IBM – Announcing DB2 10 for z/OS Beta
Posted by Mike on Saturday, May 15, 2010
DB2 10 for z/OS delivers out-of-the-box savings, unsurpassed resiliency, rapid application and warehouse deployment and enhanced query and reporting … READ MORE
A real-world DB2 for z/OS encryption success story at Verizon Wireless
Posted by Mike on Thursday, April 29, 2010
Are you a DB2® professional challenged by your business to conform to regulatory pressures such as PCI, Sarbanes-Oxley and other compliance initiatives? Is your security officer asking about encryption? Are you concerned about the impact of encryption on application performance, availability and your ability to maintain service levels? These are valid concerns, and now you can learn how one major telecommunications company addressed them through a successful encryption implementation. (READ MORE)
Full-text search with DB2 Text Search
Posted by Mike on Saturday, April 17, 2010
Create applications with full-text search capabilities using DB2 Text Search, by embedding full-text search clauses in SQL and XQuery statements.
Are All Database Engines Just Flavors of the Same Thing?
Posted by Mike on Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Because DB2 is so focused on very large databases, fewer people know how to work with it. Part of the price of using DB2 is needing to look harder for the right people to help you set it up and use it. READ MORE
IIBM DB2 9.7 Shakes up the DBMS Market with Oracle Compatibility
Posted by Mike on Wednesday, March 10, 2010
In April 2009, IBM announced DB2 9.7, the newest version of DB2 database management system, which contains many new features for increasing performance, reliability and ease of use; lowering management costs; enhancing workload management; and adding compatibility with Oracle PL/SQL stored procedures and other Oracle-specific functionality. READ MORE
My developerWorks: IBM DB2 Users Group/Forum
Posted by Mike on Thursday, March 4, 2010
Interested in DB2? This group is for you! Fans of all DB2 versions on all platforms (DB2 for Linux, Unix and Windows, DB2 for z/OS and DB2 for i5/OS) are welcome.
DB2 is IBM’s flagship database management system designed to handle both relational data as well as data stored as XML documents. The hallmark characteristics of DB2 are world’s best proven performance, virtually unlimited scalability, unmatched reliability and security.
Release of beta DB2 V10 for z/OS
Posted by Mike on Wednesday, February 17, 2010
IBM has recently announced a beta of DB2 Version 10. It’s claimed to provide savings through operational efficiencies, resiliency for business critical information, rapid application and warehouse deployment for growth, and enhanced … READ MORE
IBM mainframe user 2010 wish list
Posted by Mike on Wednesday, February 10, 2010
As an IBM mainframe user, what should be on your wish list for 2010? READ MORE
