2010 MEETINGS

Attend Oracle OpenWorld 2009
Oracle OpenWorld 2010

Moscone Center
San Francisco, California


Attend IDUG Europe 2010
IDUG Europe 2010

Attend IBM Information on Demand 2010
IBM Information on Demand 2010

October 24 - 28, 2010
Mandalay Bay
Las Vegas, Nevada


Check this page regularly to find out if we’re coming to a regional user group meeting or event near you, or contact us about event participation.

WEBINARS

The DB2Night Show™

For Information on Upcoming Episodes and to Replay Previous Episodes


Mastering DB2 LUW Performance Tuning with DBI Software

Would you like to:

  • Lower CPU Utilization?
  • Reduce Locking Problems?
  • Improve Transaction Response Times?
  • Have Reports Run Faster?
  • Improve Application Stability and Reliability?
  • Have a Less Stressful Job?
  • Be able to graphically demonstrate your great value to your company?
  • Help your company lower hardware, licensing, and energy costs while concurrently improving quality of service, productivity, and profitability?
In this Webinar, IBM DB2 GOLD Consultant Scott Hayes will discuss DB2 access paths, index design, and show you how easy it can be to achieve your goals in minutes!

You will also see a technical and in-depth demonstration of Brother-Panther®, Brother-Thoroughbred®, Brother-Eagle®, and Brother-Hawk™. This is not a fluffy sales talk: you will see these tools solving the types of real-world performance tuning and management challenges that you face on a daily basis:

  • lowering CPU & I/O utilization: how *not* to throw hardware at a problem
  • improving response times: not just meeting, but beating your SLA
  • minimizing locking problems: assuring application availability
  • database monitoring & notification: what happened when you were away?
If you are already a user of the DBI products, this "expert" demo will show you even more tips and techniques to help assure your success.

DO MORE, SPEND LESS, and break free of costly HARDWARE ADDICTION with DBI. Our #1 job is making YOU look great! Our #2 job is giving you the documentation to PROVE it!

Join our Webinar 25 June 2010 at 11:30am CDT - 1:00pm CDT :: Click Here to Register

Alternatively, please Contact DBI and, in the comments and questions box, inquire about the availability of a downloadable pre-recorded session.


IDUG Europe 2010

IDUG 2010 Europe is the premier training event dedicated exclusively to IBM's industry-leading DB2 product family. The IDUG Experience includes more than 100 hours of technical education, hands-on labs, full-day seminars, a variety of networking opportunities and a vendor exhibition featuring the latest DB2 products and services.

DBI at IDUG - Learn from the Experts

DBI is promoting IDUG because we believe IDUG provides the best venue to showcase the type of leadership and depth of real-world field experiences that independent vendors and consultants bring to our customers.

Scott Hayes, CEO DBI, IBM GOLD Consultant & Information Management Champion, is providing technical session "DB2 LUW Index Design and Best Practices" and an Education Seminar "DB2 for LUW Performance Analysis and Tuning Workshop" (Class Preparation Instructions). DBI will also be show casing our newest releases of our suite of performance monitoring, tuning, trending, and management tools for IBM DB2 LUW in the exhibit hall.


DBI Oracle Performance Tuning and Optimization Tools Mega Demo

Learn about DBI's powerful new tools for Oracle tuning and optimization
  • NEW features and functions and SUPPORT for Oracle 10.2.0.4 and 11g
  • We'll also compare and contrast the DBI Oracle tools to Oracle OEM
Get the Right Tool for the Job
  • BMC DBXray is replaced by DBI Brother-Eagle® – real-time database activity monitoring
  • BMC SQL Explorer is replaced by DBI Brother-Owl™ – SQL performance analysis and tuning
  • BMC Space Manager is replaced by DBI Brother-Wolf™ – automated space management and online reorganizations
  • Learn how to protect the value of investments that you have already made with BMC Software.
Did you know?
  • The BMC End of Support date is 10 July 2010
  • BMC products are not being enhanced or updated
  • BMC's tools support Oracle to 10.2.0.2
  • DBI tools support 10.2.0.2 and earlier, AND 10.2.0.3, 10.2.0.4, and 11g
  • DBI has also added platform support for HP Itanium (not available from BMC)
  • DBI Performance Solutions for Oracle recorded webinar


Real-Time Monitoring Solution:
Brother-Eagle® for DB2 LUW

Monitors database health and efficiency Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in real-time with drill downs to connection details. An innovative "stock-ticker" presentation continuously updates KPIs but doesn't waste your entire screen. You can also add your own KPIs and drill downs - a great way to make SQL Snapshots more useful.
Learn More . . .

Database & SQL Tuning Solution:
Brother-Panther® for DB2 LUW

Brother-Panther provides a major breakthrough in performance analysis and change management. Brother-Panther KNOWS what changed, when, and how changes influenced performance. Rich performance analytics and intuitive workflows make performance remediation and tuning a snap!
Learn More . . .

Advanced Lights-Out Alerting:
Brother-Hawk™ for DB2 LUW

Brother-Hawk is a separately licensable add-on component to DBI’s Brother-Panther. Brother-Hawk sends automated, customized, meaningful alerts based on the characteristics of real-time and recently collected data. Get total control, 24/7!
Learn More . . .

Response Time Analysis & SLA Attainment Solution:
Brother-Thoroughbred® for DB2 LUW

Brother-Thoroughbred provides industry breakthrough database measurements for transaction times, time distributions, and service level attainments. Easily determine if a performance problem is a database problem, or not. If a problem is a database problem, Brother-Thoroughbred will show you where the resource bottleneck is (CPU, I/O, Sorts, Locks) and guide you towards a quick solution.
Learn More . . .

Fast SQL Performance Tuning:
Brother-Owl™ for Oracle

Brother-Owl for Oracle helps achieve optimum SQL performance. It includes the industry's best "breadth" and "depth" SQL Rewrite capability and facilitates "What-If" evaluation of solutions without impacting production. Automatically generates Oracle Hints. Its High Speed Data Collector (HSDC) prevents performance disruption to production by directly accessing Oracle memory.
Learn More . . .

Automated Space Management & Online REORG:
Brother-Wolf™ for Oracle

Brother-Wolf for Oracle provides automated Space Management and online object reorganizations. Through its automated capabilities, organizations can achieve maximum performance with continuous business availability.
Learn More . . .