Just announced and (I think) just released!  Frank will deliver a webcast on the latest version of the Q Replication Dashboard.  He installed it last night at a customer site and is already deciding which new features he likes best.  Stay tuned - I am sure his prep for the webcast will fuel some blog entries.  Here’s the invitation to the webcast:

The Fillmore Group and leading experts from IBM will deliver a 45-minute webcast to introduce the Q Replication Dashboard and improvements included in the new, redesigned Dashboard scheduled for release this month (or maybe yesterday).

The Q Replication Dashboard is the free monitoring tool available from IBM that replaces the Java Q Replication Dashboard and the Data Studio Administrative Console (DSAC) with a thin-client, browser-based interface. The Dashboard provides real-time Q Replication monitoring. In the webcast presenter and DB2 Gold Consultant Frank C. Fillmore, Jr., will introduce and explain how the new redesigned Dashboard’s expanded features and better ability to customize will enhance your organization’s Q Replication monitoring capabilities. Frank will demonstrate and explain the new Dashboard’s:
•Improved performance for replication environments with large numbers of subscriptions and queues
•Greater customization and filtering capabilities
•Ability to access more data
•Better access to historical data
•Simplified security
•Improved visual appeal
•Smaller (512mb requirement) footprint for both the client and server

Two sessions of the webcast will be delivered on September 15th, one at 9:00am EDT and another at 7:00pm EDT.

To register: E-mail kim.may@thefillmoregroup.com and include your name, company name, telephone number and the session (9:00 am or 7:00 pm) you would like to attend. Read More…

I just emailed our website designer and asked her to revise the consulting page so that I can add some services offerings to the site. Three of these offerings I have developed while working with IBM’s Ron Reuben, as he is trying to create an ecosystem of services to surround and better enable Data Studio. The first one we’ve put together, based in part on our experience and appreciation of Q-Replication, is for a Data Studio Administrative Console “Quickstart” to install DSAC, set up monitoring for Q-Rep, and mentor onsite staff. This is MY favorite, as DSAC is currently available from IBM for **FREE**. Here goes, text-style. If you want to really experience the full impact of the marketing slick, check it out on the website in color next week!

The Fillmore Group Services for
Data Studio Administration Console Quickstart

Highlights
• The Data Studio Administration Console (DSAC) is a free download.
• The DSAC provides real-time monitoring for Q-Replication.
• Thin client, browser-based interface replaces the Java Q-Replication dashboard.
• Easy to learn, deploy, and use. Read More…

Frank was contacted by the IBM Data Studio team this summer and asked to begin blogging about Data Studio, the customers we work with who are using it, and hopefully, as time goes on, how Data Studio changes the way databases are supported across the enterprise.

He said, “Sure!”, and then we got to work.   Being two people with strong opinions, it’s no surprise we opted to expand on the IBM request and give the blog more breadth.  Based on our business - The Fillmore Group is a 20+ year IBM Business Partner with a focus on Information Management - and our individual competencies and perspectives we are now blogging on Data Studio AND the issues we see facing IBM database customers today - across the Information Management portfolio, from product choices to education to ongoing support.

Frank is a DB2 Gold Consultant so his perspective is technical and solution-focused.  My specialty is education and services - enabling organizations to successfully support their database and data warehouse environments.

We look forward to your questions and comments.