Follow me on TwitterThis week we were at Lotusphere 2010 demonstrating DB2 Express-C for Lotus Foundations. One of the giveaways we had was a free book on DB2 Express-C. The book proved top be very popular and we ran out very quickly. I also got a lot of questions from people who did not have an opportunity to go to Lotusphere if there was a way to get a copy of the book. My answer is “absolutely, as long as you don’t mind getting it in an electronic form”. A real paper book that you can flip through is always nice but in [...]
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In the past year we have spent a lot of effort putting DB2 on the cloud and we achieved absolutely fantastic results. Db2 has proven to be a hit on both the Amazon cloud, on RightScale and on the IBM Developer Cloud. But all this focus on running applications on the rented IT infrastructure in the cloud does not mean we don’t care about people who want to have their own IT equipment. The free DB2 Express-C is a good fit for small and medium business and an even better fit for remote offices of very large enterprises. But, let’s [...] The next DB2Night Show episode on Friday December 4 (10am Central) will be a no holds barred comparison of the IBM DB2 Express-C and Microsoft SQL Server Express and we will throw in Oracle XE for good measure. We will also talk about Cloud Computing and its impact on database professionals. This is a must see episode so register now. Removing CAPEX (capital expense) as an impediment to ITs ability to proceed with new projects will, in my opinion, will allow IT organizations to be more responsive to the needs of the business. It is for that reason, I think every DBA should become the champions of Cloud Computing in their organizations and help their companies focus their IT resources on their core competencies like running and maintaining robust, scalable and high performing database infrastructure) instead of focusing on acquiring data center capacity. On this blog I devote a lot of ink to things that are free. With this whole day virtual event (click here to register), not only do you get a day full of education for free, you also get $35 in Amazon Web Services credits to practice everything you learned. You attend free classes and get paid; it is a great deal. |
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