The DB2Night Show™ is pleased to announce our most popular DB2 for LUW shows of 2014 based on number of replay downloads during the calendar year. You might notice that some of the shows are older - blame it on very helpful content! If you haven't seen these shows yet, make sure you download them, watch, and learn!

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What happens when you mix DB2 LUW's favorite command "db2pd" with Melanie Stopfer, one of IBM's favorite teachers? MAGIC! MIRACLES! And MAGNIFICENCE! REGISTER Now to secure your free seat in our studio audience 9 January 2015 at 10am CST/11am EST! And in other news...

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Almost more fun than the law allows, join guests Surekha Parekh (IBM), Iqbal Goralwalla (Triton), Jim Reed (IBM), Steve Rees (IBM), Guy Lohman (IBM), Melanie Stopfer (IBM), Kelly Schlamb (IBM), Pavan Kristipati (Huntington Bank), Ember Crooks (Xtivia), Michael Krafick (Rosetta), Martin Hubel (MHC), and others for their news and views on 2014 and what they're looking forward to in 2015! We will also pay a special tribute to honor the late Aamer Sachedina (IBM).

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The DB2Night Show™ is pleased to announce our most popular DB2 for LUW shows of Season #5 running September 2013 through June 2014. While you are enjoying the summer of 2014, why not expand your DB2 LUW knowledge with some free DB2 education? Here's the list of our most popular shows according to replay downloads as of 18 July 2014...

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The DB2Night Show™ is pleased to announce our most popular DB2 for z/OS shows for Season #5 running September 2013 through June 2014. According to replay downloads as of 18 July 2014, here's the list of DB2 community favorites...

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Last Chance! Hurry! DB2GotTalent14 discount code expires 9 May 2014 at 2am EDT/1am CDT/midnight MDT-AZ/11pm 8 May PDT! See you at IDUG!

There are new shows scheduled on www.DB2NightShow.com that you won't want to miss! Check out the show schedule and register! Here are some highlights...

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Attend Episode #133 of The DB2Night Show™ to learn "Why Low Cardinality Indexes Negatively Impact Performance". Ember Crooks, IBM DB2 GOLD Consultant and Sr. Director at Rosetta, replaces Gopi Attaluri, IBM, who had a family matter arise. Ember wrote an excellent Developer Works article on this topic, and during this special 75 minute show she'll bring it to life!

And, thank you for saving the day Ember! We can still say that we've never cancelled a show in four years!

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Attend Episode #133 of The DB2Night Show™ to learn about DB2 V10.1 performance enhancements with guest Gopi Attaluri from the IBM Silicon Valley Lab. Mr. Attaluri will focus on Index Jump Scans, how they work, performance benefits, and "best practices".


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Incredible! Once again, we are reminded that EVERY VOTE COUNTS! As of 1pm CDT 8 April 2014, over 1,054 votes have been cast and there is ONLY ONE vote difference between 1st place and 2nd place! Polls close at 8pm CDT 10 April 2014. VOTE! Winners will be announced during our annual ALL ABOUT IDUG show on 11 April 2014 at 10am CDT/11am EDT:


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GRAND FINALE 28 March 10am CDT featuring our Top 6 Finalists sharing their "BEST DB2 SUCCESS STORIES!" Also, early voting results from 21 March, Finalist topics for 28 March, IDUG Discount, and more! Our Top 6 Finalists are still looking for YOUR VOTES! These DB2 presentations are FANTASTIC!

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Early voting results from 14 March, Finalist "storage themed" topics for 21 March, IDUG Discount, and more! Our Top 7 Finalists are still looking for YOUR VOTES! These DB2 presentations are AWESOME!

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On 7 March 2014, we had several GREAT presentations from our DB2's GOT TALENT Finalists. PLEASE VOTE! Polls will close 13 March 2014 at 10pm CDT. Here's a peek at the voting results so far...

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DB2's GOT TALENT Top 10 Finalists present PERFORMANCE themed presentations! Join us 14 March 2014 10am CDT for DB2's GOT TALENT 2014 - Top 10 Finalists Compete for YOUR VOTES! What can you learn?

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We searched the world and found 10 rising stars in the DB2 Community! Join us 7 March 2014 10am Central for DB2's GOT TALENT 2014 - Top 10 Finalists Compete for YOUR VOTES! What can you learn?

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On 21 FEB, The DB2Night Show™ continues our DB2's GOT TALENT 2014 Contest featuring DB2 for z/OS presentations on "DB2 SAP Integration with Monitoring and Tuning", "Data Center Operations in a DB2 shop", and "An Accidental Drop to an Epic Recovery"! For our DB2 LUW guests, learn from "ADMIN_MOVE_TABLE - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"!

