for taking this class, but it is worth the money, especially if you
follow up and take two exams free of charge.
If
you have time on Monday, take a certification exam or two. If you are
worn out or run out of time, you can take the exams other days during
the week. Free IBM Certification Exams Mon - Fri.
There may be an evening event. Check on the IDUG Facebook page for information.
Tuesday April 30th at 8:30 am Attend the Keynote to get inspired and to learn about the importance of Big Data. "DB2: Database Software for the Era of Big Data" with Bob Picciano, Judy Huber, Paul Zikopoulos
Tuesday April 30th 10:15 am - 11:45 am Spotlight: DB2 for LUW: Recent Enhancements & Trends with Matt Huras.
Lunch
- take the opportunity to meet people during the lunch breaks. I
typically choose any table and introduce myself to all at the table.
This is a great way to make new friends!
Tuesday April 30th 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm For
the next time slot, you have a choice of 4 sessions that I think might
be of benefit. If none of these interest you, it might be a good time
to take a certification exam. Here are your choices:
Optimizer Advancements - Comparing Query plans between V9.7 & V10 (LUW) with Vijay IBM PureData System for Operational Analytics with Jon Lind Advanced Query Tuning w IBM Data Studio for Developers with IBM Champion Tony Andrews Officially Amazing- DB210 powers the world's largest data warehouse with Austin Clifford
Tuesday April 30th 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm I’d recommend this session by JB who I met on the DB2Night Show’s DB2’s Got Talent Competition: The evolution of the DB2 High Availability & Disaster Recovery tool w JB Chakrapani
Tuesday April 30th 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm Either of these sessions: DB2 Business Continuity Features with Dale McInnis Prospecting for Gold Nuggets in DB2 10.1 with IBM Champion Paul Turpin
Another tough time slot: Tuesday April 30th 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Bonnie’s talk will be about DB2 for z/OS, but she’s an awesome speaker and you’ll learn a lot. DB2 Does What? with IBM Champion Bonnie Baker
These are a bit advanced: Best Practices & Lessons Learned: DB2 pureScale in high demand with Satsumi Takeo Strengthen Business Continuity Strategy with DB2 Advanced Recovery Tooling w Bill Minor
One of these may be your best bet: DB2 9.7.1 to DB2 10: An overview of SQL enhancements with Eric Alton Big Data & Reinventing Cust Engagement: Key Use Cases with Tom Deutsch DB2 to the Cloud: A Case Study with IBM Champion Philip Nelson Best Practices: Upgrade to DB2 LUW 10 with Melanie Stopfer
That’s one busy day! There may be an evening event. Check on the IDUG Facebook page for information.
Wednesday May 1st at 8:00 AM Another Keynote: Curt is a joy to listen to... and I can guarantee you’ll be inspired. "The Latest News on DB2 Application Development Technology" with Curt Cotner & Bill Bireley
Wednesday May 1st 9:15 am - 10:15 am My suggestion for this time frame is to listen to one of the customers who will tell us how they use DB2 in their company: Highlight Zone-MetLife: DB2 LUW-Tooling Time with Susan Sterling BNSF Railway: Details & BP - DB2 pureScale Implementation with Robert Collins Jr
Wednesday May 1st 10:30 am - 11:30 am You can’t miss Leon’s talk: DB2 on the Cloud: Experiences from the Trenches with Leon Katsnelson
Wednesday May 1st 2:15 pm - 03:15 pm In
this time slot there are two sessions that are related to competition.
If that isn’t of interest, the sessions from our IBM Champions Phil
Gunning or Dave Beulke would be good choices. IBM PureData Systems vs. Oracle Exadata - Technical Facts with Chris Eaton DB2-z vs Oracle-Showdown at the Warehouse Corral with Robert Goodman Battle-Proven SQL Tuning Techniques with IBM Champion Phil Gunning Data Warehouse Designs for Big Data Performance with IBM Champion Dave Beulke
Wednesday May 1st 3:30 pm - 04:30 pm I would suggest this session since security is an important part of the database. DB2 Security Challenges with IBM Champions Rebecca Bond & Roger Sanders and Walid Rjaibi
There may be an evening event. Check on the IDUG Facebook page for information.
