Technical Sessions

Conference Schedule

The DRAFT Schedule is now available. We anticipate that there may still be a few changes, so check back later for updates.

Sessions Overview

The schedule will consist of three full days of 60-minute sessions in five concurrent tracks, providing you with ample opportunity to gain insight into a variety of must-know topics.

You'll pick up pointers from your favorite speakers, as well as from some who are new to the IIUG Conference. If you're a first time attendee, you'll find interesting sessions no matter which way you turn. If you're a Conference veteran, you'll still come away with loads of good information, just as in years past.

There will be plenty of timely, relevant content to choose from. Here's a sampling of the sessions that will be presented. Speakers and sessions are still being confirmed, so check back later to see the latest list.

Availability

• Secure Availability of Public Finances with IBM IDS-CAF -- Cesar Jiminez, Secretaria Finanzas Gobierno de Jalisco; Carlos Alberto Garcma Gonzalez, Flavio Jasso Merlo
• New Replication/Availability Functionality since 11.50xC1 -- Madison Pruet, IBM
• Combining HDR and ER for the ultimate HA production environment -- David Summers, Equifax

Application Languages

• Programming java UDR's -- Sergio Ferreira, Moredata
• Slithering Snakes! Using Python with IDS -- Nicholas Geib, IBM; Andrew Ford
• Informix Dynamic Server can be Groovy -- Adam Hattrell, IBM
• New Informix Features for Application Developers. -- Mark Jamison, Information Management
• Informix 4GL Functions Usage in the GUI Environment via Web-Services -- Srinivasan R Mottupalli, IBM
• Optimistic Concurrency in IDS -- Prasad Mujumdar, IBM
• Adding Predictive Search (like google suggest) into Your Web Applications on IDS. -- Keshava Murthy, Informix Development
• Using Open Source Languages With Informix Databases -- Darryl Priest, Advanced DataTools Corp.; Tom Beebe, Advanced DataTools Corp.
• A Brave New World: IDS and Open Source -- Jacques Roy, IBM
• Understanding DRDA Features and Benefits -- Jacques Roy, IBM
• Overview of Application Development APIs for IDS -- Vinayak Shenoi, IBM

Application Performance

• Replay your Informix Production Transaction Load on Your Test System -- Russ Clancy, GSN Digital
• Best Practices for Informix Developers -- Art Kagel, Advanced DataTools Corp.
• Always Online: Modifying Your Server and Database Schema While Keeping Your Apps Online -- Uday Kale, IBM
• Beyond Mach 11 and Compression. The 'forgotten' features and add-ons of IDS... -- Alexander Koerner, IBM Germany
• Best Practices for Using SPL -- David Link, West Corp.
• Informix Compression - Disk Speed Really Matters! -- Marty Lurie, IBM
• The Basics of Writing and Utilizing C User-Defined Routines -- John Miller, IBM
• Optimistic Concurrency in IDS -- Prasad Mujumdar, IBM

Application Tools

• Using IDS with the Go Programming Language -- Jonathan Leffler, IBM
• Disposable Dashboards - Mix and Mash Dashboards in a Day with Informix and IBM Mashup Hub -- Rajesh Nair, IBM; Cathy Elliott, IBM
• Data Modeling -- Jack Parker, Verizon
• Exploiting Hierarchical Queries to discover hierarchical relationship in your data -- Vinayak Shenoi, IBM; Ajaykumar Gupte, IBM
• A Peek into the Lab - Informix Development and Agile Practices -- Mukta Singh, IBM

Auditing, Security and Regulatory Compliance

• IDS Security Best Practices -- Dave Desautels, IBM; Jonathan Leffler, IBM
• IDS Security Best Practices: PCI Compliance -- Jonathan Leffler, IBM; Mark Jamison, IBM

