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focuses on DB2 MPP system and performance tuning in complex environments.
He also has a job role in a leading critical situation support team for large
customers. Prior to joining IBM, he was an application developer providing data
warehouse/BI solutions to customers. He is a Certified DB2 Application
Developer and Database Administrator.
Carsten Block is a Senior IT Specialist with IBM Global Services in Denmark.
He has been working in the computer industry for the last 15 years, and has
worked at IBM for the last eight years. His area of expertise is mainly the J2EE™
platform, with a strong focus on back-end integration. He holds a Masters degree
in Computer Science from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
John Chun is a Specialist of the DB2 Advanced Support team working in the
area of application development and tooling. He has worked in the IBM DBT
Toronto lab for eight years resolving DB2 application issues with various
languages including Java, C, C++, Perl, REXX™, C#, Ruby, and others. John
has worked on a number of projects involving DB2 CLI and OLEDB driver, as
well as .NET data provider. John is a DB2 Certified Solutions Expert and
Certified WebSphere® Administrator.
Jian, John, and Carsten
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Abhigyan Agrawal from IBM India for his written content. The authors
would also like to thank the following people for their contributions to this project:
Chris Gruber
Christine Law
Jason V. Shayer
Paolo Cirone
IBM Toronto Laboratory, Canada