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DB2 Express FTL gets more features lower price

DB2 Express FTL now has more features and costs half as much. This is part of an array of changes IBM announced today across the DB2 database server line.

Getting the 12 month subscription to DB2 Express FTL gets you IBMs official 24x7 support, DB2 fixpacks, High Availability and Disaster Recovery clustering, SQL replication, backup compression, and access to older DB2 releases through IBM Passport Advantage.

As of October 5th, the DB2 Express FTL license also includes Optim Development Studio and Optim Database Administrator. These tools increase development efficiency by 50% for Java data access, help pin-point query bottlenecks, automate data migration with object dependencies, and provide a full range of  functionality for database administration and development.

High Availability Disaster Recovery (HADR) provides a means for to shift database processing to a standby system in case of a primary system failure. Find out more in the HADR whitepaper (pdf).

Backup compression is an effective way to reduce storage costs in cloud computing and similar environments. When you renting storage on Amazon S3, a significant reduction in storage required for backups saves you money.

SQL replication lets you automate the movement of data from your production database for reporting, analysis, and warehousing.

DB2 Express FTL gets you double the database performance by taking advantage of twice as many cores and twice as much RAM as DB2 Express-C.

24x7 IBM Support gives you peace of mind should anything ever go wrong.

DB2 Express Fixed Term License (FTL) is the natural step up from the free DB2 Express-C. The price for it is set at $1990, about half the price of comparable competitor offerings.

Comparing the free edition with Paid Subscription
Feature	DB2 Express-C	DB2 Express FTL
Core DB2 capabilities
Free admin tools
Free development tools
Autonomic capabilities
pureXML� feature
No-charge community-based assistance
Max. processor cores in use	2	4 over 2 sockets
Max. memory use	2GB	4GB
Official IBM 24x7 support
Fix packs
High Availability (HADR)
Data replication
Backup compression
Optim Development Studio
Optim Database Administrator
Access to previous versions
Price per server per year	$0	US $1,990

Next steps

• Purchase DB2 Express FTL
• Redistribute DB2 Express-C
  
• Download DB2 Express-C

Deeper Connections Matter More

Its been a full four years now that Ive been fully engaged in cultivating an online personal learning network, but I find myself finding the greatest value in those connections that have deepened through repeated face to face contact. The heady days of December in 2007, when I first dipped my toe into Twitter, led me to a jaw-dropping awareness that I wasnt alone. There were hundreds of like-minded educators who were yearning to be affirmed in their belief that there were better ways to teach and learn... and I was eager to connect with them.

Fast forward to the turn of the new year, 2012, and my personal reflections have focused on the reality that Im not so fully engaged in finding people to follow, or in cultivating a tribe of followers. In contrast, Im reading and writing fewer tweets, and am taking the time to savour those connections that matter most.

How do I know youre one of the key nodes in my network?

1] Weve met face to face at at least one conference or event.

2] Weve had at least one conversation via Skype or Google Chat.

3] Weve shared comments on one anothers blog posts.

4] Weve collaborated in developing a presentation/document/video/blog.

5] Weve sought one another out to share big ideas.

I think its these meaningful connections with other change agents that I was most looking for in the first 25 years of my career. Now that many of the teacher-learners I first met on Twitter have become my trusted friends, I dont so much miss the one-way interactions with the more widely scattered nodes of my PLN. I still leverage the wisdom of my network on a daily basis, but rather than dipping into a never-ending stream of tweets, I am more likely to check the pulse of the group via a daily check of my personal news: The TweetedTimes.

Without question, Twitter is the glue of my personal network. But the connections I value most, reach well beyond the Twittersphere.