1. IIUG Webcast: Best Practices for Informix Database Performance -- a field study Hosted by Ron Flannery, IIUG 18 June, 2002

2. IIUG Overview Serving the international Informix community via constant interaction and advocacy to IBM for over 7 years Over 14,000 members worldwide www.iiug.org (homepage recently redesigned!) : bulletin boards, e-mail lists, Informix information, software, membership information, local user groups, and more Support local user groups (LUGs) worldwide Voice between Informix user community and IBM Bi-weekly E-mail Informix information (IIUG Insider) Monthly Webcasts

3. Upcoming Conferences Our Conference Corner (link on www.iiug.org): http://www.iiug.org/calendar/conference_corner.html 9-13 September 2002: Informix User Conference 2002/Data Management Technical Conference, Anaheim, CA. Highlights: 3-5 day passes, IIUG discount ($150), various “Ask the Expert” and “Product Roadmap” sessions 8-9 November 2002: Informix Forum 2002, Washington DC

4. Webcasts: Past and Future Recently completed: “Blue Tuesday” Anniversary; IDS/Foundation/Linux roadmap Webcast Corner (upcoming casts, past replays) http://www.iiug.org/news/webcasts.html Upcoming: Thursday 11 July 12 noon EST: Websphere App Server and IDS Others: Classics; 3rd-party product future (ERP, etc.);Data Management & IDS; ServerStudio; IUC follow-up Please submit ideas to: ron@iiug.org

5. Current Webcast Goals Determine best practices for Informix database tuning Answer many of the most commonly-asked questions about tuning Listen to real-world examples from a veteran Informix consultant and systems engineer Explain how you can use this performance survey from 40 different sites and over 60 servers Obtain your questions and feedback

6. Your Presenters Ron Flannery (ron@iiug.org), IIUG Board member, President of One Point Solutions, author of Informix Handbook Marty Lurie, long-time Informix and IBM Systems Engineer

7. Agenda 00-05: Agenda review, IIUG information, Informix user conference information: Ron Flannery 05-50: Presentation of the performance survey: Marty Lurie (45 minutes) 50++: Questions and Answers: all

8. Your Participation is Needed! Please use the online “Ask Questions” feature during and after the presentation (preferred) For questions during the Webcast and follow-up information, send email to: ron@iiug.org Please participate in our live surveys Q&A via phone and online after presentation (online questions preferred) Replay should be available on www.iiug.org

9. Questions and Answers It’s your turn! Please prepare questions relevant to the presentation We encourage you to use the online “Ask Questions” feature Keep questions concise Follow the instructions provided on your screen or by the presenters

10. Follow-ups For follow-up questions, suggestions, or other information, send email to: ron@iiug.org Watch www.iiug.org for replay instructions and details of future Webcasts

11. International Informix Users Group (IIUG) 2002 Thank you! Upcoming potential Webcast topics (watch www.iiug.org for the latest): Server Studio, Java