Another sysadmin task to alert if dbspace(s) fill up. The thresholds are configurable (yellow/red logic) and there's an option of exclusion list (although a bit awkwardly coded, all suggestions for improvement welcome).

{ dbspace full alarm }

delete from ph_threshold where task_name = "Dbspace full alarm";
insert into ph_threshold values (0, "DBSPACE_PCT_FULL_RED", "Dbspace full alarm", 90, "NUMERIC", "Dbspace percentage full alarm - red");

I won't call it a Wake-Up Call this time as the IBM Press Department has proved to be in hibernation regarding Informix related issues throughout the year. So we don't want to disturb them in their well-deserved quietness :-)

However there is excellent news: IBM Informix has achieved the Vendor of the Year 2009 award by VendorRate:

Informix, the IBM database product family, repeated as
Vendor of the Year for 2009. Since their initial appearance in

From the IIUG Conference Planning Committee:

Join us on April 25th - 28th, 2010, for the largest gathering of Informix 
users, developers and all around enthusiasts. This is the best opportunity 
on earth for Informix training, presentations and insights with access to 
consultants, experts and IBM Informix management and executives. It is 
organized by Informix users for Informix users so the costs are low and 
the benefits are great.

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Die Deutsche IUG möchte sich in 2010 noch stärker für die Belange ihrer zahlreichen Informix-Mitglieder gegenüber IBM einsetzen und darüber hinaus mit interessanten Stammtischen und Workshops ihren Mitgliedern einen echten Mehrwert liefern.