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The DB2Night Show #102: DB2's GOT TALENT Judges Compete!

Posted on 2/22/2013
DB2's GOT TALENT

Special Guests: Susan Visser, Martin Hubel, Scott Hayes, Klaas Brant

What is the law of the water balloon?
Where is the gorilla?

100% of our studio audience learned something! What a fun and educational show! The DB2's GOT TALENT team has been dishing out presentation advice for 3 years, and today our judges and show host stepped up to the plate to offer some outstanding presentations! Learn about social media, DB2 index analysis, how to find costly SQL, and more tuning advice! Watch our replay for details...


Show Host Scott Hayes Commentary

Judge Susan Visser, IBM, wrote a terrific blog about today's show. Check it out! No doubt, today's show will end up being among the Top 10 downloads of 2013! You will learn valuable tips and advice from Susan, Martin, Scott, and Klaas - ideas that you can put into practice immediately to improve your personal lives, careers, and performance of DB2 databases!

Caution! Klaas Brant's presentation is rated PG-13! Martin Hubel put his daughters through college and paid for two weddings with the advice he shared! Scott Hayes offered valuable life advice and a SQL statement to find costly SQL that is sure to help you! And Susan Visser gave us great ideas on how to exploit social media!

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DB2's GOT TALENT Finalists Compete 1 March!

We searched the worldwide DB2 community and found talented contestants from four continents! Our March Finals will take place on March 1, 8, 15, and 22. Odds are very high everyone will learn something! REGISTER if you haven't already!

Episode #101 Survey Winner

Congratulations to Umesha Gowda. During today's show, judge Klaas Brant chose a random number that corresponded to your completed survey! Thank you for completing the survey for Episode #101 DB2's GOT TALENT Contestant Search #3.

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