(Chris Eaton) In my last posting on HADR I described how easy it is to setup. Let’s now focus on exactly how HADR works. As previously mentioned the prime goal of HADR is ultra fast failover (I have been seeing sub 20 second failovers inclusive of the time it takes to detect a node failure). Over th

(Robert Catterall) I want to use stored procedures as the communication mechanism to a mainframe, but I have no experience with them. So we have a lot of questions about the best way to implement stored procedures. For example, what should the logical unit of work be? Our front-end is processing bil

Battling performance problems and tuning DB2 subsystems, databases, and applications is a constant chore for DB2 professionals. But performance tuning tasks can be simplified with the right knowledge, preparation, and tools. This white paper discusses how to prepare for some of the most common perfo

(Grant Hutchison and Stewart Nickolas) Have you considered setting up a PHP 5 on your Linux server, but not had the time to learn how? This article will help guide you through the installation of a PHP 5 environment using the industry’s first integrated PHP environment that includes the IBM Cloudsca

You use the REBUILD Utility (Indexes) panel to generate utility control statements using the REBUILD INDEX (index_name) form of the REBUILD utility

(John Ganci, Subbu Cherukuwada, Bob McGoogan, Leonardo Olivera, Jacob Thorwart and Wes Wardell) The identity and access management solutions described is this redbook include the following key areas: 1. User provisioning: Develop a portlet interface for self-care (user and account management), an

(Leon Gong, Mike Olivas, Christine Posluszny, Donna Venditti and George McMillan) The business climate is changing rapidly, and so are the types of business data. The basis of a successful data warehousing solution is a flexible design which can adapt to changing business data. Data warehouse archit

(Larry Greenemeier) The New York City Police Department is turning to technology to help its detectives more efficiently chase down leads and solve crimes. The department’s $11 million Real Time Crime Center, which debuts Monday at a facility adjacent to the NYPD’s Emergency Operations Center in low

(Hidayatullah Shaikh) Data is at the heart of any business, and access to it should be available with minimum downtime. In this article, take a look at the setup and implementation of a Linux High Availability solution for IBM DB2 Universal Database — the database management system that delivers a

(Louis Tur) Are you a RedBack developer who wants to offer access to U2 data from phone and other devices? Would you like to demonstrate that feature on your laptop? This article will show you how. Using the IBM WebSphere Voice Server Software Developers Kit, you can submit voice requests that use e