DB2 for z/OS Communities June 27 webcast

Copyright © 2011 IBM Corporation

STAYING IN TOUCH WITH THE WORLD OF

DB2 for z/OSSurekha Parekh, Willie Favero & Susan

Visser

STAYING IN TOUCH WITH THE WORLD OF

DB2 for z/OSSurekha Parekh, Willie Favero & Susan

Visser

Copyright © 2011 IBM CorporationSlide 2 of 30 Staying In Touch With The World Of DB2 For z/OS

Agenda Agenda

Introduction - Surekha ParekhObjective of Presentation World of DB2 for z/OS – DB2 for z/OS communities DB2 for z/OS Webcasts on DemandTop DB2 for z/OS Blogs - Willie Favero Certification Testing & Books - Susan VisserIBM Developer Works Questions & Answers Useful URLs

Introduction - Surekha ParekhObjective of Presentation World of DB2 for z/OS – DB2 for z/OS communities DB2 for z/OS Webcasts on DemandTop DB2 for z/OS Blogs - Willie Favero Certification Testing & Books - Susan VisserIBM Developer Works Questions & Answers Useful URLs


Introduction to our speakers todayIntroduction to our speakers today

Surekha Parekh WW DB2 for z/OS Marketing Manager IDUG EMEA liaison

Surekha Parekh WW DB2 for z/OS Marketing Manager IDUG EMEA liaison

Klaas BrantGold Consultant

DB2 NightShow HOST

Klaas BrantGold Consultant

DB2 NightShow HOST

Willie Favero Senior Certified Consulting IT Software Specialist

Data Warehouse for System z Swat Team - DB2 SME

DB2 for z/OS Blogger

Willie Favero Senior Certified Consulting IT Software Specialist

Data Warehouse for System z Swat Team - DB2 SME

DB2 for z/OS Blogger

Susan VisserEducation

DB2 Blogger

Susan VisserEducation

DB2 Blogger


Objective Today Objective Today

Provide overview of “top” – DB2 for z/OS communities where you can:-

Grow and Develop skills

Network with IBM Developers, Experts , Gold Consultants and like minded individuals that work with DB2 for z/OS

Stay in touch with what is happening via Bloggers

Provide overview of “top” – DB2 for z/OS communities where you can:-

Grow and Develop skills

Network with IBM Developers, Experts , Gold Consultants and like minded individuals that work with DB2 for z/OS

Stay in touch with what is happening via Bloggers


DB2 for z/OS Website DB2 for z/OS Website

DB2 10 Website

http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/db2/zos/db2-10/

http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/db2/zos/db2-10/


World of DB2 for z/OS e-communityWorld of DB2 for z/OS e-community

Integrated e-community - one stop shop over 1500 members

Events, conferences, local seminars, webcasts, whitepapers, red books , User Group meetings, blogs etc

Next Steps after you

1. Complete your profile 2. Connect to colleagues , friends and DB2 experts3. Invite your colleagues and friends to join 4. Share and collaborate 5. Feedback so we can improve your community

Integrated e-community - one stop shop over 1500 members

Events, conferences, local seminars, webcasts, whitepapers, red books , User Group meetings, blogs etc

Next Steps after you

1. Complete your profile 2. Connect to colleagues , friends and DB2 experts3. Invite your colleagues and friends to join 4. Share and collaborate 5. Feedback so we can improve your community

join community

http://db2forzos.ning.com/


World of DB2 for z/OS: Over 1500 Members World of DB2 for z/OS: Over 1500 Members

Integrated blogs

Upcoming Events

Top Content


DB2 for z/OS Upcoming EventsDB2 for z/OS Upcoming Events


Personalised Invitations for Events, Webcasts etcPersonalised Invitations for Events, Webcasts etc


40 + Webcasts On Demand on replay40 + Webcasts On Demand on replay


DB2 for z/OS LinkedIn 2000 + Members DB2 for z/OS LinkedIn 2000 + Members


Join DB2 for z/OS – What’s On ! LinkedIn GroupsJoin DB2 for z/OS – What’s On ! LinkedIn Groups

CONNECT COLLABORATE

AND request subgroup for DB2 USERGROUPS

CONNECT COLLABORATE

AND request subgroup for DB2 USERGROUPS

JOIN

http://www.linkedin.com/groups/DB2-z-OS-Stay-In-1753547?home=&gid=1753547&trk=anet_ug_hm


JOIN IDUG LinkedIn Groups - 2100 + members

http://www.linkedin.com/groups/IDUG-World-Wide-DB2-User-46747?home=&gid=46747&trk=anet_ug_hm


Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/IBMDB2

http://twitter.com/IBMDB2

http://twitter.com/IBMDB2


TweetDeck – Real-time Messages TweetDeck – Real-time Messages

Click on screen image for TweetDeck home page.

