The Fillmore Group has had the pleasure of working with Steve Cricchi for the past several years.  Steve is a database administrator and technical problem solver who has done some amazing work with the IBM Db2 Analytics Accelerator.  In December he delivered a presentation on his successful efforts with the IDAA to the Baltimore/Washington Db2 Users Group, and an article he wrote about his experiences was recently published on the IDUG blog.

Anyone who has considered an IDAA acquisition understands that this tool is not inexpensive, so there’s an urgency to ensure it delivers value once it’s purchased and installed.  It also requires – like many technical challenges – a certain degree of creativity.  Steve’s done a terrific job delivering and his article explains how.  Please take a moment to read it!

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