Thursday May 2nd 8:00 am - 9:00 am Ember or Craig... both good choices for this time slot. The 10 Commandments of Supporting E-Commerce Databases with Ember Crooks Top Ten Things You Need to Know: For DBAs, Developers, & Managers with Craig Mullins
Thursday May 2nd 9:15 am - 10:15 am From my perspective, three great choices. Choose based on your interest: indexing, SQL or availability. Index Jump Scans & Updated Rules for Optimal Index Design with IBM Champion Scott Hayes Practical options & trade-offs for database availability with Dale McInnis Interesting SQL Solutions to Real Life Problems with Anthony Tichonoff
Thursday May 2nd 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm I
have to go with Melanie for this time slot. She’s a professional
instructor and beloved by everyone who knows her or has heard her
present! Wowza! Great Tips I’ve Learned about DB2 LUW 10 with Melanie Stopfer
Thursday May 2nd 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm You’’ll enjoy this talk from former DB2Night Show contestant Brian: A DB2 LUW Fitness Plan by Brian Fairchild
Thursday May 2nd 3:30 pm - 04:30 pm Migrating existing Temporal Applications to DB2 Time Travel with Matthias Nicola
Thursday May 2nd 4:45 pm - 6:00 pm Mini Panel: DB2 LUW with Matt Huras, Paul Zikopoulos, Melanie Stopfer, Calisto Zuzarte, and Chris Eaton
Thursday May 2nd 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm This
is an awesome event that you should take part in. Choose the technical
leader who you wish to get to know better and meet at a restaurant with
others who have similar interests. Networking is really important and
much more beneficial than many people realize.
Friday May 3rd 8 am - 2 pm I highly recommend that you take one of these full day sessions. Both are free of charge. "DB2 10 for LUW Immersion Workshop" "Data Warehousing: DB2 Analytics Accelerator Deep Dive Workshop
Your
brain will be completely full after this week of training. And the
funny part is when you get home and tell people you were in Orlando for
the week, you’ll be asked if you enjoyed the sun. You’ll answer will
be... there was sun? You’ll be indoors learning, so this is definitely a
geek vacation rather than a sun vacation!
Apology:
To all the presenters of the session that I didn’t mention in this
post, I’m very sorry... I tried to filter for a new person. If you
think I’ve overlooked something that is important, let me know. Also, I
plan to do other blog entries that promote other sessions.
If you want to write a blog entry about why people should attend IDUG or what sessions they should take, let me know.
Also see: Big Data Sessions at IDUG Attend IDUG DB2 Tech Conference 2013 - Apr 29 - May 3, 2013 in Orlando, Florida IDUG 2013: Five Reasons Why IDUG Orlando is going to be great this year!
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What
great talent we have in the DB2 community! We know the names of many
of the long term contributors to the community, but the health of a
community is in it’s newcomers. I want to give my thanks to Scott
Hayes, IBM Champion and producer of the DB2’s Got Talent competition.
With this competition we can see the health AND the talent of our
community. This
blog entry is a complete summary of this year’s competition. I’ve
listed the titles of each of the presentations and the replay where you
can find that presentation. I’ve also listed the contact information
for any of the contestants who blog or tweet. **** Note: If I left out
your blog or twitter information, please let me know and I’ll add it!
Show 106 - Episode 1 - February 1, 2013
Ember Tips for running db2haicu Blog: Using TSA/db2haicu to automate failover – Part 1: The Preparation Twitter: @ember_crooks
Mohan DB2 LUW data movement utilities Author of "DB2 9.7 Advanced Application Developer Cookbook"
Eric The best ways to build an audit table using the partitioning feature of DB2 LUW
Show 105 - Episode 2 - February 8, 2013
Adam The Real Benefit of Solid State Disks (SSD) Hardware Upgrade
Chris Making Life Easier - Letting DB2 Manage your Backup and Archived Transaction Logs
Renu Small Changes, Big Results - Load Performance Blog: Small Changes Bring Big Results Twitter: @db2dbas
Juliano Efficient Aspects of Deleting Data in DB2 LUW
Sanjay Plan Management for DB2 for z/OS
Show 101 - Episode 3 - February 15, 2013
Mikko Summary Table Design & Monitoring
Umesha Detailed steps to configure DB2 Distributed Data Facility (DDF) for z/OS
Sree High Data Availability: solutions and techniques
Armando Dare to be Different (Against all Dogmas) SQL Performance Tuning
Show 102 - Episode 4 - February 22, 2013 Blog entry from Ember Susan Visser The Power of Social media Db2 night social_promoting_susan.
