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It SELECTs, it INSERTs it UPDATEs … But wait, there is more ….

Dean Compher aka DB2Dean did a great infomercial for DB2 on ChannelDB2. It is amazing what Summer heat can do to people! Take a few minutes to enjoy, you will like it even if you don’t need/want/like DB2. [...]

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On Cloud Computing, XML, DB2 and an iPod Touch

Last week IDUG, the International DB2 User Group announced its sponsorship of “The XML Challenge”, a world wide contest for both professional and aspiring (students) programmers. I don’t want to rehash all of the things about the contest here. Just go to the contest website and read about it. There are several ways to participate. You can record a YouTube like video hopefully of doing something productive with XML and DB2 and not just playing with a bottle of Coke and some Menthos.

You can submit a gadget. There is no strict definition of what a gadget is. [...]

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Free e-book on getting best performance for DB2, SOA environments, and XML applications

DB2 Express-C comes with XML and Web Services support already backed. There is a free e-book from the experts in all things DB2 that supposedly helps you get the most out of these functions. The author of the section on automatic maintenance and utility throttling, Roger Sanders has written enough books on DB2 to fill a small library. If you ever decide to prepare yourself for a DB2 certification, you will most likely be using one of Roger’s books. Robert Catterall contributed the chapter on SOA performance. Robert has been working with DB2 since the dinosaurs roamed the [...]

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