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Informix aus der Cloud

In der aktuellen Ausgabe der Zeitschrift DatabasePro, die ab 07.07 offiziell am Kiosk erhaeltlich sein wird, ist ein Artikel zum Thema INFORMIX zu finden.

Dr. Jakob Jung beschreibt die neuen Funktionalitaeten und Angebote der IBM zu den Themen Datawarehousing und Virtualisierung/Cloud Computing mit Informix Dynamic Server.

Saw this new URL mentioned in a tweet on Twitter and thought it might be worth sharing it as it contains some useful links:

• IBM - Embedding Informix Dynamic Server

Another interesting URL mentioned in Pradeep's Blog:

It is good to see how fast the Open Admin Tool is further improving:

• OpenAdmin Tool Version 2.25 Available Now

The new IBM Database Magazine contains two stories written by Informix veterans Stuart Litel and Lester Knutsen:

• Stuart Litel: Insider Info on the IIUG Informix Conference
• Lester Knutsen: Cool New Stuff for Informix

There are new Informix demos out that demonstrate the benefits of IDS in two of the Informix "sweet spot" industries: Telecommunication and Retail. You probably know that there are several large retailers in the US that power their business with IDS. Hundreds and thousands of IDS instances are managed only by a handful of DBA's. There is no other data server offered by IBM or the competition that achieves a better TCO than IDS.

• Date: Thursday, July the 15th
• Time: 1 hour -- 8:30 AM PST, 10:30 AM Central, 11:30 AM Eeastern, 4:30 PM London, 5:30 PM Paris, 5:30 PM Berlin
• Title: Compression and Storage optimization support in IDS
• Speaker: Kevin Cherkauer

You can register for the webcast here...

This month's Informix Chat with the Lab will be related to Smarter 

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Neue Ausgabe des IBM/Informix Newsletters

Im Newsletter-Archiv befindet sich die neueste Ausgabe (06/2009) des INFORMIX-Newsletters.

Inhaltsverzeichnis der Ausgabe Juni 2009:

• Aktuelles
• TechTipp: Developer- Express- Workgroup- Enterprise Edition
• TechTipp: OAT - Übernahme der Connections Definitionen
• TechTipp: Data Compression - Evaluation Tool
• TechTipp: Data Compression

That took my breath away. You won't believe what you see here:

• http://logogear.americanid.com/staticpage.aspx?spid=3039

It seems that IBM is still working on the Informix Marketing Request List that we published about 3 years ago. One request from DoubleEcho from the list was:

Marketing program: There should be real marketing, and real advertising of the 

Informix URL Compilation

The Informix URL Compilation hosted at The Informix Zone has been further enhanced:

• Virtualization and Cloud Computing
• Data Warehouse and Compression

This very low-key news item announced a revolution in database technology, way back in March 1994:

Informix Software Inc is now shipping OnLine Dynamic Server 7.0, the second phase of its parallel dynamic scalable architecture software. It now includes the parallel data query system developed with Sequent Computer Systems Inc and will be out only on Sequent boxes for the first six months. A minimum five-user licence is from $7,500.

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Ist die CPU durch oninit-Prozesse stark belastet fällt es häufig schwer, die Ursache zu ermitteln. Dieser Artikel zeigt einige gebräuchliche Methoden auf und widmet sich vor allem der Thread-Analyse.

Oninit-Prozesse werden auch "virtuelle Prozessoren" genannt. Sie bekommen vom Betriebssystem Rechenzeit zugeteilt, und können diese wiederum nach eigenem Scheduling-Mechanismus an Threads verteilen. Ist das System durch oninit-Prozesse stark belastet, spiegelt sich das z.B. in der Ausgabe von "top" wider:

Looking for early access to Informix technology ?

I saw this in Jerry K. Informix newsletter and thought it would be worth sharing it with you:

IBM Informix Sandbox
To continue our tradition of delivering quality products, we greatly appreciate 
early and frequent customer feedback. Even if you have just 1 hour to view a 
demo or join a discussion, we would like your involvement. You will have the 
opportunity to provide feedback in the Early Validation Programs and various 
other ways! 

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Am Freitag, den 05.06.2009 fand in Berlin der 51. Workshop der Deutschen Informix User Group statt.

Der Vorsitzende der IUG und frisch gekürte IBM Data Champion Dr. Aspiazu führte durch ein abwechslungsreichen Themen-Mix. Es gab viele interessante Vorträge zu den folgenden Themen:

I always know when there's a parcel for me: the postman rings the doorbell three times and then bangs on the door like I'm deaf. ;-)

And today, there was a parcel for me. My T-shirt for winning my segment of the Fastest Informix DBA contest arrived!

Thanks, Lester! I'll be wearing that out in no time at all!

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Für alle, die sich näher für das Thema Informix interessieren, bietet die pirAMide Informatik GmbH die Veranstaltung Informix Tankstelle an. Die Informix Tankstelle findet ca. 4-mal im Jahr statt und ist eine Veranstaltung, in der Vorträge zu verschiedenen Bereichen zum Thema Informix gehalten werden.

Dear Informix Distributor, ISV, Partner and Customer,

The Informix Zone started about 3 years ago in 2006 and has evolved to the most recognized Informix website outside of IBM. It is a synonym for the rise of Informix. The Informix Zone currently contains hundreds of unique articles and references to Informix related content.

• Date: Thursday, June the 11th
• Time: 1 hour -- 8:30 AM PST, 10:30 AM Central, 11:30 AM Eeastern, 4:30 PM London, 5:30 PM Paris, 5:30 PM Berlin
• Title: Virtualization and Cloud Computing with IDS
• Speaker: Guy Bowerman

You can register for the webcast here...

This month's Informix Chat with the Lab will be on the popular 

Just want to to follow up a recent discussion that took place on c.d.i.. The discussion was about the possible benefits of the new IDS compression technology that has been introduced by IBM in IDS 11.50.xC4.

Hello and happy Monday from the US Midwest.

It’s been a bit since conference, but we are always curious and interested in IBM marketing especially where it concerns Informix, aren’t we?

A new podcast has been published. Jerry Keesee - Director IBM Informix Development - talks about the new IDS Warehouse Offering as well as the sweet spots of IDS:

• Podcast with Jerry Keesee

BTW, IBM Informix Tech Support has put together an excellent knowledge collection about IDS compression: