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| 12:30-1:00 | Registration |
| 1:00-1:15 | Business Meeting. Announcements. |
| 1:15-2:45 | Presentation: Modern Database Administration Presented by Craig Mullins of BMC Software Abstract |
| 2:45-3:00 | Break - Coffee, cookies, and pop will be served. |
| 3:00-4:30 | Presentation: 22 DB2 Oppor-TUNE-ities Presented by Craig Mullins of BMC Software Abstract |
As the world of IT changes, the role of the DBA is changing with it. The days when a DBA only had to deal with green screen terminals connected to a single mainframe are over. This presentation will discuss the brave new world of the DBA. Topics covered include: Web-enabled databases, coping with the growing size of relational databases, automating DBA tasks, managing difficult applications like ERP systems, the impact of rich data types and working with procedural database objects like triggers, user-defined functions and stored procedures.
Key topics covered include: The impact of the Web on the DBA, the impact of object/relational and multimedia data, the impact of triggers, UDFs and stored procedures, the difficulty of dealing with ERP applications, the exponential growth of data.
About the Speaker - Craig Mullins
Craig S. Mullins is Director of DB2 Technology Planning for BMC Software, located in Houston, TX. Craig has extensive experience in the field of database management having worked as an application developer, a DBA, and an instructor with multiple database management systems including DB2, Oracle, and SQL Server. Additionally, Craig worked as a Research Director with the Gartner Group covering the field of database administration and is the author of DB2 Developer's Guide, the industry-leading book on DB2 for OS/390. His articles have been published in many industry magazine and journals and he writes a monthly column for Database Trends magazine, as well as quarterly columns for DBAzine.com and TDAN.com.
This presentation will discuss DB2 tuning issues and provide 22 guidelines and tips for achieving optimal performance in a DB2 for OS/390 environment. The presentation will touch on many aspects of DB2 performance that span the application, the databases, and the overall system. Refresh your knowledge of DB2 performance with these 22 handy DB2 oppor-TUNE-ities.
Key topics covered include: The Tuning Progression: development versus maintenance, Application Tuning: application code and SQL Database design and implementation: DDL, indexing, and organization System Tuning: DB2 subsystem issues.
About the Speaker - Craig Mullins
Craig S. Mullins is Director of DB2 Technology Planning for BMC Software, located in Houston, TX. Craig has extensive experience in the field of database management having worked as an application developer, a DBA, and an instructor with multiple database management systems including DB2, Oracle, and SQL Server. Additionally, Craig worked as a Research Director with the Gartner Group covering the field of database administration and is the author of DB2 Developer's Guide, the industry-leading book on DB2 for OS/390. His articles have been published in many industry magazine and journals and he writes a monthly column for Database Trends magazine, as well as quarterly columns for DBAzine.com and TDAN.com.
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From the North I: 315 S. to 670 E, exit Neil Ave. Right at exit
(Neil), right at Dublin Rd.
From the North II: I-71 S. to 670 W, exit Neil Ave. Left at exit
(Neil), right at Dublin Rd.
From the North III: Riverside Dr. south, becomes Dublin Rd.
From the East: I-70 W, to 670 W, exit Neil Ave. Left at exit (Neil),
right at Dublin Rd.
From the Airport: 670 W, exit Neil Ave. Left at exit (Neil),
right at Dublin Rd.
From Downtown: W. on Spring St., becomes Dublin Rd.
From Dublin Rd. at Grandview Ave: Turn south on
Grandview, turn right (west) on Watermark Dr.
From the West: I-70 W. to Grandview Exit. Right (north) on Grandview
Ave., left (west) on Watermark Dr.
Created: February 26, 2002 / Updated: May 29, 2002
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