Golf, Beaches and Informix – Welcome to Florida!

By Sajan Kuttappa, Marketing Manager – Analytics Platform Services, IBM

IBM Informix has forged new frontiers with its ability to effectively manage large amounts of data from the Internet of Things. You can also seamlessly integrate non-standard data types, with a rich set of APIs including REST, that enhance development simplicity, flexibility and time to market. All of this without compromising on availability, scalability and security which make it the most powerful enterprise class database in the market today

While Informix has evolved over the years to stay in tune with rapid advances in technology, the annual IIUG conference has established itself as the premiere data and analytics conference and the best place to learn about the latest updates from the technology world. The best brains are selected to share their expertise during 3 days of educational sessions that will help the audience develop key skills for career advancement while also providing great networking opportunities with IBM executives, Informix development team and more.

In 2015 we celebrated 20 years of the IIUG and I am sure the emotional moments from the conference held at San Diego last year will be etched in the memories of all those who attended. The 2016 conference will be held from May 4^th – 8^th at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA and the lineup of speakers and sessions looks very promising.

At the home of the PGA tour, you will be served an excellent platter of technical educational sessions that cover everything from the benefits of Hybrid databases, Spark analytics with Informix, Tools and technologies for the world of Internet-of-Things (IoT). You can further benefit from the optional tutorials on May 8^th around database administration, application development and tools on Sunday. Become IBM Informix Certified by taking the IBM Informix Professional Certification exams or almost any other IBM Information Management exam (the first exam is usually free at a savings of about $150).  

Visit www.iiug2016.org for more details and register yourself. Paid registration includes full access to IIUG 2016 from May 4 – 8 including continental breakfast and lunch each day, the Wednesday evening reception and admission to IIUG party on May 5 and 6. IIUG members who register online get $100.00 off registration fees

So get ready to tee off with the best minds in the technology world. Welcome to Florida!

Top ten reasons to love IBM Data Server Manager

By Radha Gowda

Technical Marketing, IBM Analytics

Today many in-house or multi-vendor data management tools lack end-to-end visibility, usability and scalability. Database administrators often struggle to keep workflows and analytics operating at optimum efficiency and are unable to provide the continuous availability needed for ever-increasing transaction volumes. By effectively integrating database management functions, organizations can streamline routine maintenance and free up resources for more strategic, business-enhancing projects.

IBM presents IBM® Data Server Manager, an integrated database management tool, to administer, monitor, manage and optimize the performance of hundreds of IBM DB2® for Linux, UNIX and Windows databases across the enterprise. It is easy to install, cloud ready and can be accessed remotely from any supported browser.

Find out more reasons to love Data Server Manager from this infographic and try the base edition today – ibm.biz/dsmdownload.

Influence Your Data Management Future Today

By Radha Gowda
Technical Marketing, IBM Analytics

Too many tools! Too many repositories! Too many installs! Focus on managing databases across the enterprise rather than an individual database.  Any of these sounds familiar?

Yes, we heard you. While IBM offers an impressive portfolio of data management tools to manage the complete data life cycle, we agree that there are far too many tools. We want to help you streamline your data management processes and make you even more productive. We are happy to introduce you to the next generation of data management tool for DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows – IBM Data Server Manager (beta). It is simple to install, easy to use and enterprise ready with the ability to manage hundreds of databases

IBM Data Server Manager integrates key capabilities from the existing portfolio of data management tools. It offers a simple integrated web console to administer, monitor, manage, and optimize hundreds of DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows databases across the enterprise. It helps you identify, diagnose, solve, and prevent performance problems. Of course, not to underestimate the expert guidance you will receive to optimize query performance, which tables to convert to column-organized format or create shadow tables for — to optimize with BLU Acceleration, identify storage saving opportunities and more. And, it provides centralized client and server configuration management so you understand and control your environment more efficiently. Best of all, it is quick and easy to deploy.

IBM Data Server Manager beta software is available for Linux, AIX and Windows platforms. Early feedback on the tool has been very positive; we invite you to sign up for the beta program today and start influencing your data management future.

IBM Data Sever Manager – Simple. Scalable. Smart.