`This Month's Kazer Newsletter
Informix Warehouse Trial Edition
You can now download a trial version of the Informix Warehouse Edition. The trial period is 90 days and includes the Enterprise Edition of IDS along with Storage Optimization (compression).
Using Informix for a data warehouse is an ideal solution for Informix users
who want to build end-to-end business intelligence and reporting solutions using
data from various sources, including IDS. They can utilize more effectively
front-end analysis and reporting tools, like IBM Cognos®, or develop mashups and
other dashboards. Informix customers can simplify operational complexity and
reduce costs by using a single database server for both operational and
warehouse data.
The Informix Warehouse Feature includes the SQL Warehouse (SQW) tool that has
been integrated with IDS V11.50. SQW includes the following components:
- Design Studio
- SQL Warehousing Tool
- Warehouse Administration Console
Download here:
https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/reg/pick.do?source=swg-ifxwhte&S_TACT=105AGX11&S_CMP=LP&lang=en_US
Please get in touch for more information on either adding this functionality to your existing IDS licensing or building a brand new warehouse.
Chat with the Lab - IDS Security Best Practices - What Must You Think About?
Date: Wednesday Dec 16
Time: 10:30 - 12:00 CST (GMT-06:00)
8:30 AM Pacific
10:30 AM Central
11:30 AM Eastern
Join IBM architect Jonathan Leffler at the upcoming Informix Chat with the Labs as he discusses IDS security best practices. Find out what issues you should be thinking about to ensure that your IDS servers are as secure as possible. This talk will briefly cover issues that everyone who manages IDS should consider, including encrypted communications, user activity tracking, and installation security.
Jerry Keesee, Director of the Informix Lab will introduce the call and Jonathan Leffler, STSM, Informix Database Engineering will be our technical speaker.
Presentation material will be available at http://www.ibm.com/informix/labchats prior to the event.
To register for this event, use the following link:
https://events.webdialogs.com/register.php?id=e7634fa39e&l=en-US
IBM Acquires Guardium
IBM announced earlier this week that it has acquired Guardium, a leader in enterprise database monitoring and protection. It will be integrated into IBM's Information Management software business.
Guardium provides the simplest, most robust solution for safeguarding your entire application and database infrastructure, including:
- Real-time database activity monitoring (DAM) for proactively identifying unauthorized or suspicious activities
- Auditing and compliance solutions for simplifying SOX, PCI-DSS, and data privacy processes
- Change control solutions for preventing unauthorized changes to database structures, data values, privileges, and configurations
- Vulnerability management solutions for identifying and resolving vulnerabilities
- Database leak prevention for locating sensitive data and thwarting data center breaches
IBM Press Release
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/28889.wss
Please contact me if you are interested in learning more about Guardium solutions. Through our partnership with Xtivia we can resell and do full implementations.