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In large scale organizations, it is often necessary to move data from Db2 Production subsystems to Test subsystems. Of the various technologies that are available to achieve this business objective, circumstances read more...
Introduction Over the years, there has been a lot of evolution in DB2 for z/OS : packages, compression, datasharing, triggers, large objects, unicode support, memory management, PBG tablespaces … In read more...
Self-managing DB2 databases The concept of automating routine database tasks is not new. It has been theorized, discussed and written about for several decades. But, true self-managing or autonomic read more...
Introduction Thank you IDUG for the invitation to contribute an article about DBI Software’s pureFeat™ Performance Management Suite for IBM DB2 LUW. For the past four consecutive years, Database Trends read more...
When Oracle bought Peoplesoft, Siebel, and JD Edwards, an opportunity arose for IBM and SAP to work together to provide a superior ERP offering. SAP sales representatives received compensation for selling read more...
One of the most painful experiences in the work life of a database administrator (DBA) is probably the accidental drop of a database object on a production subsystem. Most IT shops have procedures to prevent read more...
Applications focused around mobile devices are becoming increasingly important in large enterprises. RESTful APIs pay an important role in this area. From the following whitepaper, learn how you can expose read more...
When we compare past methods of mainframe data analysis to the capabilities of modern data relationship visualization software , it’s amazing how much more information a well-designed visualization read more...
Many of us are familiar with the ability to call a DB2 for z/OS service via REST API and z/OS Connect. While this seams highly attractive, many DB2 professionals are a bit uncomfortable with including read more...
IBM dashDB for Transactions is a cloud database that fully supports all DB2 LUW drivers and is optimized for transactions and web workloads. There’s good news from the IBM lab: IBM dashDB for Transactions read more...
There are several enhancements to Utilities in DB2 12 for z/OS, including, but not limited to: New UNLOAD Privilege New catalog field COMPRESSRATIO New REORG option to control the deletion of empty read more...
SQL Enhancements in DB2 12 ESP for z/OS Disclaimer: Information regarding potential future products is intended to outline IBM’s general product direction and it should not be relied on in making a read more...