Communities and programs
developerWorks®: Information Management
The Web site for developerWorks: Information Management
provides technical resources for DB2 DBAs, architects and developers including
articles, downloads of product trials, education, events, forums, newsletters,
sample code, sample IT projects,
tutorials, tools, and Webcasts. The content is organized by product,
cross-product, and cross-technology collections.
developerWorks DB2 also offers portals on resources grouped by area of expertise
such as New to DB2, Migrate to DB2, and DBA Central.
International DB2 Users Group
The International DB2 Users Group (IDUG) is an independent, not-for-profit, user-run organization that supports the information services community and promotes the effective utilization of the DB2 family of products.
IBM PartnerWorld
IBM PartnerWorld®
is a program for business partners that allows access to an array of technical, sales, marketing, and product
information and support that will help ensure your success. For developers, PartnerWorld provides a gateway
to
industry-specific resources. This program also gives you access to:
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The Virtual Innovation Center is an online
knowledge and enablement center designed to help you build the industry applications
your clients require to become an On Demand Business.
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The IBM Innovation Centers for Business Partners
provide easy access to IBM skills and equipment to help partners migrate, test, and
optimize their applications.
DB2 Magazine
DB2 Magazine is a solutions-oriented magazine that provides strategic and technical
information. Each issue contains a variety of features on technical and business-level
topics for the DB2 community, plus tips and techniques in columns on data mining,
programming, system administration, content management, and more. Subscribe for
free to the DB2 Magazine
monthly e-mail newsletter or the quarterly print edition.
DB2 newsgroups
Ask questions or access information about DB2 database products from Internet newsgroups.
One newsgroup that can be accessed using a Web search engine is
comp.databases.ibm-db2.