Martin Hubel How I Started Dropping DB2 Indexes & Put my Girls Through College
Scott Hayes Breakthrough DB2 LUW Performance Every Day! Blogs
Klaas Brant Da House is on Fire: How to Fix a Performance Problem Blog
Show 103 - Episode 5 - March 1, 2013 Ember The Fragmentation of DBADM
Mohan Simple Steps for Substantially Reducing report execution time in a Data Warehouse Environment.
Eric How to Configure an Efficient HA and DR on DB2 10.1
Chris Getting Siblings to Talk - Federating DB2 LUW and DB2 for i
Renu My New Moving Vehicle DB2MOVE "With more POWER and Less Gas"
Mkiko How do you work with Application Development to Ensure Performance
Armando SQL Performance Tuning using MQT Part 2
Sanjay Temporal Data Management in DB2 for z/OS
Sree DML Scanner Blog: DB2′s Got Talent – Finalist Round 1
Juliano The 8 Selects that All DBAs Want to Have
Show 104 - Episode 6 - March 8, 2013 Renu How I successfully, designed, implemented and monitored IBM InfoSphere Event Publisher.... My Experience Blog: How I successfully Designed, Implemented and Monitored IBM INFOSPHERE EVENT PUBLISHER: My Experience
Sanjay Hash Access to DB2 Data: Faster, Better & Cheaper
Mohan How DB2 10.1 Changed the Data Warehouse Terminology ETL to ETi
Sree Save me in, locks you out. Blog: DB2′s Got Talent – Finalist Round 2
Chris Counting your Carbs: Watching for the little things that add up
Ember Mon_Get_Pkg_Cache_Stmt: Tips for Finding Problem SQL Blog: My New Best Friend – mon_ Part 1: Table Functions
Eric How to Analyze and Improve SQL execution time (with db2batch) CLICK HERE to get a PDF of Eric's presentation.
Mikko Performance Management with Primary Key Design CLICK HERE to get Mikko's presentation (PDF format).
Armando Dare to be different, SQL Performance Tuning Part 3 - using utilities CLICK HERE to get Armando's presentation (PPT format).
Show 105 - Episode 7 - March 15, 2013 Armando The Secret
Renu These tennis shots make me win my match in just 2 sets (1.5 hours) Blog: These tennis shots make me win my match in just two sets (1.5 hours)
Ember Altering a Data Type: Two Different Methods
Chris Restrictive Databases: It’s for Members Only
Sree Data Compression Blog: DB2′s Got Talent – Finalist Round 3
Eric Improving Performance: Understanding isolation levels
Mohan How to Migrate the DB2 9.7 database from BCU D5100 Stack to ISAS 5600 V2 Stack
Show 106 - the Grand Finale - March 22, 2013 Mohan DB2 9.7 Performance Tuning for Siebel 8.1 Application - A Complete Success Story
Ember DB2 Success: You Won’t Find it on a Database Server Blog: Blogging for DBAs
Chris ETL FU Or How Young Grasshopper Defeat ETL Challenge within Project Deadline
Eric Changes Stage MQT
Sree Virtual Database Administration Blog: DB2′s Got Talent – Finalist Round 4
See alsoDB2 NightShow - The Grand Finale 2013 Scott’s summary of Episode 7 DB2 NightShow: Episode 6 of the DB2's Got Talent Competition Scott’s summary of Episode 6 DB2 NightShow: Episode 5 of the DB2's Got Talent Competition Judges present on the DB2Night Show "DB2's Got Talent" Competition DB2 NightShow: Episode 3 of the DB2's Got Talent Competition DB2 NightShow's 2013 DB2's Talent Competition
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The
top 7 finalists of the DB2Night Show “DB2’s Got Talent” competition
presented today. And guess what we got? Another 7 great presentations
that were both entertaining and informative!
