Accelerating Your Db2 Database
Your Db2 database The IBM mainframe and its Db2 database is the transaction processing workhorse for the world’s biggest banks,…
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The Developer-DB Love-Hate Relationship
There’s a reason why database administration or engineering remains a separate specialty. There are a large number of rabbit holes you can go down. I’m well aware that there’s probably 40% of Db2 LUW alone that I don’t know, even…
A Case Study: Measuring the Impact of Db2 for z/OS Buffer Pool Changes
Not long ago, a Db2 for z/OS administrator contacted me with a request. His team had made some changes to…
Db2 12 In-Memory Feature: Fast Index Traversal
Db2 12 is classified as an in-memory data base by Gartner. It is not just a simple in-memory data base…
Should DB2 have an Immutable Table Function?
I love hearing about Blockchain; if you are involved in Fintech, then surely by now you have heard a lot…
What’s waiting round the mainframe corner?
Anyone who has been working on mainframes for any length of time knows that things are always changing. Many people…
Capacity Planners and Big Data
I was at a regional CMG meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina, giving a presentation on Big Data to a group…
It’s about time!
DB2 z/OS V12 is in the Early Support Program mode. This means the larger Independent Software Vendors (BMC, CA, Compuware,…
DB2 for z/OS – Taking the Best Data Server on a Transformational Journey
Business transformation and agility are critical in today’s fast moving world. Clients demand insights faster, more often, and with greater…
The DB2 Performance Advisor – SQL Performance Tuning Basics
When asked what is the single most important or stressful aspect of their job, DBAs typically respond “assuring optimal performance.”…
DB2 to the Rescue!
DB2 for z/OS applications continue to be a workhorse for large IT shops. Of course the DB2 applications have Service…