Db2 for z/OS: The Online Path from a Multi-Table Table Space to Universal Table Spaces
Back in 2014, I posted an entry to this blog on the topic of getting to universal table spaces from…
CFO Thoughts on Z Day 2022
Tuesday April 5, 2022 was a great day to be part of the mainframe community. As you may have seen…
Has Mainframe Computing Inadvertently Started its Own Culture War?
I have spent my career in the mainframe computing space. It’s a strange and insular world. And it’s shrinking a…
Mainframe News Out There
Once a month (or so) we like to pick blog articles from other sources that we feel are interesting enough…
Boost your mainframe skills for free
Have you been lost in the massive IBM Z learning materials and don’t know where to start? Are you struggling…
Monitors, Analytics, and AI … Oh My!
Delivering high quality service to end users is the primary mission of IT organizations. The importance of this imperative is…
Hide your privates
My mac had turned into a bit of a mess. I had ssh private keys (that use Passphrases of course!)…
Db2 for z/OS: Answering Some Questions About DBATs (i.e., DDF Threads)
Sometimes, a DBA will email me a question about Db2 for z/OS, and I'll respond in a pretty comprehensive way,…