(Roger Miller) The rich are different from you and me; they have more money. Similarly, large objects (LOBs) are different from other DB2 data; they have more bytes. Sometimes LOBs are too large to handle, too large to store, or too large to log. The sheer size of LOBs means that you need to use

(Kent Milligan) Is there a way to have a dynamic IN clause embedded in a COBOL program? (R)

(Paul C. Zikopoulos and Leon Katsnelson) DB2 Connect is IBM middleware for connectivity from distributed systems to zSeries and iSeries-based DB2 systems. This article introduces DB2 Connect and discusses the different editions and pricing models to help you decide which edition of DB2 Connect is ri

(Chris Eaton) Here is a script to monitor your log space utilization.

(Allan McNaughton) How many early software developers had even heard of IT operations? (Aren’t they the guys responsible for running the mainframe and a bunch of arcane business applications?)

We have instance owner db2inst1, which belongs to group db2grp1. I added another user, db2admin, to this same group, but this user is not able to issue db2 commands. Can anybody tell me what extra settings in the profile I need to do to enable this new users db2 commands?

(Martin LaMonica) The company intends to release a so-called corporate dashboard product next month, which will be an add-on application to its WebSphere Portal. With it, employees will be able to get a picture of how they are meeting specific corporate goals, according to IBM executives.

(Timothy Prickett Morgan) Back in July, when IBM launched the “Danu” System z9 mainframes, it made a statement of direction indicating it would very quickly extend the native data encryption features of its mainframe environment to allow for the encryption of data stored on external tapes and disk a

(Anil Mahadev) Microsoft products and software are everywhere. So, it’s only natural for application developers to consider the .Net development environment as an option. If you’ve ever wondered what’s involved in developing DB2 Universal Database (UDB) applications with .Net, wonder no more. In thi

A phone rings in the middle of the night. A database administrator (DBA) is awakened to come to the aid of a failed DB2 utility or a mission-critical application. It’s a problem you’d like to eliminate—and now you can. (pdf)