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Cloud Computing in a purple box … with DB2 on it

IBM WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance is a hardware based appliance with a catalog of IBM middleware that can be easily deployed on to private cloud infrastructure. Version 1.1 can now deploy complete application infrastructure that includes WebSphere Application server clusters and DB2 Enterprise database servers. [...]

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How Cloud Computing will Save DBA’s job

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. [...]

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Register for a free Amazon and IBM webinar on Cloud Computing and get $35

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. October 1 is going to be a great day for anyone who is looking to jump start their skills to build Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings. Hear why selecting a combination of industry-leading IBM software [...]

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Cloud Databases from Amazon and Google buckle under pressure

There is an interesting article out on the Australian ITNews. This article is the follow on to the original article that talks about the research a that Anna Liu, associate professor in services engineering at the school of computer science and engineering at the University of NSW (UNSW) conducted on the behaviour of Amazon EC2, Google AppEngine and Microsoft Azzure under stress. Overall, the picture does not look very good for any of these cloud computing platforms with query response times varrying by as much as 20 times depending on the time of day the service was accessed. 

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Need a reason to go to Rome? Check out IDUG Europe Advanced Agenda

The next International DB2 User Group conference will be held in the Eternal City, Rome Italy. If you have never been to Rome, you must go and if you have been there before you know you have to return. And what better reason than to attend IDUG Europe and to learn your DB2 skills from the experts and network with your colleagues. Check out this Advance Program for this conference.

Build your own personal itinerary right on the site and make sure to include session F02 How Cloud Computing will Save DBA Jobs. I will be presenting this [...]

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