Advanced DataTools Newsletter – January 2022

Published on January 10, 2022 by Lester Knutsen

1. Informix Training Schedule for 2022

Our training servers have moved to the cloud. In 2021, I taught our Informix for Database Administrators Course and the Advanced Informix Performance Tuning Course in our new cloud environment. I continue developing and updating our course formats for a more flexible combination of instructor-led and self-paced course material with the same performance tuning benchmarks labs.

Advanced DataTools’ Informix training is:

– Instructor lead virtual online classes using Zoom or WebEx
– Four days of hands-on Informix experience
– Each student has a separate AWS Informix server for exercises and labs
– Q&A session and collaborative class discussions
– All courses are taught by Lester Knutsen, IBM Informix Lifetime Champion, with over 40 years of Informix experience.

The two primary Informix courses for 2022:

Informix for Database Administrators Training Course – May 9-12, 2022
This course is for new or experienced database administrators, programmers, and technical support personnel setting up and managing Informix 14, 12, or 11 databases. The course is four days covering the topics listed in the link below.
More info at https://advancedatatools.com/training/dba-course/

Advanced Informix Performance Tuning Course – May 23-26, 2022
This 4-day course is for experienced Informix database administrators and application developers responsible for installing/upgrading, managing, optimizing, and tuning an Informix database server. Informix versions 14, 12, and 11 are covered.
More info at https://advancedatatools.com/training/advanced-course/

I will also be adding content for the new Informix Certification Badge to our training material as it becomes available.

Custom and Private Courses

Last year I taught many custom online courses geared toward a company’s specific needs for Informix. I can customize any training course to your particular requirements. All Informix courses are available as private classes just for your company and taught on your schedule and in your timezone using Zoom and the AWS lab. Our most popular private courses are;

  • Informix for Database Administrators Training Course
  • Informix 4GL for Developers
  • Advanced Informix SQL
  • Advanced Informix Performance Tuning Course

Please let me know if I can help with your Informix training needs!

2. Informix Performance Tune-Up and Health Check

Lester Knutsen performs a limited number of Informix Performance Tune-Up and Health Checks. My performance tuning is a scientific examination of your database server to identify bottlenecks and provide recommendations on how to get the best results from your system. I begin by setting up scripts on your system to monitor and collect statistics from your server, the operating system, CPU, memory, and disk utilization. A complete review of your Informix Database server will provide you a solid foundation for improved performance.

More information: https://www.advancedatatools.com/consulting/performance-tune/

3. Informix TechTalks from the IIUG

Lester Knutsen produces the Informix TechTalks by the IIUG. The IIUG has launched a new channel on YouTube for Informix Users! The YouTube channel will be a place for Informix how-to videos.
https://www.youtube.com/c/InformixTechTalksbytheIIUG

Here are the links for upcoming events:
Next Informix Tech Talks:
https://www.iiug.org/en/services/next-webcast/

Here are the links for past events:
Past Informix Tech Talks:
https://www.iiug.org/en/category/techtalks/

4. Free Informix Tutorials Videos – a step by step approach to using Informix Database Servers by Lester Knutsen

Over 16 hours of technical videos sharing our knowledge about Informix! https://advancedatatools.com/tech-info/informix-tutorials/

5. Very Successful Informix Consulting and Support transferred to XDB Systems

The spin-off of our Informix Consulting and Support to XDB Systems, Inc., founded by Thomas Beebe and Mike Walker, is completed and is very successful. Lester Knutsen will continue to provide Informix Training and Performance Tuneup services part-time. Please join me in congratulating and supporting Tom and Mike on their new venture!

About us:

Advanced DataTools, our mission is to help our customers achieve their goals. We have over 29 years of experience in business, and more than 40 years of experience with the Informix product line since Informix was launched in the early 1980s. Our professionals have completed hundreds of successful projects, and have included 6 IBM Champions, 2 IIUG Directors Award winners, and an IBM Gold Consultant. Advanced DataTools was founded in 1993 by Lester Knutsen, continues to provide Informix Training and Informix Performance Tuneup services on a limited part-time basis.
More information – https://www.advancedatatools.com/about/