(Knut Stolze) In almost every database system it is important to achieve good performance for the workload that is run on the system. With the help of the IBM DB2 Spatial Extender, spatial data can be seamlessly integrated in your database together with any other data you might want to store. The ex

(Kevin Forsythe) Long ago, before my hair was gray, I learned about cross joins. Now, maybe it’s my failing memory, but I cannot remember learning any good examples of why I would ever want to do a cross join. However, strangely enough, I recently came across a couple of great examples of using cros

(Sean R. Durity) With its massive .NET framework, Microsoft introduced a new data access technology called ADO.NET. In this article, we will examine how to use the ADO.NET driver for Informix that is included with the IBM Client SDK version 2.90. The sample code included is written in C#.

(Willie Favero) What a family! Misunderstood, avoided, misquoted, and sometimes even feared. Everyone has some opinion about them yet few people really take the time to understand them. So, I decided it was time to give them the opportunity to tell their side of the story in their own words. You wil

(Jacqueline Emigh) Over the next few weeks, IBM is expected to unveil a bundling, co-development and co-marketing deal around the resale of Symantec’s storage and cluster software on IBM’s Intel-based xSeries hardware.

(Gabriela Barowsky) Content Manager (CM) needs its own built-in user repository to grant users access to text documents, video files, pictures, and whatever else is stored in the system. In most cases, CM needs to be integrated into a complex enterprise environment. It coexists with several other sy

(Chris Eaton) Here is a simple script that can show you the amount of free space available in each of your tablespaces.

(John Kopcke) Hyperion a global leader in Business Performance Management (BPM) software, and IBM announced that the two companies will work together to deliver new industry and technology solutions and services designed to enhance value to CFO and CIO organizations.

(Philip Howard) The IBM Information Management group has been taken over by Ambuj Goyal following the retirement (actually she’s not gone yet but will be doing so shortly) of Janet Perna. As a result, he and his team have been busy briefing analysts as to the company’s plans, particularly at a recen

This tool was developed by IBM technical field specialists and development labs for the purpose of quickly and efficiently monitoring a complex DB2 Database Partitioning Feature (DPF) environment. It uses simple and familiar monitoring user interfaces and combines DB2 snapshot information from all p