The
last round of the competition ended up with 964 votes! Can we top that
in the next round? As a result of the votes, we’ve identified the top 4
and the bottom 3 ⇒ The judges will save 1 from the bottom 3 in this
show.
Next week we’ll hear from the Top 5 as determined by your votes. So support these rising stars... listen, vote, and share!
Here’s a summary of today’s show:
Armando
The Secret
Armando
is a family man who plays chess and lives in Portugal. He’s been a DBA
for 12 years and was an Application Programmer before that.
Great charts, but Armando ran out of time for his conclusion. Topic a bit too big for 5 minutes.
Renu
These tennis shots make me win my match in just 2 sets (1.5 hours)
Renu is passionate about DB2 and would like to write a book about it at one time. She also loves tennis.
Very creative SQL statements were demonstrated in her presentation: SQL from the battlefield.
Perfect timing. Theme was great with helpful information.
Ember
Altering a Data Type: Two Different Methods
Ember
is married with two children and lives in Denver. She has a blog and
will present at IDUG in Orlando this year for her first time! If you’ll
be there, you must plan to attend her talk!
Perfect
timing; great story. Ember is very easy to listen to and presented a
relevant topic. The hints she provided in the presentation are very
valuable.
Chris
Restrictive Databases: It’s for Members Only
Chris is married with 3 children. He became a DBA in the last year and is an avid reader.
This presentation was about how you deal with some of the
nuances or snafus of restrictive databases, which are *not* public
by default. And how you use RBAC to help solve
those snafus.
Excellent tips provided! Great presentation; very professional.
Sreeharsha
Data Compression
Sree Lives in India and has worked 2.5 years as a DBA on z/OS. He likes cooking and social media interaction.
His presentation was entertaining and informative. He provided great tips and had perfect timing.
Eric
Improving Performance: Understanding isolation levels
Eric is single and living in Brazil. He has a computer engineering degree and loves working with DB2. He also likes running.
Great tips on optimizing performance through the careful choice of isolation levels.
He
provided great examples to lead you through his tips. Perfect timing.
It was a complex topic, but presented perfectly in 5 minutes.
Mohan
How to Migrate the DB2 9.7 database from BCU D5100 Stack to ISAS 5600 V2 Stack
Mohan is married and living in the UK. He likes to go into detail with DB2 and is interested in writing articles and books.
This
was a very complex topic: look at those acronyms! Mohan spoke very
fast and had amazing slides. Very thorough story presented. “How to”
tips with great examples. Perfect timing.
Another great day filled with awesome presentations! Who will get the most votes this week? The judges chose to save Ember!
Check out the great shows that are coming up. Make sure you block your calendar for all the shows you wish to attend... and remember, there are over 100 great episodes waiting for you to download and replay.
See alsoScott’s summary of Episode 7
DB2 NightShow: Episode 6 of the DB2's Got Talent Competition
Scott’s summary of Episode 6
DB2 NightShow: Episode 5 of the DB2's Got Talent Competition
Judges present on the DB2Night Show "DB2's Got Talent" Competition
DB2 NightShow: Episode 3 of the DB2's Got Talent Competition
DB2 NightShow's 2013 DB2's Talent Competition
Susan
PS:
Promote yourself and DB2 with the help of my slides in SlideShare. Here’s where you can get them: Db2 night social_promoting_susan.
Personal note: this is my 1000th blog entry! I like to write and I hope you find my entries valuable!
Thanks for following!! / Susan
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* Originally published on July 30, 2012 by Crysta Anderson at MasteringDataManagement.
