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The DB2Night Show #37: DB2 LUW MDC Tables - Tech Details with IBM Guests

Posted on 1/19/2011

The Inside Scoop on DB2 LUW MDC Tables

IBM Guests Paul Z and Pate Bates Reveal How MDC Works, Best Practices, and Success Stories

In episode #37, special IBM guests Paul Zikopoulos and Pat Bates talked about how MDC tables work, some design best practices, and shared some impressive customer success stories. If you have a Data Warehouse database, this show is a "Must See ". If you have an OLTP database, there are situations where MDC can make you a performance rock star. Watch this replay and learn!

On 21 January 2011, The DB2Night Show™ will take another look at MDC tables with "MDC Tables in The Real World ". Our guests include IBM DB2 GOLD Consultants from the UK.


To download a recorded replay of Episode #37, right click on the link below and choose "Save As... "
Episode 37, 14 January 2011, DB2 LUW MDC Tables - Technical Details with guests Paul Zikopoulos and Pat Bates, IBM.

Have an iLife, iDevice, iPod, iPad, or iPhone? Right click and download the M4V ( MP4 ) format!

Want a PDF of the slide deck? Keep reading...

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To protect the intellectual property of our guests, we don't usually make the slide decks available. However, in this case, the slides contained a great deal of helpful technical content and our guests have willingly shared a PDF for our audience. We still recommend you watch the recorded replay first to hear what our IBM guests have to say, then use THIS PDF as a reference.