DB2 on Rails at IDUG Europe in Vienna

International DB2 User Group (IDUG) European Conference gets under way tomorrow Monday October 2 in Vienna, Austria at the Hilton Vienna. IDUG conferences are an excellent way to learn the latest DB2 technologies and to learn the tips and tricks from the fellow DB2 users.
This year, there is also going to be something new. We will be announcing version 2.0 of the Starter Toolkit for DB2 on Rails. This third release in 4 months delivers much improved performance, support for XML data type and improved support for LOB and BLOB data types. Also much improved are Rails migrations. And as with the previous versions, version 2.0 provides an integrated installer that build a complete development environment of Ruby on Rails and DB2. It includes a free copy of DB2 Express – C. This s a full function DB2 data server that is free to develop, deploy distribute and, unlike other database “Express” database offerings does not have limits on either the size of the database or the number of users. There is also no time limit.
To help DB2 community gain experience with Ruby on Rails I will be presenting a 2-part session on Wednesday October 4 at 1:30. This is session F10Ruby on Rails: Introducing a real gem of DB2 application development (Part 1 and 2). People attending this session will be the first ones to receive a CD-ROM containing Starter Toolkit for DB2 on Rails 2.0.

October 01 2006 | Conferences | Comments Off

DB2 on Rails at RailsConf: Day Zero

Well DB2 on Rails is finally at the RailsConf 2006. The start of this week was our preparation for the confernece that IBM is actually sponsoring. DB2 on Rails is a debutant in the Ruby on Rails world and RailsConf is its coming out party of sorts. Naturally we are all a bit nervous.

June 22 2006 | Conferences | Comments Off

RailsConf 2006 is only 2 days away

This year IBM is sponsoring RailsConf in Chicago. Our sponsorship is in place to highlight the introduction of the Starter Toolkit for DB2 on Rails. If you are one of the lucky 550 or so attendees, you can pick up DB2 on Rails CD-ROM at the registration desk. If you are not coming to the conference, point your browser to Startup Toolkit for DB2 on Rails and download your own copy.

I am attending the conference. So, if you see me around, say hello. I’ll be the guy (or one of the guys) in a black golf shirt with DB2 on Rails logo. And I guess I should mention that my name is Leon Katsnelson but “DB2 guy” will also work. By the way, if you are going to the conference, you should check out RailsConf Facebook at http://facebook.railsconf.org/. Here is my entry.

June 20 2006 | Conferences | Comments Off