IBM
Champion for DB2 Bjarne Nelson has trained DB2 users around the globe,
from his home in Switzerland to multiple Korean engagements. Regardless
of location, though, Bjarne bonds with students who really want to learn
how to get more out of DB2.
Since
1985, Bjarne has consulted in multiple industries, becoming an IBM Gold
Consultant in 1996 and working closely with IBM Labs. He also serves on
the IDUG Board of Directors and has chaired the European Conference.
Many
know Bjarne by his nickname, Kermit. Of course, we had to ask the
origin of the moniker. Bjarne explained that he once had long hair, a
“very green car,” and did a spot-on impression of Kermit the Frog as he
introduced his rock band to crowds.
The
name stuck, as has the role of mainframes. Bjarne disagrees that
mainframes are going the way of the dinosaur. He explains, “Of course
there are huge changes in technology, but the mainframe is capable of
still surviving. It’s probably the longest living platform that we have
in IT…that continues to maintain its virtue of stability, performance,
high scalability. And at the same time, you can still build modern
programming paradigm applications,” while letting the data reside safely
on a “good old mainframe.”
Even
while mainframes persist, organizations face evolving compliance and
security needs that require new software and solutions. Bjarne has found
DB2 10’s new features very helpful for meeting these needs, though new
software means migrations.
“We
all have to go through migrations,” Bjarne noted, explaining that
conference and web sessions dealing with migration topics and best
practices tend to stand the test of time long after their original
presentation. Such migrations – which may lag several years after a
release – make it more important than ever to collaborate throughout the
year.
A
migration is an educational experience, Bjarne said, and afterwards,
many “are proud of what they know” and want to share their insights.
Hence, Bjarne has worked with IDUG to assemble a content committee that
shares information between conferences. The resulting IDUG DB2 Tech Channel on BrightTalk has proved very popular, with more than 1200 technical webcasts ready for viewing.
But
that doesn’t mean conferences are going away. Face-to-face
conversations and the opportunity to ask questions are very valuable.
Bjarne explained, “If you go to an IDUG conference and pick up 3 or 5
good things you can go home and implement…that’s enough to pay for a
conference because quite often, it’s the issues you’d otherwise spend
hours and hours trying to solve yourself.”
In
his spare time, Bjarne is an avid SCUBA diver, particularly in the Red
Sea, and has an impressive music collection that he uses to bridge the
generation gap with his children and granddaughter, Naia, when she gets
old enough to choose her own music.
Susan
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The IDUG DB2 Tech Conference in Orlando
is a MUST attend event for database experts and those aspiring to be an
expert! And this year is special beyond special! Why? DB2 is 30
years old and IDUG is 25 years old. Come and celebrate these amazing
accomplishments while you’re learning.
There are many things to learn about... here are a few for you to consider:
1. Robust Technical Session Schedule
Sessions
are designed to fit your needs. You will have no problem filling your
agenda with the right education for your job role and organization's
priorities!
2. Celebrations for IDUG's 25th Anniversary
As
mentioned above, IDUG is 25 this year! Join us to look back at where we
have come from and see where IDUG is headed in the future.
3. IBM DB2's 30th Anniversary
IBM
DB2 will also celebrate a significant milestone in 2013. Stay tuned for
more information about celebrations for IBM DB2's 30th anniversary.
4. One Day Seminars
The perfect opportunity to learn more about specific aspects of DB2 that you deal with on a day-to-day basis.
5. Certification Exams
Take
advantage of this opportunity to gain IBM professional certifications
at no additional cost. All IDUG DB2 Tech Conference attendees are
eligible to take two complimentary certification exams.
6. Save on Registration, Be an IDUG Mentor
IDUG
offers an incomparable loyalty reward program for those who have
attended three or more IDUG conferences, are an IBM Champion or are a
member of a Regional User Group.
7. Complimentary Wi-Fi
Throughout the meeting space and in each hotel guest room at the Caribe Royale All-Suite Hotel and Convention Center.
8. Easy-to-Navigate Meeting Space
The Caribe Royale All-Suite Hotel and Convention Center is compact and easy to navigate.
9. Networking
While
in Orlando, gain access to old and Stay Connected new connections.
