Db2 and Db2-on-Cloud - Technical Advocate Newsletter – March 2018

Event - Relive 'Think 2018' Conference
The visionary speakers and experts at Think 2018 have shared their solutions for some of the world’s most daunting challenges. And now you can access their technical prowess and profound insights anytime.
https://ibm.co/2GrrGLE


Announcement - Db2 11.1 Mod Pack 3 is Available for Download
Summary of the modification pack: https://ibm.co/2tSYbby
List of high impact & pervasive (HIPER) fixes (APARs): https://ibm.co/2ze6H7L
List of all fixes (APARs) included in this fixpack: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995889
Fixpack download page: https://ibm.co/2IUa895


Announcement - Introducing IBM Cloud Private for Data
IBM Cloud Private for Data is an engineered solution for data science, data engineering and application building, with no assembly required. It provides seamless access to data across on-premises and all clouds; a cloud-native data architecture, behind the firewall; and data ingestion rates of up to 250 billion events per day. What Kubernetes solved for application developers (dependency management, portability, etc), IBM Cloud Private for Data will solve for data developers and speed the journey to AI. For details: https://ibm.co/2pG6VSz


Anniversary - Celebrating 25 years of Db2!
March 2018 is the 25th anniversary of the Db2 relational database product on Linux UNIX and Windows! Few tech products in the world grow to this kind of success. The world runs on the back of Db2 — stock markets, investment banks, hospitals, insurance firms, pension funds, manufacturers, retailers, railways, shipping and logistics companies, airlines, schools, and governments. A talented team of business leaders, strategists, engineers, researchers and innovators, support staff, and sales professionals has made it happen. Today we celebrate and tip our hats to a remarkable technology and the team that created it.
https://ibm.co/2DWmMAL


Webinar - Favorite Tuning Tips & Tricks for Db2
SELECTIVITY, OPTGUIDELINES, Runstats, Indexes, Bufferpool Design, REORGs, monitoring advice, and more!! No wonder Joe Geller won Best User Speaker at IDUG Lisbon 2017! Joe's presentation is full of terrific advice and tips! Watch and learn...
http://bit.ly/2GpHpL9


Walkthrough - Db2 on Cloud - Free Tier
IBM Db2 on Cloud is built for robust performance and provides a high availability option with a 99.99% up-time SLA. Scale up or down as needed and leverage rolling security updates for peace of mind. Db2 on Clound is a fully managed service; scale CPU up or down and pay for what you use on a daily basis. You can also scale CPU and storage independently. Enables you to move to the cloud with Db2 and Oracle PL/SQL compatibility. Offers support for numerous data connectivity methods and types. Helps you comply with data protection laws. Includes at-rest database encryption and SSL connections. High availability plans provide seamless rolling security updates.
https://www.ibm.com/cloud/db2-on-cloud


Conference - 2018 North America - International Db2 User Group Tech Conference
The premier North America Db2 Conference will take place on April 29 - May 3, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Make your plans to attend and experience the latest in Db2 technologies, networking opportunities and the technical content you need to be successful.
The 2018 event offers new educational opportunities and more training than ever before! Attendees will experience: Five days of education sessions; Half and full-day workshops; More than 100 one-hour technical sessions; Three expert panels on z/OS, LUW & Application Development.
And much more!
http://www.idug.org/na2018

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