September 17, 2009

AGS today announced that the brand new Release 7 of Server Studio™ & Sentinel™— the premiere suite of integrated system management tools for IBM Informix® Dynamic Server (IDS) — is now available worldwide.
This new version of the industry-leading multi-platform graphical development and management environment has undergone a substantial upgrade in functionality and now provides DBAs and developers with an even richer collection of easy-to-use, proven tools to manage effectively and with ease complexities of the Informix data servers' infrastructure — from initial design and development, all the way through to production deployment and successful operational service.

Here are just a few of the noteworthy new features and capabilities in the all-new Release 7 of Server Studio & Sentinel:

• Integrated query tuning: Brand new SQL Tuner is a powerful but easy-to-use tool that guides database professionals through the complex process of tuning the code by helping locate bottlenecks and automatically suggesting more optimal SQL cases to correct performance deficiencies. Integrated Index Adviser performs a thorough examination of SQL statements and presents index recommendations based on tables which are used by these statements. To assist in query optimization, the New Query Result Difference Analyzer enables comparing data sets produced by two SQL SELECT statements executed from the same or multiple SQL Editor panes.
• Enhanced SQL code management: Revamped and much improved SQL Manager has enhanced code completion function, provides the ability to graph query result sets using multiple chart types (i.e. pie, bar, XY, etc.) and features the following new components:
  — SQL Formatter improves formatting and beautifies individual SQL statements, SQL scripts, SPL stored procedures and triggers with wide ranging formatting options.
  — Describe Object function provides the ability to get ‘in-place’ syntax for selected object in the SQL Editor (i.e. table, view or stored procedure syntax).
  — SQL Templates Generator assists with auto creation of INSERT / UPDATE / SELECT / DELETE / CREATE code templates for the object whose name is selected in the SQL Editor (i.e. tables, views and synonyms).
  — Related Data Links analyzes query result data sets based on identifiable primary / foreign keys in the SELECT predicate and provides links to navigate directly to the related data.
• Better data stores support: New Heatmaps facilities enable innovative multi-dimensional graphical analysis of storage resources and table activities. New DBSpace Data Fragmentation Analyzer assists in visualization of data distribution in dbspaces. Enhanced Table Reorganization Wizard provides brand new algorithm that significantly improves performance and reduces resource consumption of table reorg operations.
• Robust change management: Brand new Sentinel — Change Management Option streamlines database change management by: capturing periodic database schema version control snapshots ("VCS") and retaining them in a built-in repository; providing robust facilities to detect changes from a baseline or between any two snapshots; as well as enabling easy roll-out, roll-back and recovery of lost or damaged database objects.
• Improved performance tracking and optimization: The real-time engine for collection of IDS operational parameters metrics in the Sentinel — Performance Option has been revamped and made more efficient, along with the addition of: DBSPACE IS OFFLINE, CHUNK IS OFFLINE, ACTIVE THREADS, RATIO of THREADS IN READY QUEUE to ACTIVE THREADS, etc. parameters. Enhanced Update Statistics Wizard provides a new algorithm that accounts for table structure and indexes, resulting in faster update statistics operations and improved access to tables' data.

  July 05, 2007

IBM and AGS today jointly announced that the new Server Studio™ and Sentinel™ Release 6.1 — the premiere suite of integrated system management tools for Informix® Dynamic Server (IDS) — is available through IBM and AGS worldwide.

The IDS data server is a strategic element of IBM's Information Management software portfolio and the recently announced IDS 11 — code named Cheetah — delivers increased performance, reliability and scalability, along with the ability to handle massive volumes of complex data at very high speeds. IDS 11 is also the industry's first data server to provide clustered data centers with continuous data availability and disaster recovery regardless of the geographic location or distance between backup data center sites.

Server Studio and Sentinel together form a powerful infrastructure of multi-platform tools that help both seasoned database professionals and novices alike manage IBM Informix data server environments with an unprecedented ease and productivity. Native support of IDS 11 new functionality in the Release 6.1 of Server Studio and Sentinel further enhances ability to deliver optimal performance, availability and maintainability of Informix databases throughout their entire operational life cycle. Continue >> ...

  April 18, 2007

IBM is conducting the Informix “Chat with the Lab” web conference that will address the brand new Release 6 of Sentinel™ — the industry-leading solution for automating 24 x 7 real-time monitoring and management of IBM Informix® Dynamic Server performance and availability.