Trade business cards with industry leading vendors, your DB2 peers and
speakers at the Exhibit Hall and networking events sponsored by some of
IDUG's top vendors
10. Hot Industry Topics
Hear from experts regarding their opinions on important topics. Key sessions include:
Explaining Tuning Results to the C-level
Thomas Baumann, Swiss Mobiliar:
DB2 10 LUW Securely Hiding Behind the Mask
Rebecca Bond, SAP DBA Contractor
The 10 Commandments of Supporting E-commerce Databases
Ember Crooks, Rosetta
The Top Ten Things You Need to Know: For DBAs, Developers and Managers
Craig Mullins, Mullins Consulting, Inc.
Register before March 22 and save on registration!
I have much more to say on this topic, so be sure to follow my blog to avoid missing any updates.
Susan
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The
IDUG DB2 Tech Conference 2013 is scheduled for April 29 - May 3, 2013
in Orlando, Florida. Make your plans to attend now. The IDUG.org website has been updated with detailed information about the conference, including:
This
year’s conference will be special for a number of reasons. First of
all, this year is the 25th anniversary of IDUG. That’s right, 25 years
of great technical education for users, by users. This is also the 30th
anniversary of DB2. You can be sure that attendees and organizers will
be in celebratory moods throughout the event! Why not come out and
join the celebrations?
Also,
any IDUG conference that takes place in Orlando tends to be special?
Why? Many people like to attend conferences in Orlando so that they
can bring their families for part of the week to combine the business
travel with a bit of vacation. Orlando has plenty to offer, so while
you’re learning, enjoy the weather and the attractions.
Full Day SeminarsIDUG
One Day Seminars allow you to take a deep dive into specific aspects of
DB2 with some of the most renowned speakers in our industry. Listen to
these speakers and ask them your specific questions as well. This year
the seminars will be held on Monday, April 29 2013
and the full day experience includes lunch as well as hard copies of
the course materials. There is an additional registration fee for these
seminars. For details and to register, see: Full Day Seminars at IDUG.
Here are the topics and speakers you can choose from:
Complementary WorkshopsYes,
these are free, but be sure to register quickly since they tend to fill
up very fast! There are two to choose from and they take place after
the official conference is over, on Friday, May 3; from 8 - 2.
- DB2 10.5 for LUW Immersion Workshop - with new BLU Acceleration
- Data Warehousing with DB2 for z/OS: IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator Deep Dive Workshop
For details and to register, see Complementary Workshops.
Technical SessionsThere are hundreds to choose from over 6 different tracks. The list can be found on Agenda, but follow my blog to get highlights and details of many of the sessions.
The
first step is for you to get funding from your boss to come to the
conference. If you need help with your justifications, see:
- Need help justifying expense of your 2013 IDUG conference? We have resources to help. http://ow.ly/gpfn6
- Great blog entry about tech conferences: "Technical Conference – It’s a skill builder, not a trip to Vegas" http://bit.ly/WRRkan
Stay tuned for more highlights and details!
Susan
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DB2 Tech Talks Now in ReplayWere
you able to watch any of the DB2 Tech Talk webinars this year? There
have been many excellent topics covered in the past year with a variety
of experts sharing their knowledge with you.If
you missed any of these, you can watch them at your convenience. To
help you filter through all the shows, I’ve come up with a list of the
top 10 most popular talks:1. Technical Tour of DB2 10 for LUW and InfoSphere Warehouse 10Get
the details behind these new product releases as announced on April 3.