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14 FEB 2014 10am CST - please join us for DB2's GOT TALENT 2014 "Contestant Search #2". We'll have presentations on ADMIN_MOVE_TABLE, monitoring and tuning static SQL, db2dart, solving complex DB2 DPF performance issues, the change history event monitor, and Q replication! Tweet if you love DB2!

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Last Call! Apparently these are words that get the attention of DBAs! We picked up a few contestants today, yet we have room for a few more! In particular, it'd be great to have a couple more DB2 z/OS contestants, though LUW are needed too. Don't be shy. PLEASE APPLY!

Does anyone know DB2? Have you worked with BLU? Do you have a clue? Is your database held together with tape and glue? Is performance in the loo? Can you setup a Workload Manager queue? Are you managing databases or a zoo? Have you conquered data skew? Is your love for DB2 true? Are you tired of performance data spew? Do you know a thing or two? Are you hoping this rhyme is through?

Contestants: Apply by 11pm CST 6 February 2014

We are still looking for 6-10 more contestants for DB2's GOT TALENT 2014. In fairness to our current contestants, we will be closing the Call for Contestants 6 February 2014 at 11pm CST. At this point, your odds of winning a $50 Amazon.com Finalist prize are almost as good as...

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2013 DB2's GOT TALENT winner Ember Crooks shares her experiences, tips, and advice for participating in DB2's GOT TALENT 2014! Do you have any IBM BLU experiences? Please become a contestant and share! Here's a sample of what contestants will be presenting in 2014...

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I began my DB2 career on DB2/MVS V1.2. I am proud we continue to support the DB2 mainframe community on The DB2Night Show™ with terrific free education. Check out the DB2 for z/OS community replay favorites and download the top shows that you've missed! Here's the list...

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As we bid farewell to 2013 and welcome 2014, it is time to review our most popular DB2 for LUW shows for 2013! Check out DB2 community favorites and download the replays that you've missed! Here's the list...

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Dear DB2 Pros, we're looking for YOU to share just a few minutes of your DB2 knowledge with the DB2 Community via DB2's GOT TALENT 2014 on The DB2Night Show™. Please learn about our 4th annual contest and submit your contestant application today! For this event to be optimally successful, we need 28-40 contestants. Please tell your friends!
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It's the most wonderful DB2 day of the year as we gather around our warm computers, drink eggnog (or your favorite beverage), and hear from IBM Executives, DB2 Lab Brains, and Top Industry Consultants as they share their thoughts on 2013 and hopes and dreams for 2014! Some of the DB2 people you'll hear from include...

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Friday 18th October 2013 10am CDT The DB2Night Show^™ is pleased to host Randall Ibbott, Sr. Tech Lead at QBE Australia, and Scott Hayes, IBM Information Management Champion, who will share their IBM DB2 BLU testing results. "Beyond the Marketing Literature" means just that - no hype - just experiences and lessons learned!

Both Randall and Scott performed performance science projects on the same hardware. Register, attend, and prepare to be enlightened...


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Friday 4th October 2013 10am CDT The DB2Night Show^™ is pleased to present IBM Master Inventor Guy Lohman for a presentation about "Intimate Details on DB2 BLU". Guy will be joined by "the real genius" behind BLU, his trusted associate and "Chief Scientist of BLU", Mr. Shankar Raman of the IBM Almaden Research Center. If you want to learn how BLU works with less marketing hyperbole, click:


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Dan Luksetich at DB2Expert.com is my SQL idol. The man is a SQL genius. We're running this show themed "OLAP Queries for Powerful Reporting and Analytics" in our DB2 z/OS thread, but I encourage DB2 LUW people to show up as well because you WILL learn some SQL magic from Dan.


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By now you've probably heard that DB2 V10.5 #IBMBLU compression is awesome! What would BLU or V10.5 compression be like for your data? Find out with the newly updated IBM DB2 Compression Estimator tool! Get it here... FREE!

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Perhaps you've seen George Baklarz, IBM, speak at IDUG or your local DB2 RUG meeting. He uses a very spiffy tool "DB2 Demo" to demonstrate DB2 capabilities. I think this tool is also an excellent training tool. I love how it illustrates syntax, helps you with SQL and commands, and then can even run the commands. It's interactive and it is easy. More...

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Season #5 of The DB2Night Show™ starts Friday 6 September 10am CDT with Episode #114 on "Performance Experiences and Best Practices with DB2 BLU" with IBM guests Berni Schiefer, Jessica Rockwood, and Michael Kwok!


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