(Robert Catterall) A lot of people like to use DB2 (on whatever platform — mainframe, Linux/UNIX/Windows, IBM i) as a data server for .NET applications running on Windows servers. IBM facilitates this architecture with the DB2 .NET Data Provider, which extends DB2 support for the ADO.NET interface.

(Willie Favero) Yes, another DB2 “What’s New” blog post.. sort of… I’ve been trying to find stuff being delivered in DB2 10, or that changed in DB2 10, that everyone else isn’t talking about yet I feel should be at least mentioned someplace. So, here’s the “Place” to mention them.

(Mary Petras) By keeping up to date with the IBM DB2 Utilities Suite for z/OS service stream maintenance and enhancements, you can learn about the latest improvements that might solve some of your current problems.

(Scott Hayes) In 2010, the “DB2 LUW Performance Analysis and Tuning Workshop” drew top attendance numbers in North America, Australia, and EMEA.

(Dave Beulke) As I said last week, within every DB2 LUW or DB2 z/OS systems there are things that always need to be cleaned up. This week we look into the DB2 Plan and Package settings.

(Paul Faulkner) This article describes how to use synthetic events in a WebSphere® Business Events project, using sample patterns to depict potential solutions where a synthetic event may be required or recommended.

(Willie Favero) This should be my last DB2 10 DSNZPARM post for a while.. The only thing I have left to discuss after this post are the new parms introduced by DB2 10. I’m still do some research on exactly what was added.

(Scott Hayes) In episode #38, special guests Susan Gausden and Terry Mason, both IBM DB2 GOLD Consultants, gave us a deep dive on what they’ve learned about using MDC tables with their clients.

(DB2 Geek) In our latest DB2 Geeks podcast we chat to Scott Hayes, IBM Gold Consultant, CEO of DBI Software and fellow DB2 Geek!

(Beate Porst) From a governance perspective, it is crucial that an InfoSphere Master Data Management (MDM) Server’s logical domain definitions and their dependencies to physical assets are easily accessible within the entire organization. The integration between InfoSphere Data Architect (IDA) and I