Last time, we looked at Application Support features for Db2v13. Today, let’s have a look at Availability, Resiliency, and Scalability and Performance. It is also common for each new version of Db2 to deliver functionality that improves availability, resiliency, and...
Did your computer journey start with dial-up and dot matrix? Perhaps you cut your teeth coding COBOL, or maybe you dream in Rust. Whatever your beginning, both you and technology changed along the way. If you’re not modernizing your mainframe and your skills, you’re...
Written by: Praveen Verma Taking a DevOps-driven approach towards mainframe batch scheduling that shifts more responsibility directly to developers can help them manage their needs without sacrificing the necessary oversight from the scheduling team. Let’s explore!...
Welcome to the Planet Mainframe Podcast, your gateway to the forefront of technology and the digital age. In this episode, we're shining a spotlight on one of the rising stars in mainframe and Db2. Keziah Knopp is a Db2 for z/OS Specialist for IBM that works with...
Last time we looked at AI and Db2; today let’s look more closely at Db2v13 improvements in Application Support. There are always changes and features delivered with each new version of Db2 that impact application developers, and Db2 13 for z/OS is no different. The...
Last time we covered Db2 12 for z/OS Function Levels and how that was the basis for Db2v13. Another synergy with the z Systems hardware is that Db2 13 for z/OS takes advantage of the new IBM Z Telum processor for AI workloads. And AI capabilities are one of the big...
Written by: Dalibor Bielas Faced with daunting challenges such as the explosion of data and swiftly-evolving regulatory requirements, it is more important than ever for organizations to achieve greater operational efficiency in their enterprise reporting. Quickly and...
Hot Topics at 68-year old Mainframe Conference: SHARE 2023 This year’s SHARE conference took place in New Orleans between August 13-18. Created in 1955 as a means of learning about and networking within the mainframe space, the conference continues to draw mainframers...
Db2 12 for z/OS has been available now for close to 7 years, which is a “forever” in the world of enterprise software. But more than a year ago now IBM delivered a brand new release of Db2, Version 13! Db2 13 for z/OS was announced on April 5, 2022 and was delivered...
It’s the 40th anniversary of Db2, IBM’s family of data management products, which was first released in 1983 as DB/2 (Database 2). IBM Db2 was a successor to IBM's first relational database IMS, and as a response to competition from Oracle's database, which was...
