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Tag: IBM
Db2 Transparent Archiving
(Scott Walker) Data is ever increasing. How are you handling data now and how will you prepare the future? There are distinct considerations when looking to meet performance, project, and compliance objectives.
DB2 for z/OS Locking for Application Developers Part 8
(Gareth Copplestone-Jones) Welcome to part eight of this blog series on DB2 Locking for Application Developers, which is about considerations for coding your application not only for data integrity (the main focus of this series of articles), but also for performance and concurrency, taking into acc
Can IBM Z and Db2 for z/OS play a role in your Hybrid Cloud infrastructure?
(Jonathan Sloan) With all the hype around new technology, cloud platforms and development approaches, you might be wondering how IBM Z and the transactional data that resides on it fit into this changing landscape.
Optimizing Mainframe Data Access
(Craig S. Mullins) Nobody can deny that the amount of data that we store and manage continues to expand at a rapid pace. A recent study by analysts at IDC Corporation concludes that the size of what they call The Global Datasphere will reach 175 zettabytes by 2025.
DB2Night Show#Z108: Db2 Security Best Practices:Staying up with the threats
(Martin) 100% of our studio audience learned something!Dave discussed the latest Db2 security methods, procedures and techniques for securing Db2 systems, databases and applications.
The Importance of Db2 for z/OS Accounting Traces and Reports
(Daniel Luksetich) After 30+ years there are few things that people can do or say during my day to day DBA activities that upset me. However, there is still one thing that can get me to walk out of a meeting!
Data quality: The key to building a modern and cost-effective data warehouse
(Andrew Buckler) Turning raw data into improved business performance is a multilayered problem, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. To make things simpler, let’s start at the end and work backwards.
Successful 24/7 Database Management – Banish the Sleepless Nights
In his latest article James Cockayne, Principal Consultant at Triton Consulting gives us his views on key issues for DBAs, the newest active-active availability solutions and how a DBA can ensure they get their all-important beauty sleep!
DB2 on Docker in Double Time
(James Cockayne) Recently I was running a workshop for some customers to demonstrate various features of DB2 on the Linux platform.