Are you an IBM Champion? If you are working with IBM products and share your knowledge with others via videos, presentation, webinars, books, articles, and / or social media you may qualify to be a Champion.Take a look at what some of our Champions have in the works this month:
At IOD: Session # 3841A – Improving Performance and Concurrency with Optimistic Locking; Tue, Oct 23, 2012; 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM – Islander A
Bonnie is also one of the star speakers at the Chicago DB2 Symposium, October 16-18, 2012.
Join Bonnie on the DB2Night Show webinar on October 5 at 11AM “You CAN Teach an Old Programmer New Tricks”. If you miss the actual day, know that the show is recorded so you can listen to the discussion when it suits you.
Brian Green
2431B Five Steps to Implementing a Successful Business Analytics Program; Mon, Oct 22, 2012; 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM – South Seas C
3891A Best Practices in Business Analytics Technology Management;Wed, Oct 24, 2012; 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Reef E
3892A Business Analytics User Adoption Roundtable;Thu, Oct 25, 2012;11:30 AM – 12:30 PM – Reef E
Brian was a co-author on the upcoming Flashbook: 5 Steps to Business Analytics Program Success. If you are attending the IBM Information on Demand Conference, get a free printed copy of this book and meet the authors at the Author Signing and Giveaway that is scheduled Monday October 22, 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at the EXPO reception.
Two years ago, Brian also worked with this team of authors on a Flashbook: Business Intelligence Strategy: A Framework for Achieving BI Excellence.
Craig Mullins
1066A Ten Breakthroughs That Changed IBM DB2 Forever; Thu, Oct 25, 2012; 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM – Islander B
See Craig’s guest blog entry on the Official IOD Blog: Great DB2 Stuff Cooking at Information on Demand 2012.
Craig has published two books this year! What a great accomplishment. The DB2 Developer’s Guide 6th Edition: A Solutions-Oriented Approach to Learning the Foundation and Capabilities of DB2 for z/OS came out earlier this year and Database Administration: The Complete Guide to Practices and Procedures (2nd Edition) will be launched at the IBM Information on Demand Conference. Meet Craig on Tuesday, October 23 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm at the IOD bookstore. These books can be purchased at the IOD bookstore for a 20% discount.
Craig is also one of the star speakers at the Chicago DB2 Symposium, October 16-18, 2012.
2358A zIIPs and zAAPs: Performance or Cost-Saving Opportunities?; Mon, Oct 22, 2012; 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM – Islander A
2356A What Is New, What Is Nice in IBM DB2 10 for Distributed Access?; Wed, Oct 24, 2012; 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM – Islander C
Cristian is also one of the star speakers at the Chicago DB2 Symposium, October 16-18, 2012
4238A Book Signing: DB2 10 for z/OS Database Administration: Certification Study Guide; Mon, Oct 22, 2012; 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM – Book Store – Bayside Foyer
1545A IBM DB2 10: The Details on Temporal Tables and Time Travel Queries; Thu, Oct 25, 2012; 8:15 AM – 9:30 AM – Islander C
Dan is co-author of DB2 10 for z/OS Database Administration: Certification Study Guide with Susan Lawson. This book will be for sale at the IOD Bookstore at a 20% discount and will help you prepare to pass the DB2 for z/OS certification exams.
Dan recently took part in an Interview with David Pittman: Time Travel at Information On Demand.