Learn about powerful new features such as: Adaptive Compression,
Multi-Temperature Data Storage, SQL Compatibility with Oracle, Time
Travel Query, Real-time operational data warehousing, and NoSQL
capabilities.2. Technical Tour of PureData Systems for transactions and operational warehousingJames Cho
goes through the technical features of PureData for Transactions and
PureData for Operational Analytics, showing you how these systems ease
deployment, management and development.3. Part One Certification Prep for DB2 10 Fundamentals ExamTogether, the two parts will cover everything you need to pass Exam 610 - DB2 10.1 Fundamentals.4. Part Two Certification Prep for DB2 10 Fundamentals ExamTogether, the two parts will cover everything you need to pass Exam 610 - DB2 10.1 Fundamentals.5. Compression Comparison: DB2 vs. Oracle Database and The restChris
Eaton compares DB2 10 for LUW to Oracle Database and other industry
databases, explaining the features and advantages that help to maximize
valuable storage resources. 6. Temporal Data Management Features of DB2 10Matthias
Nicola of IBM labs covers the bi-temporal data management features
which let you manage data at past or future points in time, consistently
and cost-effectively.7. Optimize Storage Utilization and Minimize Administration with DB2 10Learn about new storage optimization features: Adaptive Compression, Multi-Temperature Data Management, and Workload Management.8. Oracle Database and PL/SQL Compatibility Features of DB2 10With DB2 10 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows,
you’ll find the PL/SQL Compatibility features and other enhancements
make it even easier for you to switch. Learn about why and how to
switch.9. Inside Row and Column Access Control in DB2 10 and InfoSphere Warehouse 10This
talk will help you learn more at the technical level about the new Row
and Column Access Control (RCAC) features in DB2 10 for Linux, UNIX and
Windows and InfoSphere Warehouse 10.10. Database Application Performance Management Best Practices
In this episode of the DB2 Tech Talk Series Cliff Leung
and Holly Hayes discuss how you can use Optim Query Workload Tuner and
Optim Performance Manager to easily get to the bottom of common database
problems. For those who have not looked at OPM and OQWT in a while,
prepare to be amazed. Be sure to follow my blog to learn about all the Tech Talks that will take place throughout the coming year.Susan
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What’s happening in your DB2 world? I
asked this question to many of the people I’m connected with on twitter
and I got many responses that I’d like to share with you.
Rebecca Bond@DB2locksmith hasn’t had time to update her blog (http://www.securedb2.com)
lately, but is thinking of topics she could write about. Is there
something you want Rebecca’s opinion on? I’m sure she’d love to have
some suggestions to help her write something.
Kohli Kshitij @kohli83 had
a great year! He won the “DB2’s Got Talent Competition” from the
DB2Night Show, he attended IDUG in Denver and IDUG in Berlin, he says
that his favourite sessions were: and... he thinks he’d like to volunteer for IDUG!
Sanjeev Datta @1dsanjeev is very pleased with the publication of his new book: IBM Cognos Insight (http://www.packtpub.com/ibm-cognos-insight/book). He
recommends Chapters 1 for anyone who is new to IBM Cognos and IBM
business vision and strategy. Chapters 4 & 5 will help finance,
sales, & marketing departments in usingCognos Insights to develop their own workspaces. If you find the book sold out on amazon, contact Sanjeev through twitter and ask him for other buying options & discounts.
Michael Schulz @mikeondb2 says DB2
is rockin' and rollin' and PureData for Transactions is taking it to a
new level. Don’t forget to read this article that Mike recently wrote
for IBM Data Management Magazine: "Achieving High Availability and Disaster Recovery with IBM DB2" .
Sunil Soares @SunilSoares1
just finished the Data Governance Winter Conference. He’ll be speaking
at IDMA conference in April 2013 on best practices for insurance data
governance. He’s very happy with the publication of his latest books
and the sales of all three of his books: - The IBM Data Governance Unified Process
- Selling Information Governance to the Business: Best Practices by Industry and Job Function
- Big Data Governance
Philip Gunning @db2luw
is finishing off his latest book that will publish in 2012 as well as
performed a DB2 upgrade with TSAMP, HADR & wrote an article on
Temporal Tables that will published on
http://enterprisesystemsmedia.com/..
If
you have an answer to my question “what’s happening in your DB2 world”
and would like to share with me and others, either send me a tweet
@susvis or post on the DB2 Facebook page.
Susan
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How
would you like to share your expertise with others at a conference?
