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Highlights: Where is Informix Innovator-C? Welcome to the International Informix Users Group (IIUG) Insider! Designed for IIUG members and Informix user group leaders, this publication contains timely and relevant information for the IBM Informix community. Contents:
Where is Informix Innovator-C? If you are interested in installing Informix Innovator-C I have bad news for you. It has been removed for quite a while. The download link is still there but clicking on the download button issues the following error message: The link which brought you here is invalid. Please reload the previous page and try again. message code: 57e This is going on for weeks. Nagging IBM about it had no effect so far. One would expect an explanation as to why it was removed and will it be back and when. But when it is about Informix a generic error message seems to be sufficient. I do know it was deliberately removed. I was promised it will be back but this promise was not kept so far. Rumors say it will be downgraded. What exactly will be taken out? I have no idea. Why take features out? Let's speculate together. Is it because the Informix install base is too delighted and IBM is trying to cool us down? Or maybe it is because Informix is so powerful that the Innovator-C edition could actually run a business preventing companies from buying the paid editions? My favorite is the second. I believe that by now even IBM management realizes we are not delighted. And my guess is that IBM did not realize that unlike other free products they are offering this one really works. Gary Ben-Israel
IBM SPSS Modeler V15.0 now supports Informix Productivity enhancements in SPSS Modeler V15.0 include enhancement requests from existing users and general improvements to usability:
IOD 2012 early bird savings
Register Today for Information On Demand 2012 and Save $300 (Offer lasts till August 31) Join more than 11,000 business and technology leaders for an in-depth look at managing information across your organization to better anticipate and shape new business outcomes. Take advantage of the exclusive Informix sessions at IOD 2012 and also the $300 discount by registering today. Registration: http://www.ibm.com/software/data/2012-conference/
New in DeveloperWorks System Administration Certification exam 919 for Informix 11.70 prep, Part 8: Security
Use OData with IBM DB2 and Informix
OUT and INOUT parameter support for stored procedure calls in Informix ODBC Driver
Save this link to find about Informix on DeveloperWorks: http://www.iiug.org/url/devworks.html Informix Fun FactsOpenAdmin Tool (aka OAT) is now installed as part of CSDK For those who have not heard, the OpenAdmin Tool (aka OAT) is now included with the CSDK product. This has made OAT much simpler to install. In addition, the latest improvement no longer requires a reboot when installing on a windows operating system newer than XP. (Yes if you are installing OAT on windows XP a reboot is required). http://www.jfmiii.com/informix/
Advanced DataTools Informix Remote DBA/Support Offering Remote Technical and DBA support from Advanced DataTools helps small, medium and enterprise installations maximize their IBM Informix database performance and uptime while minimizing costs and overhead. We can help resolve and/or prevent the worst technical problems you could imagine! Advanced DataTools' staff of highly experienced, certified IBM Informix consultants are well trained in all levels of database performance and optimization. This allows us to offer our customers IBM maintenance and support contracts on most versions of Informix Dynamic Server, on any platform/operating system. Top experts in the field, Art Kagel and Lester Knutsen, manage and support our team of certified IBM Informix consultants. Art and Lester each have over 28 years of Informix DBA experience and both have received the IIUG Directors Award, and the Inaugural Data Champion award by IBM. For more information: http://www.advancedatatools.com/Solutions/Support.html Fastest Informix DBA Contest 2012 Webcast Replay - How did they do it?On June 19, 2012, we held a Webcast with the Fastest Informix DBA Winner Andrew Ford, hosted by Lester Knutsen and Art Kagel, to share with other Informix users how the winners achieved their results. Learn about the tips and tricks the real Fastest Informix DBAs used to achieve their remarkable performance. The replay is available at: http://www.advancedatatools.com/Informix/index.html or on Youtube at: Which Replay works better? Leave comments on our FaceBook page and tell us which replay you liked better (Youtube or Webex) at: https://www.facebook.com/AdvancedDatatools
Publications Publications for IBM Informix Warehouse Accelerator MC Press IBM Data Management Magazine Shining the Spotlight on Outstanding Informix Users. DBTA Bloor IBM Informix growth strategies IBM Informix Genero Accelerates a New Generation of Applications! For more Informix videos please visit:
Enhanced query performance by adjusting the size of SQL Fetch Buffer The fetch buffer is a memory location in a client-server environment where cursor data received from the server and held before transmit to the application. Setting a bigger fetch buffer size can significantly improve query performance by reducing network traffic. It is the amount of data that client accepts from the server without waiting to send a "received" message which make the difference. Starting with Informix version 11.70.xC5, you can set the maximum size of the fetch buffer to 2 GB to increase query performance. The FET_BUF_SIZE environment is used to set the size of the application fetch buffer. This environment variable can override the default setting for the size of the fetch buffer for all data types except BYTE and TEXT values. An ANSI database needs addition consideration; you must set transactions to READ ONLY mode for the FET_BUF_SIZE environment variable to improve performance, otherwise rows are returned one by one. A valid FET_BUF_SIZE setting is in effect for the local database server and for any remote database server from which you retrieve rows through a distributed query in which the local server is the coordinator and the remote database is subordinate. The greater the size of the buffer, the more rows can be returned, and the less frequently the client application must wait while the database server returns rows. A large buffer can improve performance by reducing the overhead of filling the client-side buffer. In case of an invalid FET_BUF_SIZE setting, Informix not generates any error. It uses the default fetch buffer size. The combination of fetch buffer, communication buffer (the "b" option in the sqlhosts file), network driver size and application cursor can enhance the query performance farther. Sanjit Chakraborty
Informix bootcamps
* http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/display/im/Informix+Warehouse+Accelerator+Bootcamp South East Informix Users Group MeetingJoin us on Tuesday, July 17 Meeting Details
Location: IBM Barfield Office Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Contacts: If you have questions or need help with this invitation, please contact: Thabo Bopape or Walt Hultgren M. Thabo Bopape Walt Hultgren A free Informix assessment including:
The flyer (in Portuguese): http://www.mcsoftware.com.br/promocao.jpg
Informix blogs and things
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The International Informix Users Group (IIUG) is an organization designed to enhance communications between its worldwide user community and IBM. The IIUG's membership database now exceeds 25,000 entries and enjoys the support and commitment of IBM's Data Management division. Key programs include local user groups and special interest groups, which we promote and assist from launch through growth.
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