Lester Knutson, President of Advanced Data Tools Corp. and a founding member of the IIUG and the DC area Informix Users Group will be demonstrating some of the new features, functionality and capabilities of Sentinel™ R.6. He will also discuss effective use of Sentinel™, together with Server Studio™ to help manage and maintain reliable enterprise database infrastructure without expensive downtime or interruption to vital business operations. A trial version of Sentinel™ is packaged by IBM with IDS data servers. Joining Lester will be Jerry Keesee, Director of the Informix Lab, who will give opening comments.

You may RSVP to this Chat

• at: https://ww4.premconf.com/webrsvp/register?conf_id=3379240; or
• via phone: by calling 800-289-0579 and referencing confirmation code 3379240

  February 14, 2007

IBM today revealed that next generation of Informix® Dynamic Server (IDS) data server, code-named "Cheetah", has now entered an open beta testing for customers and business partners. Product management, engineering and QA teams of AGS and IBM are working closely on product direction, technology development and QA testing of Server Studio™ and Sentinel™ to support the upcoming IDS Cheetah release.

Scheduled for release in 2007, IDS Cheetah is designed to offer new capabilities to help customers meet their changing data management goals by enabling users to extract more value from their business information. Continue >> ...

  February 01, 2007

IBM and AGS today jointly announced the general availability of Server Studio™ and Sentinel™ Release 6 – the premiere suite of integrated system management tools for Informix® Dynamic Server (IDS), a key element of IBM’s Information Management portfolio. These products are available through IBM and AGS worldwide.

Release 6 of Server Studio™ and Sentinel™ adds important new capabilities to the wide-ranging functionality already provided by this powerful suite of multi-platform DBMS tools that unite all development, administration, maintenance, configuration and performance management activities for an entire IBM Informix® data servers infrastructure at a centralized point of control.

  September 22, 2005

AGS and IBM will hold a joint web conference on Wednesday, October 5, 2005: Informix Chat with the Lab — Advances in DBMS Tools for Automating Administration and Performance Management of Informix® Dynamic Server. You are cordially invited to attend!

This web conference will address significant advances in the upcoming release of Server Studio™ JE with Sentinel™, the premier suite of powerful professional database management tools that IBM supplies with IDS. We will discuss new functionality, designed to help develop, deploy, manage and maintain reliable enterprise database infrastructure without expensive downtime or interruption to vital business operations. Special emphasis will be given to the wide-ranging array of sophisticated analytical and automation tools to proactively monitor, diagnose and efficiently resolve database performance degradation and availability problems. Our speakers are:

• Jerry Keesee — Director of the IBM Informix Lab; and
• Anatole Vishon — CEO of AGS Ltd.

  April 25, 2005

AGS announces general availability of Server Studio™ JE Release 5.1 with Sentinel™ — a brand new multi-platform suite of powerful tools that provide wide-ranging functionality to support IBM Informix® databases from initial design, development and testing, all the way through to production deployment and operational service. Server Studio™ JE V.5.1 with Sentinel bundle is available immediately via electronic software delivery.

  February 22, 2005

IBM announces the next major version release of its flagship Informix database server. IBM Informix® Dynamic Server V10.0 delivers a powerful, robust, enterprise database for on demand business. IDS V10.0 will be available via electronic software delivery on February 25, 2005. IBM includes in IDS V10.0 release Server Studio™ JE V.5.0 with Sentinel™ bundle. Learn more about IBM Informix® Dynamic Server V10.0...

  December 31, 2004

AGS announces retirement of the Server Studio™ JE Release 3.0. Customers who have purchased Server Studio™ JE Release 3.0 will continue to receive product support until December 31, 2005 and are strongly encouraged to upgrade to the current release of Server Studio™ JE ...

AGS announces retirement of the Server Studio™ Win32 for IBM Informix® back-end SQL application development and stored procedure debugging. This legacy product line has been superceded by Server Studio™ JE. AGS will continue to support Server Studio™ Win32 for existing customers and business partners until December 31, 2005. Current customers of Server Studio™ Win32 products are strongly encouraged to upgrade to Server Studio™ JE. Learn more about the benefits of upgrading...