Thank you Top 7 Finalists!
Another Buffet of DB2 LUW and z/OS Tips and Advice
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Show Host Scott Hayes Commentary
Thank you to all our finalists for sharing your DB2 knowledge with the DB2 Community. Today we had 6.5 presenters. I realize that sounds odd, but Elder had technical difficulties and was not able to complete his presentation during our show. When you watch today's replay, here is what you will learn about:
| Finalist | DB2 Platform | Topic |
| Douglas | LUW | "The Trouble with Timestamps" |
| Kohli | LUW | App design change results in significant performance gain |
| Elder | LUW | Reclaim space easy in DB2 v9.7 and show off |
| Rodolfo | z/OS | Migration of DB2 for z/OS (SAP application) from version 8 to 9 |
| Brian | LUW | Jack Bauer - DB2 DBA |
| Ember | LUW | Four Missing Indexes That Almost Ate The Year’s Revenue |
| Jean | z/OS | How the Sysplex Distributor got our Web Apps out of a Pickle! |
According to 16 March Finals Round 2 voting, Kohli, Brian, and Elder were "safe". Rodolfo, Ember, Douglas, and Jean "presented for their lives" today, and our judges "saved" Jean. Our viewers, therefore, can vote for Jean, Kohli, Brian, or Elder. Voting must be completed below via the embedded Survey Monkey survey.
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DB2's GOT TALENT Finals Round #3
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Finalist Elder
Our primary mission on The DB2Night Show is to provide education for the DB2 Community. It is unfortunate that Elder experienced technical difficulties. He has shared a PDF of his presentation and he intends to provide us with a link to a YouTube video.- CLICK HERE to get Elder's PDF.
- CLICK HERE to view Elder's presentation on YouTube.
Finalist Brian
In pursuit of your votes, finalist Brian requested permission to create a derivative work of The DB2Night Show replay to feature his presentation on YouTube. Click Here to watch it!
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