(Paul DiMarzio, Brent Watson and Patrick C. Ryan) This IBM Redpaper addresses several existing issues with respect to helping customers and IBM personnel decide when it is advantageous to deploy applications using z/OS-based solutions and when to deploy using distributed solutions, primarily zSeries

(Jan Stafford) The needle, or data, in the heterogeneous IT haystack will soon be easier to find for users of IBM’s DB2 database. Thanks to the very recent acquisition of Ascential Software, IBM is giving its database advanced query powers, according to Jeff Jones, director of strategy, IBM Informat

(Paolo Bruni, Marcelo Antonelli, Sandino Bellini, Gerald Meixner, Carol So, Winston Tobias and Edward Woods) The purpose of this IBM Redbook is twofold: – Help you understand the mapping of functions to the DB2 Tools and alleviate the migration process to the relevant products – Point out the

(Howard Goldberg) Most DBAs know the tasks required to identify, measure, and implement changes that will improve a poorly performing SQL query. For federated queries, a DBA must learn new skills and broaden the typical query-tuning task list to deal with new functions provided by DB2 Information In

(Jeanne Kays and Roger Miller) DB2 Universal Database Version 8 (DB2 UDB V8) for z/OS offers significant opportunities for improvement in six key areas without a lot of added effort. They are: –High availability –Scalability and benefits for very large databases –Increased productivity of J

(Paul C. Zikopoulos) I know it’s an old saying, but it certainly is an accurate one in this case. Visualizing data makes it easier to understand and act on. In fact, quite often, patterns or correlations that you never thought existed suddenly become apparent with visualization. The IBM DB2 Univ

(Gene Fuh and Guy Lohman) Recently, a knowledgeable friend inquired about the SARGability rules for the optimizers in the DB2 family. The WHATability? Don’t go running for your Merriam-Webster—you won’t find that term anywhere except in DB2 publications or Googling it (go ahead, give it a try!). But

DB2 UDB for z/OS Version 8 is the largest, most profound, highest impact version in the product’s history. Consider: –There are more new lines of code in DB2 V8 than there were total lines of code in DB2 Version 1.1. –Some individuals say migrating to DB2 V8 is a migration equivalent to DB2

(Joe Pluta) I can’t tell you how excited I am! If I were any more thrilled, I’d probably be under investigation. This month, MC Mag Online is focusing on careers, and the timing couldn’t be more apropos. Recent events make it clear that the midrange server is the rising star of the IT industry, and

With over 350 sessions to choose from you will learn how DB2 Information Management Software simplifies and speeds development with embedded capabilities to integrate and analyze information, regardless of its format or location. You will also learn how you can derive new insight, address business i