QUESTION: 1
What type of "as-a-Service" delivery is BlueMix?
A. Infrastructure-as-a-Service
B. Platform-as-a-Service
C. Software-as-a-Service
Answer(s): B
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluemix
QUESTION: 2
Which two examples show that Amazon RedShift lacks DB2 BLU's usability features?
A. Compression algorithms must be picked manually
B. Workload management divides resources manual y and does not dynamically adjust memory
allocation to meet workload requirements
C. Query execution plans must be specified manual y
D. Data skipping must be specified manual y
Answer(s): B, D
QUESTION: 3
Which aspect of BLU Acceleration best differentiates it from other competitors with some form
columnar database support?
A. Extreme performance
B. Available as a cloud offering
C. Load and go simplicity
D. Parallel Vector Processing
Answer(s): D
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_DB2
QUESTION: 4
Which are the best two entry points for BLU Acceleration?
A. Cognos BIcustomers
B. SAP BW customers
C. DB2 for z/OS customers
D. Oracle ERP customers
Answer(s): B, C
QUESTION: 5
Which of the following summarizes the BLU Acceleration value prop?
Overview of the IBM DB2 BLU/Cloud Sales Mastery v1 Exam
IBM M2090-744 validates the technical proficiency of sales professionals and cloud architects in positioning IBM DB2 with BLU Acceleration for high-performance analytical workloads. Candidates must articulate the architectural advantages of columnar storage, actionable compression, and data skipping in DB2 10.5 environments. The curriculum emphasizes hybrid cloud integration via IBM Cloud, focusing on the strategic deployment of dashDB and dynamic in-memory processing to optimize query throughput. Mastery requires demonstrating how DB2 BLU minimizes I/O latency while reducing hardware overhead in enterprise data warehousing. Professionals must effectively match DB2’s columnar capabilities against competitive on-premises and cloud-native database solutions to meet complex infrastructure requirements.