Which admin product(s) cannot be sold stand alone?
CMz - Configuration Manager
100
Which long-standing (30+ years) product was part of an IBM rebranding effort in 2017?
Db2 for z/OS
100
Who are IBM's two biggest competitors in the Db2 Tools market?
BMC & CA ?
100
You are entering a competitive ISV take-out and the customer ONLY has IBM Db2 Utilities Suite. Which entry-level solution pack in the utility area is best to position?
Db2 Extended Utilities Suite
100
Which product should be positioned as replacement for BMC’s SQL Performance?
SQL Performance Solution Pack
200
Which admin product(s) can be used to manage accelerated tables?
Administration Tool/Object Comparison Tool
200
In which U.S.-based town is IDUG NA 2018 going to be held?
Philadelphia, PA
200
What is the biggest reason we lose against a BMC or CA?
Price
200
What IBM solution pack protects customers from accidental data loss or corruption?
Db2 Backup and Recovery Solution Pack
200
What products in the DB2 Performance Solution Pack that perform SQL Tuning
Db2 SQL Performance Analyzer and Db2 Query Workload Tuner
300
What admin products are required for DevOps schema provisioning?
Db2 Autonomics Director is in which solution pack(s)?
Backup and Recovery Solution Pack and Utilities Solution Pack
300
What is the name of BMC’s new suite of Db2 utilities?
Next Generation Technology (NGT)
300
Which Db2 tools (other than IBM Db2 Utilities) take advantage of fast replication technology?
Db2 Cloning Tool, Db2 Recovery Expert
300
Which product is used to alter buffer pools?
OMPE
400
A client is cost conscious, but needs to replace their BMC administration solution with an IBM alternative. What is the best option for positioning product(s) / solution(s)?
Db2 Change Management Solution Pack for z/OS
400
In which European city will IDUG 2018 be held ?
Malta
400
Who is only competitor that provides workload tuning ?
Who is Syncsort ( Ez DB2)
400
What version(s) of Db2 Utilities Suite are clients authorized to use after acquiring the Db2 Extended Utilities Suite or Db2 Utilities Solution Pack?
All versions currently in support (11 & 12, 10 w/ Service Extension)
400
What is Extended Insight?
An OMPE feature that provides end-to-end response time reporting
500
What is the #1 capability in the Administration space that is critical to address in a competitive replacement?
Change Management
500
Which Db2 tool or tools has an SQL undo/redo capability?
Db2 Log Analysis Tool and Db2 Recovery Expert
500
What is the name of the investment company that acquired BMC in 2013?
Bain Capital
500
What is the key new feature being introduced in Q1 to enhance the Db2 self-management solution?
Integration of performance data into decision making
500
What are the three top concerns of mainframe executives regarding performance impacts to their systems?
Increase in transaction/data volume, Increase in number of databases, unpredictability of workloads