1329A Agile Big Data Analytics: Implementing a 22-Billion-Row Data Warehouse; Mon, Oct 22, 2012; 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM – Islander C
Co-author of book: DB2 10 for z/OS – Cost Savings ….. Out of the Box
Dave has a trio of great new posts on his blog:
Big Data: Jeff Jonas Provides More Insights at DAMA-NCR
Java Performance: Three Java Performance Testing Considerations for Architects
DB2 DSNZPARMS: How to Get DSNZPARM Settings with Data Studio to Improve Big Data Performance
4221A Beyond Daily Feeds IBM Netezza and Aggressive Intraday Processing Inside the Machine; Tue, Oct 23, 2012; 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM – South Pacific D
See also, David’s book about Netezza: Netezza Transformation: Taming the dragon without alchemy, sorcery or strange potions
See David’s guest blog entries on the official IOD blog site:
Preview: Beyond Daily Feeds – IBM Netezza and Aggressive Intraday Processing
Enzee Universe Best Practices
4245A Break Free Forum; Mon Oct 22, 2012; 3:20 PM – 4:20 PM – Four Seasons Ballroom
3625A Field Notes on Configuring, Testing and Monitoring Your IBM DB2 pureScale Cluster; Wed, Oct 24, 2012; 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Islander G
1155B Understanding IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON for DB2 Batch Reporting, Customization and Tuning Practices; Tue, Oct 23, 2012; 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM – Islander D
See Cuneyt’s guest blog entry on the official IOD blog site: Databases are like Automobiles! DB2 at IOD
1090A Using the HINT options in IBM DB2 10; Thu, Oct 25, 2012; 8:15 AM – 9:30 AM - Islander B
3875A Analytics Quotient (AQ) Maturity and Business Analytics Strategy Workshop; Mon, Oct 22, 2012; 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM – Reef E
2431B Five Steps to Implementing a Successful Business Analytics Program;Mon, Oct 22, 2012; 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM – South Seas C
3888B Agile Business Intelligence Workshop; Tue, Oct 23, 2012; 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM -
3887A Quantifying and Demonstrating the Value of a Business Analytics Project; Tue, Oct 23, 2012; 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM – Reef E
3875B Analytics Quotient (AQ) Maturity and Business Analytics Strategy Workshop; Wed, Oct 24, 2012; 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM – Reef E
3892A Business Analytics User Adoption Roundtable; Thu, Oct 25, 2012; 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM – Reef E
John was a co-author on the upcoming Flashbook: 5 Steps to Business Analytics Program Success. If you are attending the IBM Information on Demand Conference, get a free printed copy of this book and meet the authors at the Author Signing and Giveaway that is scheduled Monday October 22, 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at the EXPO reception.
Two years ago, John also worked with this team of authors on a Flashbook: Business Intelligence Strategy: A Framework for Achieving BI Excellence.
1436A International DB2 Users Group (IDUG) Shares IBM DB2 10 Upgrade Experiences From Community Members; Mon, Oct 22, 2012; 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM – Islander A
Co-author of book: DB2 10 for z/OS – Cost Savings ….. Out of the Box
2991A Social Business for IT Professionals: Career Enhancements; Mon, Oct 22, 2012; 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM – Islander B
3640B The Nuts and Bolts of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and IBM DB2 10 for z/OS; Tue, Oct 23, 2012; 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Islander D
3298B Cramming for IBM DB2 10 for z/OS DBA Certification; Mon, Oct 22, 2012; 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM – Tradewinds E
Susan is co-author of DB2 10 for z/OS Database Administration: Certification Study Guide with Dan Luksetich. This book will be for sale at the IOD Bookstore at a 20% discount and will help you prepare to pass the DB2 for z/OS certification exams.
Susan is also one of the star speakers at the Chicago DB2 Symposium, October 16-18, 2012.
3257A New SQL Function for DB2 10; Wed, Oct 24, 2012; 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Islander A
1775A A Best Practice Solution for Automated Data Quality Scorecards; Mon, Oct 22, 2012; 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM – South Pacific H
3669A Customer Case Study: MLC Selling Information Governance to Business; Wed, Oct 24, 2012; 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – South Pacific H
Kay was a co-author on the upcoming Flashbook: 5 Steps to Business Analytics Program Success. If you are attending the IBM Information on Demand Conference, get a free printed copy of this book and meet the authors at the Author Signing and Giveaway that is scheduled Monday October 22, 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at the EXPO reception.
Two years ago, Kay also worked with this team of authors on a Flashbook: Business Intelligence Strategy: A Framework for Achieving BI Excellence.
