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DBTA Magazine: Empowering Business Analysts with Faster Insights

Submitted by eherber on Thu, 2012-07-12 20:38

Good article that gives a summary of the many benefits that Informix Warehouse Accelerator IWA provides to businesses. The article has been published in the DBTA Magazine and has been written by IBMs Keshava Murthy:

DBTA Magazine: Empowering Business Analysts with Faster Insights

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Innovator-C Edition trimmed

Submitted by eherber on Mon, 2012-07-09 07:47

You might have already heard the bad news about Informix Innovator-C Edition. IBM has trimmed it down. Instead of 4 cores you can only use a single core. But the really bad news is that HDR/ER are no longer supported in Innovator-C (:-

You'll find more information on this bad news here:

Informix Newsletter Juli 2012

Submitted by eherber on Mon, 2012-07-09 07:05

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Neue Ausgabe des IBM/Informix Newsletters

Im Newsletter-Archiv befindet sich die neueste Ausgabe des INFORMIX-Newsletters.

Inhaltsverzeichnis der Ausgabe:

  • Aktuelles
  • TechTipp: SPL - Funktion „sleep()“ im SQL
  • TechTipp: Beispiel zu DEFRAGMENT + REPACK + SHRINK
  • TechTipp: ifxcollect – Informationen für den Support
  • TechTipp: SYSDATE und CURRENT
  • TechTipp: Informix Warehouse Accelerator mit Solaris Intel x86

Art Kagel about the Value of Informix and FOT Indexes

Submitted by eherber on Wed, 2012-06-13 19:14

Nice article from Art Kagel about the value of Informix and how FOT indexes could increase query performance:

What Is Informix and Why Should I Care ?

It is always good to see Informix in the press. Well done, Art !

60. Workshop der Deutschen Informix User Group (IUG)

Submitted by eherber on Wed, 2012-06-13 18:55

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60. Workshop der Deutschen Informix User Group (IUG)

Der 60. Workshop der deutschen Informix User Group findet am Donnerstag, den 21.06.2012 in Friedrichshafen statt.

Mit bereits (Stand 13.06.2012) 61 angemeldeten Teilnehmern scheint es ein echter Erfolg zu werden. Das freut mich ganz besonders für meine Freunde aus dem IUG Vorstand. Weiter so !

Interview with IBM's Bernie Spang on Informix Growth Strategies

Submitted by eherber on Wed, 2012-06-13 18:35

Here is a short interview with Bernie Spang - IBM Director Strategy and Marketing Database Software & System - about growth strategies for Informix.

IBM Informix growth strategies – 3 Point growth plan

The Value of Benchmarks

Submitted by eherber on Wed, 2012-06-13 18:05

Here is a nice review about the value of benchmarks and the Informix TPC-C benchmark performed by my namesake Eric Verceletto:

David Norfolk, Bloor: Benchmarks

However I would still like to see a TPC benchmark performed by IBM with Informix. They do it for DB2, why not for Informix ?

Informix Chat with the Lab: Best Practices for Embedded Data Management

Submitted by eherber on Fri, 2012-06-08 12:21

Title: Performance on BI/data warehousing queries in Informix
Date: Thursday, June the 28th, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (Central Time), 16:30h Germany
Presented By: Veronica Gomes - Software IT Specialist (IBM)
Registration: Performance on BI/data warehousing queries in Informix

Description:

 
This session will explore how to take advantage of features, practices and tricks in 
Informix 11.70, to provide the best performance for Business Intelligence /

Fastest DBA: Webcast from Advanced Data Tools

Submitted by eherber on Fri, 2012-06-08 12:15

Title: Fastest Informix DBA Contest - How did they do it?
Date: Tuesday, June the 19th, 2012
Time: 02:00 PM (EST), 20:00h Germany
Presented By: Lester Knutsen / Art Kagel (Advanced Data Tools)
Registration: Fastest Informix DBA Contest - How did they do it?

Description:

Informix Newsletter Juni 2012

Submitted by eherber on Fri, 2012-06-08 10:30

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Neue Ausgabe des IBM/Informix Newsletters

Im Newsletter-Archiv befindet sich die neueste Ausgabe des INFORMIX-Newsletters.

Inhaltsverzeichnis der Ausgabe:

  • ktuelles
  • TechTipp: Graphische Darstellung von Tabellen und Referenzen
  • TechTipp: Server und Accelerator Editionen: Mix & Match
  • TechTipp: Neue Features in Version 11.70.xC5
  • TechTipp: Änderungen in der ONCONFIG zwischen 11.70.xC4 und xC5