Case Studies and User Experience

• Development of DataBlades for Managing Scientific Data -- Ian Barrodale, Barrodale Computing Services
• Intrado and Informix helping to save lives. -- Chris Cartellone, Intrado; Dennis Allen, Intrado
• Performance Tuning for Informix applications -- Khem Chander, Wal-Mart Stores Inc; Wen-Ching Chiang, Wal-Mart Stores Inc
• Using Informix to Break into a New Market -- Robert Dant, Centric iSolutions, Inc.
• Implementing SDS (Shared Disk Secondary) Tips and Tricks -- Jeff Filippi, Integrated Data Consulting, LLC
• How to Migrate 100's of Applications, 1000's of Servers and over One Petabyte of Data! -- Mac Horn, Spencer and McCall Consulting, Inc.
• Getting the Best out of Support -- Pradeep Kutty, IBM; Charles Gonsalves, IBM
• How IDS can turn an ordinary sports event into a Smart Sports event -- Alexander Koerner, IBM Germany; Christian Holzer
• Mine Your Own Business -- Pradeep Natarajan, IBM; Pradeep Natarajan, IBM
• Using Informix and the Entity Framework -- Michael Payne, The Rawlings Company; Doug Compton, The Rawlings Company
• Using Enterprise Replication for Workload Partitioning -- Rick Rabe, Hilton Worldwide
• How IBM solidDB In-Memory Database Technology Benefits Informix Users with Extreme Speed -- Ari Valtanen, Information Management
• Help Yourself with SQLTRACE -- Hyun-Ju Vega, IBM Informix Support
• IDS and Telecom in China -- TBD

Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence

• Best Practices for Using the Informix Warehouse ELT Tooling -- Veronica Gomes, IBM
• Overview of the IBM Smart Analytics Optimizer for IDS -- Frederick Ho, Informix Development; Keshava Murthy, IBM
• Building Data Warehouses with IBM Informix -- Lester Knutsen, Advanced DataTools Corp.
• How's Your BI? - Building your BI platform with Informix Warehouse and Cognos Express -- Rajesh Nair, IBM

Database Admin, Monitoring, Performance and Tuning

• Parallels in IDS -- Jeffrey Bohm, Data Management -- IDS
• PDQ Not Just "Pretty Darn Quick" -- Jeffrey Bohm, IBM
• To Log or Not to Log - Everything About Database Logging -- Jeffrey Bohm, IBM
• Using the Onpladm Tool for Informix High-Performance Loader -- John Carlson, The Home Depot
• Physical Database Design: Best Practices -- Tom Girsch, Hilton Worldwide
• Informix and Disk Level Encryption : The (D)ata (E)ncryption (E)xpert solution -- Mark Jamison, Information Management
• Using the IBM Support Assistant for Performance Tuning -- David Jay, IBM Corp.
• Performance Tuning In Depth the Next Generation -- Art Kagel, Advanced DataTools Corp.
• Exploring the Sysadmin Database - Performance Montoring and Tuning -- Lester Knutsen, Advanced DataTools Corp.
• IDS Indexing -- Scott Lashley, IBM
• Informix in the Everyday World - Moving from 10 to 11 -- Mike Magie, SAIC/USDA
• Understanding Auto Update Statistics -- John Miller, IBM
• The ins and outs of AIO, KAIO, DIRECT I/O, and CONCURRENT I/O -- Rakesh Naik, IBM
• The Autonomics of Informix Dynamic Server 11.5 -- Rakesh Naik, IBM
• Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Checkpoints - II -- Darin Tracy, IBM
• OAT: Behind the Scenes -- Erika Von Bargen, IBM
• Climbing the Performance Pyramid -- Spokey Wheeler, IBM
• Informix and Tivoli -- TBD
• Informix Health Check and Performance Tuning -- TBD

Emerging Technology

• Cloud Computing with IDS -- Guy Bowerman, IBM
• Real Time Data from Home Sensor Networks using TimeSeries Datablade, and the challenges of Scaling -- Simon David (Cosmo), IBM-UK
• Developing Eclipse Applications that Embed Informix Management -- Lance Feagan, Informix
• WebSphere for Informix - You have a need to know! -- Marty Lurie, IBM
• Integrated Data Management -- Eric Naiberg, IBM
• Informix is not for legacy applications -- Jean Georges Perrin, GreenIvory; Jean-Michel Ramseyer, GreenIvory

Migrations and Upgrades

• Conversion Guard - Making it easier than ever to migrate between IDS versions -- Scott Lashley, IBM
• Upgrading Hardware and IBM Informix Dynamic Server with Zero Downtime -- Ron Privett, IBM; Andrew Ford, NetworkIP

New Features

• Everything you wanted to know about External tables in IDS -- Khaled Bentebal, ConsultiX
• Enterprise Class Embeddability -- Guy Bowerman, IBM
• An Introduction to the New Features in IDS 11.5 . Kevin Brown, IBM
• Reduce your IT costs with IBM System x Informix Cluster Configuration -- Cindy Fung, IBM; Cathy Elliott, IBM; Lester Knutsen, Advanced DataTools Corp.
• Accelerating your Business with IDS -- Srinivasan R Mottupalli, IBM
• IDS Backup and Restore -- New Features, Tips, and Insights -- Hyun-Ju Vega, IBM Informix Support