Adam Storm is an IBM Master Inventor and former member of the DB2 development team in the IBM Toronto Lab. He was instrumental in the development of the Self Tuning Memory Manager, and also made significant contributions to both pureScale and BLU. While he's now in a new role, he tries to stay current in all matters DB2 (LUW) related.

In this episode, Adam talks about about how he discovered his aptitude for programming; what it was like writing a major feature of DB2 from the ground up; finding time for his family and himself; and what's next in his career.

Special Guest: Adam Storm.

Fred Sobotka is an IBM Gold Consultant and the proprietor of his eponymous consultancy, FRS Consulting. Fred is an active speaker and volunteer at IDUG conferences around the world, and helps make his customers' applications fly.

In this episode, Fred tells us about growing up in Arizona and his father's influence on his career choice; how an Oracle salesperson was instrumental in his start with DB2, and what he dreams about at night.

Special Guest: Fred Sobotka.

Melanie Stopfer needs no introduction. If you've been anywhere around DB2, it's rather difficult to have not come across her work as a DB2 educator. She's been teaching both customers and IBM staff about DB2 since its inception.

In this episode, Melanie tells us about growing up and breaking gender barriers in South Dakota, how changes in New York State laws influenced her career, and how she started working with DB2 before it was even called DB2.

Special Guest: Melanie Stopfer.

Welcome to Create Database, a new podcast for and about members of the DB2 Community.

In this podcast, you'll hear the people you know in the DB2 Community talk about how to got to where they are today.

Some of my favorite podcasts mentioned in this episode:

Special thanks to Jay Fanelli from Cotton Bureau for the inspiration for this podcast and his assistance with the introductory episode.