Experiences with Db2 12 Continuous Delivery - an Update

Db2 12 introduced the mechanism of continuous delivery. In this presentation we will explain the concepts of continuous delivery and will show what does it bring to the application developers and database administrators. We will also discuss experience with the continuous delivery model, point out a few items that need extra attention, and will show what is included in the existing function levels.

This updated presentations will show what is new in this area and will briefly speak about the challenges for a typical vendor.

Objectives

1. Principles of continuous delivery

2. Explanation of code, catalog, and function levels

3. Benefits of continuous delivery for application developers and database administrators

4. Experience with continuous delivery