A whole bunch of new INFORMIX articles

During the last 3-4 weeks a whole bunch of interesting new articles about INFORMIX technology has been published on IBM developerWorks.

First of all I like to promote the article about IDS/Linux/Xen written by my friend Martin Fuerderer (IBM IDS development group Munich/Germany) and Nicole Neubuerger (student at the University of Applied Sciences Munich). The article provides a great overview about IDS running on Linux in a Xen virtual machine:

DBTA Magazine: Inside Informix V11.5

A new article about IBM's smart and powerful OLTP cluster engine has been published in the Database Trends and Applications magazine:

Introduction:

IDS 11.5 - the newest version of Informix Dynamic Server - was officially announced 
by IBM at the International Informix User Conference in Kansas City in April 2008. 
The announcement created a tremendous interest from customers, analysts and the press.

Dr. Ambuj Goyal's letter about IDS 11.5

Dr. Ambuj Goyal - the manager of the IBM Information Management Division - wrote another letter to customers and business partners that emphasizes once again IBM's deep commitment to IDS and it's superior technology:

Ambuj Goyal: IBM IDS 11.5

Excerpt:

The announcement of Informix Dynamic Server ® 11.5, formerly code-named ‘Cheetah 2,’ 

How to sell IDS / Erfolgreich IDS verkaufen

• Date: June the 12th, 2008
• Time: 11:00 AM Eastern Time, 17:00 Uhr (MEZ)
• Registration: ThinkThursday - How to sell IDS

I only have the german invitation text, but this the event will held in english. It will give you an overview about IDS 11.5, how to identify new business chances and how to compete against other database products:

IDS 11.5 on YouTube

Learn more about IDS 11.5 and it's outstanding high availability and scalability architecture by visiting YouTube:

• IDS 11.5 - High Availability Demo
• IDS 11.5 - Dynamic SQL in Stored Procedures
• You can't break IDS -:)
  

IDS 11.5 boosts Informix's "Always On" Reputation

There is a new article about IBM's high availability cluster database published in the IBM Database Magazine. The article has been written by Informix specialist Carlton Doe who is also the author of the IDS 11 E-Book.

The article discusses the enhanced functionality available in IDS 11.5 which turns Informix into an always available database cluster cloud:

Draft Version: IBM Redbook - IDS 11.5: Extending Availability and Replication

• IDS 11.5: Extending Availability and Replication

The new draft is based on the already published Redbook IDS 11: Extending Availability and Replication which covered IDS 11. The following chapters contain updated and additional information regarding IDS 11.5:

• Chapter 7 - Updatable Secondary servers

(german content)

Kostenloser Workshop zu IDS 11.5 (Cheetah 2)

Das sagenhafte Comeback der Kultdatenbank geht mit IDS 11.5 in die nächste Runde. Hierzu bietet die IBM Deutschland einen weiteren, kostenlosen Workshop an, der einen Überblick zu den neuen Informix Funktionalitäten bietet:

IT Week: IBM 'Cheetah 2' mauls data costs

Excerpt:
The upgraded IDS, version 11.5 can deliver low-cost continuous data availability across clustered data centers. It can be configured to give high availability using commodity hardware set up as a cluster, and automatic workload balancing to optimise network connections to additional servers wherever they are located.

Read the complete press release here...

Intelligent Enterprise: IBM Informix Upgrade Enhances Clustering, Database Management

IBM Uncages Cheetah 2 Data Server

Excerpt:
"When the Informix team started on the continuous availability feature they already had a lot of experience with high availability and replication techniques," said Bernie Spang, director of data severs for IBM. "Likewise, the DB2/Z team had a long history of developing shared disk solutions. These two teams came together to think about how to get the best of both worlds. The result is the continuous availability feature … is now fully available in release 11.50."