http://www.tweetdeck.com/


Follow Us YouTube – World of DB2 for z/OS

http://www.youtube.com/user/IBMDB2forzOS



Follow Us Slideshare – World of DB2 for z/OS

http://www.slideshare.net/SurekhaParekh


Willie’s Personal WebsiteWillie’s Personal Website

The Evangelizing of DB2 for z/OS

http://williefavero.com/

http://williefavero.com/


Willie’s Primary BlogWillie’s Primary Blog

http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/db2zos/


Willie’s Backup BlogWillie’s Backup Blog

http://db2onlinehandbook.com/


Would You Like to Network?Would You Like to Network?Sad to say, there are still many more not listed above.

zNextGen

IBM System z on Campus zNextGen Master the Mainframe Contest DB2Rockstar

System z Advocates Houston Area DB2 User Group (HADUG)

Data Warehousing on System z IBM Academic Initiative Ambassadors

DB2 for z/OS – Stay in Touch !

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https://www.yammer.com/us.ibm.com/users/wfavero

http://www.slideshare.net/wfavero


What Else Do I Mess Around With?What Else Do I Mess Around With?

DB2-L Home Page

[email protected]

Martin Packer

Craig Mullins

Chris Eaton

Troy Coleman

The Mainframe Blog

Dave Beulke

Robert Catterall

Triton Consulting

Cristian Molaro

Other Blogs of InterestOther Blogs of Interest

Susan Visser

Surekha Parekh

Scott Hayes

http://www.idug.org/cgi-bin/wa?A0=DB2-L





DB2 for z/OS Certification DB2 for z/OS Certification

http://www.ibm.com/software/data/education

http://www.ibm.com/software/data/education

http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/education/


Susan’s DB2 for z/OS Books Susan’s DB2 for z/OS Books

http://www.ibm.com/software/data/education/bookstore

http://www.ibm.com/software/data/education/bookstore


DB2 for z/OS on developerWorksDB2 for z/OS on developerWorksHere's our DB2 for z/OS landing page:

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/products/db2zos



DB2 for z/OS Best Practices

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/bestpractices/db2zos/




DB2 for z/OS on developerWorksDB2 for z/OS on developerWorksBookmark this page… the content changes regularly.




Useful URLs Useful URLs

DB2 10 Launch Website DB2 for z/OS Website DB2 Product Library DB2 Newsletter

Latest Whitepapers Business Value of DB2 10 – Julian StuhlerA Matter of Time: Temporal Data ManagementWhy DB2 for z/OS is BETTER than Oracle RAC ?

DB2 for z/OS e-Kit Upcoming Conferences

IBM Information Management S/W & Systems Technical Conference – 6-8th July 2011 IBM Information Management On Demand 2011 – Las Vegas 23- 27th Oct 2011SHARE – Orlando August 7-12, 2011 IDUG DB2 Tech Conference EMEA - 13th -18th Nov 2011

http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/zos/library.html

http://bit.ly/DB210Launch

http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/db2/zos/

http://www.ibm.com/vrm/newsletter/11065

http://bit.ly/DB210e-Kit

https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/signup.do?source=sw-infomgt&S_PKG=wp-z-db2-smarter

https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/signup.do?lang=en_US&source=sw-infomgt&S_PKG=db2z-temporal-tables-wp

https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/signup.do?lang=en_US&source=sw-infomgt&S_PKG=db2z-better-than-oracle-rac-wp

http://www-304.ibm.com/jct03001c/services/learning/ites.wss/zz/en?pageType=page&c=E980085X27691U39

http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/2011-conference/

http://www.share.org/Events/UpcomingConferences/SHAREinOrlando/tabid/699/Default.aspx

http://www.idug.org/

http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/zos/library.html

http://bit.ly/DB210Launch

http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/db2/zos/

http://www.ibm.com/vrm/newsletter/11065

http://bit.ly/DB210e-Kit


Top DB2 for z/OS CommunitiesTop DB2 for z/OS Communities

World of DB2 for z/OS - 1500+ members

DB2 10 LinkedIn - 1000+ members

DB2 for z/OS What’s On LinkedIn – 2000+ members

DB2 for z/OS YouTube

WW IDUG LinkedIn Group - 2000 +members

IDUG.ORG

IBM DeveloperWorks

World of DB2 for z/OS - 1500+ members

DB2 10 LinkedIn - 1000+ members

DB2 for z/OS What’s On LinkedIn – 2000+ members

DB2 for z/OS YouTube

WW IDUG LinkedIn Group - 2000 +members

IDUG.ORG

IBM DeveloperWorks


http://linkd.in/kd05LH

http://linkd.in/IDUGLinkedIn

http://www.idug.org


http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/community/

http://linkd.in/IBMDB210


http://linkd.in/kd05LH

http://linkd.in/IDUGLinkedIn

http://www.idug.com/


http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/community/

http://linkd.in/IBMDB210

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