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Show Date	Episode #	Show Theme and Link
2010-08-06	24	DB2 LUW Oracle and Sybase Enablements
2010-08-13	25	Comparing DB2 LUW & Oracle Autonomics
2010-08-23	26	DB2 in the Cloud - Tech Details - Part 1
2010-08-27	27	DB2 in the Cloud - Tech Details - Part 2
2010-09-10	28	DB2 LUW Range Partition Tables, Mike Winer, IBM STSM
2010-09-24	29	DB2 LUW High Availability and Recovery Planning
2010-10-01	30	The Las Vegas Approach to DB2 LUW Security!
2010-10-02	SE	The DB2Night Show Special Edition: DB2 LUW Challenges, Solutions, and Tips
2010-10-11	31	Valuable SQL Lessons Learned with Sheryl Larsen (Cross Platform)
2010-10-15	32	SAP on DB2 LUW - Lessons Learned with Martin Hubel
2010-11-05	33	2nd Annual SQL Snapshot Potluck Party with Scott Hayes
2010-11-19	34	What's NEW and COOL with DB2 and FREE TOOLS!
2010-12-03	35	One Company's Journey into The Cloud
2010-12-17	36	Comparing Database High Availability Solutions with Klaas Brant
2011-01-14	37	DB2 LUW MDC Tables - Tech Details with IBM Guests
2011-01-21	38	DB2 LUW MDC Tables in the Real World
2011-01-28	39	TOP DB2 LUW Support Issues with Triton Consulting
2011-02-04	40	DB2'S GOT TALENT - Contestant Search 1
2011-02-11	41	DB2'S GOT TALENT - Contestant Search 2
2011-02-18	42	DB2'S GOT TALENT - Contestant Search 3
2011-02-25	43	DB2'S GOT TALENT - Contestant Search 4
2011-03-04	44	DB2'S GOT TALENT - Top 10 Finalists Compete for Votes! Round 1.
2011-03-11	45	DB2'S GOT TALENT - Top 7 Finalists Compete for Votes! Round 2.
2011-03-18	46	Personal DB2 Success Stories on DB2's GOT TALENT! Round 3.
2011-03-25	47	"Best DB2 Advice" on DB2's GOT TALENT! Final Round 4.
2011-04-08	48	All About IDUG and DB2's GOT TALENT Winners
2011-04-15	49	DB2 LUW Workload Manager - What, Why, How, Tips ...
2011-04-21	50	Put on the Boxing Gloves, DB2 LUW vs Oracle, Part 1
2011-04-28	51	Put on the Boxing Gloves, DB2 LUW vs Oracle, Part 2
2011-05-13	52	Writing Optimized DB2 LUW SQL Queries with John Hornibrook, IBM
2011-05-20	53	Achieving DB2 LUW Access Plan Stability with John Hornibrook, IBM
2011-06-03	54	DB2 LUW Data Movement Utilities & Oracle Comparisons
2011-06-19	55	DB2 LUW Multi-temperature Data Management
2011-06-27	56	DB2 LUW Data Warehouse Tuning Tips and Best Practices

 

 

DB2 for z/OS Shows

 

Show Date	Episode #	Show Theme and Link
2011-04-25	Z01	The history of DB2 for z/OS with Roger Miller
2011-05-09	Z02	DB2 Now and into the Future
2011-05-16	Z03	DB2 10 Performance with Cristian Molaro, Redbook Author
Thank You!		SoftBase Systems, Inc. for sponsoring Episodes Z05, Z06, and Z07.
2011-06-07	Z05	DB2 10 for z/OS Planning & Very Early Experiences, John Campbell, IBM DE
2011-06-13	Z06	DB2 10 Tablespaces and Migration, Susan Lawson, YL&A
2011-06-27	Z07	Top DB2 e-Communities, Blogs and networking tools with Susan Visser, Willie Favero, and Surekha Parekh

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