While at the conference, you can attend sessions and learn about other
areas and encourage other speakers. I’m
sure many people have mixed emotions about the prospect of speaking at a
conference because public speaking is still one of the number one fears
in the world. Even people who you think are natural at speaking in
front of thousands of people have fears. Ask Jeff Jonas!This fear can be overcome, and thanks to the DB2Night Show’s “DB2’s Got Talent”
Competition, you can slowly build up the skills you need to create a
presentation that conveys content you want to share and to speak in
front of others. You’ll get feedback, you’ll be recorded, and you can
learn from your mistakes and do it again. I can’t think of a better way
to build presentation skills.This
will be my third year acting as a judge on the competition. I must say
that I learn an incredible amount simply by listening to the
presentations and offering feedback.I hope you’ll consider joining our cast of contestants this year in our quest to build more talent in the DB2 pool of experts.Here are the details of how the contest works along with a few tips: Contest InformationWhy should you take part in this competition?1) To win a great prize2) To become better at public speaking3) To build a network of talented people in the DB2 world4) To become better at your current job or to help you get promoted to your next job5) To share the knowledge that you’ve created that will likely help someone else.There
are plenty of tips on the internet to help you overcome the fear of
public speaking, but here are a few tips from me for those who wish to
take part in this competition.First,
watch the replays of the past two competitions. This will give you an
idea on the topics that you can choose for your presentations and you’ll
quickly see the difference between good slides and not-so-good slides.
A good presentation vs a not-so-good presentation. Simply by watching
you’ll improve your skills.Secondly,
you’ll be asked to create a short presentation and speak to the
attendees on the webinar. Speaking in person versus speaking on the
phone can be quite different and hopefully you’ll find speaking on the
phone less intimidating to start.Third,
you’ll be given feedback from the judges as well as host Scott Hayes.
Our intention is to encourage you, so you won’t be publicly trashed
like Simon Cowell does to the contestants who face him! You can use the
feedback to improve your slides, your style, and your choice of topics.Here are links to the past shows.We HAVE a winner! DB2’s Got Talent CompetitionSession 1 of the DB2’s Got Talent 2012 CompetitionSession 2 of the DB2’s Got Talent 2012 CompetitionSession 3 of the DB2’s Got Talent 2012 CompetitionSession 4 of the DB2’s Got Talent 2012 CompetitionDB2’s Got Talent Finals – Round 1DB2’s Got Talent Finals – Round 2DB2’s Got Talent Finals – Round 3Summary of 2011 CompetitionSample presentationIn Session 4 of the 2012 competition, Klaas Brant gave a presentation and tips to help you. Here is what I wrote in my blog about his presentation: Extra Special Presentation – KlaasDB2 LUW Prefect IO ConfigurationThis
was a real presentation and a good one, at that. Klaas gave this
primarily to show the contestants a well organized presentation, that is
interesting and informative. If you are moving on, or if you simply
want to improve your presentation skills, take a look at what Klaas did
to get some ideas. The first thing I noticed and mentioned on the show
is how appealing graphics are. I’m not sure if I would have said that
before, but after today’s amazing 8 presentations I can say that the
ones that captured my attention to the fullest were the ones that had
graphics. And not complex graphics, rather simple ones that are make a
connection to the technical material being discussed. Here’s a summary
of the tips we gave over the past month:- Get rid of all typos.
- Use simple graphics.
- Finish on time.
- Run in Presentation mode.
- NEVER ever try to present without slides.
- Choose an interesting topic that is not routine or found in the manuals.
- Speak loud and clear.
- Don’t send too much time on I am and thank you for being here.
- Even if the presentation is small, give a small agenda (I’m going to talk about x and the solution for it).
- Define the environment where the “problem” occurs.
- Clearly explain the problem and why this is a problem.
- Explain the solution (watch your time…).
- Any “extra” advice.
- Where to obtain more info (references, email me, read my blog etc.).
- That’s a lot for 4 minutes! Even Klaas went over time. Remember to practice, practice….
And for good measure, here’s an article I found on the internet from Forbes: “How to Conquer the Fear of Public Speaking” by Nick Morgan.I hope I’ve convinced you to give it a try. You have nothing to lose, but much to gain!Susan
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