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My developerWorks: IBM DB2 Users Group/Forum

Posted by Mike on Thursday, March 4, 2010 - 140 Views

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.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE IBM WEBSITE

IBM’s new z/OS 1.12 to take on mainframe app availability

Posted by Mike on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 104 Views

IBM’s upcoming z/OS 1.12 mainframe operating system addresses a problem some mainframers have had for decades.

For some mainframe users, the major bonus is that the operating system, which is due out in September, addresses application availability. The z/OS 1.12 release offers a new control-area reclaim capability for VSAM key-sequenced data sets (KSDS). READ MORE

Tmax lowers IBM z/OS computing cost

Posted by Mike on Monday, February 8, 2010 - 223 Views

Even as IBM battles NEON in court in an effort to squelch zPrime, another upstart is emerging on the mainframe scene, TmaxSoft, which is about to introduce a System z version of OpenFrame, promises to duplicate key z/OS functionality, … MORE

Mainframe updates and predictions for 2010

Posted by Mike on Friday, January 8, 2010 - 129 Views

The past year was busy for the mainframe and those of us who make our living from it, and 2010 will likely be just as hectic.

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Mainframes Still Garnering Key Support

Posted by Mike on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 - 59 Views

This change of attitude has given new life to the COBOL programming language as well. Many organizations are re-purposing their COBOL applications for the … MORE

COBOL’s future lies in the clouds

Posted by Mike on Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 59 Views

It’s been 50 years since the initial specifications of COBOL were laid out, yet the future remains bright for the venerable programming … MORE

10 dying IT skills

Posted by Mike on Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 63 Views

… it also appears in as many articles about organizations with legacy applications written in COBOL that are having a hard time finding workers with COBOL … MORE

Modernization of Legacy Applications: When Is the Right Time?

Posted by Mike on Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 57 Views

Even people with skills in COBOL — the once predominant language — are becoming more difficult to find. Most programmers no longer learn COBOL in school; … MORE

COBOL anniversary highlights a vibrant ecosystem

Posted by Mike on Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 268 Views

COBOL’s place in the enterprise and on the mainframes of businesses around the world remains a function of the language’s ever-expanding horizons. … MORE

COBOL Is Dead; Long Live COBOL

Posted by Mike on Thursday, June 4, 2009 - 54 Views

Cobol, the time-tested computer language, which critics have periodically pronounced dead only to see it springing back to life each time, celebrated its … MORE


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