Welcome to The Atlanta DB2 Users Group (ADUG)

Atlanta DB2 Users Group

Atlanta DB2 Users Group Meeting Notice

Our Next meeting of the group will be on May 20th, 2011 .

We are very proud to be working with IBM on arranging the next meeting. We have scheduled are next meeting right now for Friday May 20th, 2011.

2011 Summer Meeting : March 20th, 2011

When: Friday, May 20th, 2011 8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Where: IBM Corporation
4111 Northside Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30327
Meeting Location:
IBM Hillside Auditorium-(ATL-HS-03-03F13)

Local Contacts:
Name Telephone email
Wanda Wall 404-238-3996 wwall@us.ibm.com
Julia Johnston 770-329-3442 johnsto@us.ibm.com

Security Steps:
You must respond to the following emails by Wednesday, March 24, if you are attending.
Rhonda.Burris-Ward@SunTrust.com
adug@praxiumgroup.com

Please allow extra time to check in with security and mention to the guard that you are attending the Atlanta DB2 Users Group meeting or Jeff Andersen or Monte Jackson as your CA contacts.

Agenda

What’s on the Agenda?
8:30 – 9:00 Greeting / Registration / Continental Breakfast

9:00 to 9:15 ADUG News – Ted Alexander
9:15 to 10:30

Presentation: Monitoring your Database with SQL and use of the new DB2 DBA tooling
Chris Eaton – IBM Worldwide DB2 Technical Specialist

Description: Monitoring your Database with SQL and use of the new DBA tooling of Optim Database Administrator, Data Studio, and Optim Performance Monitor that come with DB2 Advanced ESE with some applicability to DB2 z/OS

About Chris:
Chris Eaton is worldwide technical specialist focused on Information Governance. Specifically Chris is focused on managing the data lifecycle management, and security and privacy concerns around the DB2 database. Chris has been working with DB2 on the Linux, UNIX, Windows platform for over 19 years and is the author of IBM DB2 9 New Features, DB2 9.7 New Features, and The High Availability Guide for DB2 and has one of the most popular blogs about DB2 on IT Toolbox at http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/db2luw
10:30 to 10:45 Break

10:45 to noon
Presentation: DB2 pureScale – What are the DB2 LUW guys up to?
Chris Eaton - IBM Worldwide DB2 Technical Specialist
Description: How DB2 pureScale works - The AIX and Linux version based on DB2 z/OS Data Sharing
noon - 1:00

Lunch Provided by IBM
1:00 – 2:15

Presentation: DB2 Connect Configurations
Brent Gross – IBM DB2 CLI and .NET Architect
Description: Best practices for DB2 Connect deployments – direct connect, DB2 Connect Server. What is recommended, why, and how can you get there. Much of the client deployment information is applicable to our drivers for all servers. Sysplex & high availability information is applicable to pureScale and Informix Mach 11.

About Brent:
Brent Gross is a STSM with IBM Information Management Development out of the Toronto Lab. He has over 20 years experience with IBM and has been developing for IBM databases since 1995. His responsibilities have included architecture and development of stored procedure support and client interfaces. Brent has presented at many IBM and user group conferences. His current role is the architect of the CLI and .NET support for IBM Data Servers as well as the overall DB2 Connect architect.
2:15 to 2:30 Break

2:30 to 3:45
Presentation: DB2 Connect and Driver Function Delivery
Brent Gross – IBM DB2 CLI and .NET Architect
Description: Recent enhancements in client drivers for ODBC and .NET - .NET 4.0, EF, VS 2010, planned failover. I will also touch a bit on DB2 Connect direct connect, server side license key and pureQuery.

3:45 to 4:00
Update on the next meeting and Closing – Ted Alexander

The Cost - Thanks to IBM for Offsetting a Large part of the cost.

Payment for this meeting will only be $25 (preregistration or at the door). IBM is Sponsoring a large part of this meeting (thanks to IBM and a special thanks to Julia) so we are offering this special price at this time. You can pay at the door, however, you still need pre-register by sending Rhonda and Julia an email or you can send it to adug@praxiumgroup.com.

Rhonda Burris-Ward @ Rhonda.burris-ward@suntrust.com
Ted Alexander @ ted@praxiumgroup.com
Please put “ADUG 05-20-2011 Registration” in the subject line. Include your name and company name along with a phone number.

Also, you can pay by paypal, let Rhonda or Bill know you did. WRenfroe@fiserv.com

Please respond by Wednesday, May 18, 2011, so we can accurately estimate the food.

And please check out the group information at http://www.praxiumgroup.com/adug.html

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