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The DB2Night Show #38: DB2 LUW MDC Tables in the Real World

Posted on 1/21/2011

DB2 LUW MDC Tables in the Real World

In episode #38, special guests Susan Gausden and Terry Mason, both IBM DB2 GOLD Consultants, gave us a deep dive on what they've learned about using MDC tables with their clients. SQL commands were offered to help with analysis, as well as many tips, tricks, and recommendations. Watch the replay and learn...


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Episode 38, 21 January 2011, DB2 LUW MDC Tables in the Real World with guests Susan Gausden and Terry Mason.

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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 guests have to say, then use THIS PDF as a reference. This PDF only contains about half of the slides.