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		<title>Using DB2 pureScale to Eliminate Over-Provisioning of Database Software</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DB2 pureScale created quite a stir at the IBM Information on Demand conference.  A number of people wanted to know more about how to use the &#8220;on-demand capacity&#8221; aspect of DB2 pureScale.  I thought you would be interested to hear how some clients plan to use DB2 pureScale.  I have anonymized the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=db2news.wordpress.com&blog=8507144&post=489&subd=db2news&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>DB2 High Availability Licensing Explained&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s another great article from Paul Zikopoulos that you should know about&#8230; it explains in plain English all aspects of licensing DB2 for Linux, Unix, and Windows in high availability configurations.  This is the perfect article if you are implementing a high availability configuration and don&#8217;t have time to read through the announcement letters, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=db2news.wordpress.com&blog=8507144&post=483&subd=db2news&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://db2news.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/db2-high-availability-licensing-explained/</link>
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		<title>New Redbook: Oracle to DB2 Conversion Guide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of interest in the compatibility features that make it easy to move from Oracle Database to DB2.  These features include native support for the PL/SQL procedural language, new data types, scalar functions, improved concurrency, built-in packages, OCI, SQL*Plus, and more.  IBM has just published a Redbook that describes these [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=db2news.wordpress.com&blog=8507144&post=477&subd=db2news&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>DB2 Editions Explained&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you confused by what&#8217;s in the various editions of DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows?  If you are, Paul Zikopoulos has updated his popular developerWorks articles with the latest product updates.  Paul describes the features in each edition, and even includes a nice table that compares the editions side-by-side.  You can [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=db2news.wordpress.com&blog=8507144&post=471&subd=db2news&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Presentation for Smackdown: IBM DB2 vs. Oracle Database</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I delivered a session titled &#8220;Smackdown: IBM DB2 vs. Oracle Database&#8221; at the IBM Information on Demand Conference in Las Vegas a little more than a week ago.  It is a business case analysis of IBM DB2 and Oracle Database on distributed systems.  Since the session, I have had a large number of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=db2news.wordpress.com&blog=8507144&post=464&subd=db2news&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://db2news.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/presentation-for-smackdown-ibm-db2-vs-oracle-database/</link>
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		<title>The DB2Night Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scott Hayes and Database-Brothers Inc. (DBI) have put together an informative and fun show for DB2 users.  Rebecca Bond&#8217;s top 10 security tips, taped on location at different New Orleans landmarks, is just one example of why this show is so compelling.  And the good news is that Scott is currently working on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=db2news.wordpress.com&blog=8507144&post=459&subd=db2news&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://db2news.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/the-db2night-show-2/</link>
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		<title>New Redbook: MySQL to DB2 Conversion Guide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[IBM Redbooks are retail-quality books that are available for free on the Web.  If you haven&#8217;t come across IBM Redbooks, you should visit the IBM Redbooks Web site.  There are a multitude of topics covering the entire IBM portfolio and beyond.  Angela Carlson and Whei-Jen Chen have just published a new book [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=db2news.wordpress.com&blog=8507144&post=451&subd=db2news&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://db2news.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/new-redbook-mysql-to-db2-conversion-guide/</link>
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		<title>DB2 at the Information On Demand Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The IBM Information on Demand conference is fast approaching.  It is being held on 25-29 October in Las Vegas.  I&#8217;m especially excited this year because Malcolm Gladwell is a keynote speaker.  For people with an interest in DB2, there is an exciting line-up of activities and sessions.  Of course, there is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=db2news.wordpress.com&blog=8507144&post=439&subd=db2news&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://db2news.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/db2-at-the-information-on-demand-conference/</link>
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		<title>Sun and Oracle TPC Price/Performance Tactics Revealed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Sun and Oracle announced a new TPC-C benchmark result that delivers 7,717,510 tpmC with a price performance of $2.34 USD/tpmC*.  Here are a couple of things about that result that you may not be aware of:

The Sun/Oracle benchmark result does not use perpetual software licenses
The Sun/Oracle benchmark result uses a Web-based incident [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=db2news.wordpress.com&blog=8507144&post=412&subd=db2news&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://db2news.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/sun-and-oracle-tpc-priceperformance-tactics-revealed/</link>
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		<title>DB2 pureScale: Unlimited Capacity, Transparent to Applications</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, IBM announced DB2 pureScale.  I thought I&#8217;d take a few moments to tell you about DB2 pureScale.  The first thing you should be aware of is that DB2 pureScale is the culmination of a multiple-year collaboration between the IBM DB2 and IBM Power Systems teams.  Some people may initially think that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=db2news.wordpress.com&blog=8507144&post=396&subd=db2news&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://db2news.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/db2-purescale-unlimited-capacity-transparent-to-applications/</link>
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