notes by Dan...live from IBM IOD 2008 in Las Vegas! How did we manage to get IBM to spring for a room? How did we get them to spring for food and drinks? How the heck did we get Curt Cotner to agree to a live, unrehersed podcast in front of a live audience? Well, if you've ever run into Curt at one of these conferences you'll quickly realize that he's not only one of the brightest people around, but one of the friendliest as well. Susan and I have had plenty of great hallway conversations with Curt in the past, and we finally convinced him to record one of them. Here we talk about the huge effort by IBM that is Data Studio, the one-stop development, administration, and management software hub for all things database related. We explore not only the tool, but the technologies around the tool and how they solve a lot of the most common problems facing developers and administrators today. Sue and I are having Coronas, and Curt is having a Gordon Biersch Marzen. The song beds include Sweetness by Jimmy Eat World, More Time by Needtobreathe, and Psycho by Puddle of Mudd. Special thanks to all the wonderful people who showed up for the party, and to IBM for hosting the event. read less