1655A IBM Case Manager Theory and Practice: Planning, Tuning, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting; Thu, Oct 25, 2012; 8:15 AM – 9:30 AM – Lagoon J
Anthony Ciabottoni
1840A Protecting Your IBM DB2 for z/OS Assets With Effective Backup and Recovery Strategies; Thu, Oct 25, 2012; 8:15 AM – 9:30 AM – Islander A
1631A Deploying Applications to Production With IBM FileNet Deployment Manager 5: A Customer’s Experience;Wed, Oct 24, 2012; 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM – Lagoon B
2749A Innovative Financial Practices with IBM Cognos TM1 at White Lodging Services; Mon, Oct 22, 2012; 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM – Mandalay Bay L
3596A IMS Data Access With pureQuery; Mon, Oct 22, 2012;3:45 PM – 5:00 PM – Islander E
2129A Best Practices to compare, track and clone configurations; Thu, Oct 25, 2012;8:15 AM – 9:30 AM – Islander H
3789A Operational Analytics in Motion at Hutchison 3G Telecommunications; Tue, Oct 23, 2012; 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM – South Pacific D
3727A Improving Plant and Asset Management and Safety with IBM FileNet and Maximo Integration; Wed, Oct 24, 2012; 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – South Seas C
3863A Keeping the Country Safe: Big Data and Analytics for Threat Prediction and Prevention; Tue, Oct 23, 2012; 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM – Palm C
1054A Revisiting Miami-Dade County with IBM Cognos Solutions on Linux for IBM System z; Tue, Oct 23, 2012; 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM – Mandalay Bay F
3890A Best Practices in People and Culture with Business Analytics; Wed, Oct 24, 2012; 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM – Reef E
2114A Banking Case Study: Implementing Enterprise IBM Datacap Taskmaster Capture; Tue, Oct 23, 2012; 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM – Lagoon F
3524A Real-Time Analytics on Extreme Data: Optimization of a Bayesian Algorithm Within InfoSphere Streams; Tue, Oct 23, 2012; 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM – South Pacific B
Alex recently took place in a Big Data panel with Paul Zikopoulos and Tom Deutsch and a summary of the discussion was posted in this blog entry: Beyond a Science Project: Big Data at IOD.
Kay Harris
1812B Enterprise FileNet on zSeries: Myth or Reality? Tue, Oct 23, 2012; 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM – Lagoon B
1284B IBM DB2 and XML: Excellent Opportunity or Extra Problems? Are You Ready? Mon, Oct 22, 2012; 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM – Islander C
1436A International DB2 Users Group (IDUG) Shares IBM DB2 10 Upgrade Experiences From Community Members; Mon, Oct 22, 2012; 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM – Islander A
1052A Informix Warehouse Accelerator: Billion Rows Benchmark Demo; Mon, Oct 22, 2012; 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM – Tradewinds D
2964B Implementing a Centralized IBM InfoSphere Optim Strategy for a Diversified Application Environment; Wed, Oct 24, 2012; 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM – South Pacific G
3886A Building a Business Analytics Strategy; Mon, Oct 22, 2012; 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM – Reef F
3808A Optimizing Retail: The Evolving Culture of Retail Analytics; Tue, Oct 23, 2012; 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM – South Seas D
3211B Dillards Optimizes Promotional Effectiveness Leveraging Big Data and Smarter Analytics; Tue, Oct 23, 2012; 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM – South Seas D
3879B Business Intelligence and Performance Management Competency Center (BICC) Workshop; Tue, Oct 23, 2012; 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Reef F
3879A Business Intelligence and Performance Management Competency Center (BICC) Workshop; Thu, Oct 25, 2012; 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM – Reef E
2324A IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Collaborative Edition: In-depth Technical Session; Tue, Oct 23, 2012; 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM – South Pacific
2156A Mobilizing Tejon Ranch with Smart Devices and Social Collaboration; Mon, Oct 22, 2012; 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM – Lagoon F
2854A How IMS Synchronous Callout Helped Caterpillar Streamline its Business Rules Processing; Tue, Oct 23, 2012; 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM – Islander E
1302A Discovering the Benefits of a BI User Group; Wed, Oct 24, 2012 ;2:30 PM – 3:30 PM – Mandalay Bay K
Svenn-Aage Soenderskov
1680A Ten Rules of Thumb for Developers & DBAs working with DB2 for z/OS; Tue, Oct 23, 2012; 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM – Islander C
2027A IBM DB2 for SAP: Coca-Cola Bottling Co.’s Journey Keeps Getting Better; Tue, Oct 23, 2012; 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM – Islander F
3861A From Transportation to Contracting; Wed, Oct 24, 2012; 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM – Palm C
1801A Developing High-Performance Database Applications With IBM pureQuery and IBM Data Studio; Wed, Oct 24, 2012; 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Islander H
As you can imagine, a lot of research went into putting this entry together. If you are a Champion and I missed you, I am truly sorry! Send me an email and I’ll be happy to blog about your activities around IBM’s products as well.
Also keep watching the official IOD website for more guest blog entries from IBM Champions such as Rebecca Bond, Kim May, Cristian Molaro… and others!
If you think you have what it takes to be a champion, check out the nomination requirements: IBM Champion.
Susan
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